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• Hunt announces drive to boost UK public sector productivity

  12-06-2023 23:31
  Chancellor says reform of state is crucial to driving economic growth and tax cuts
  
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• Pensions auto enrolment: Who is enrolled and how you can increase contributions

  12-06-2023 21:03 via express.co.uk
  
  Employers are required by law to provide a workplace pension for their workers if they earn above a certain amount.
  
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• Gas disconnect led to meter mayhem and £900 more on bill - The Crusader

  12-06-2023 20:51 via express.co.uk
  
  A customer's gas supply had already been cut when she got overcharged.
  
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• Barriers to post-Brexit trade likely to ‘deepen’ further, warns EU

  12-06-2023 20:29
  Maroš Šefčovič concedes regulatory divergence may bring ‘more costs’ for business despite resolution to NI impasse
  
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• Union opens door to axing Heathrow summer strikes after higher pay offer

  12-06-2023 19:16
  Airport welcomes Unite’s ‘gesture of goodwill’ to cancel walkouts on June 24 and 25
  
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• Sunak faces unwelcome distractions

  12-06-2023 19:15
  Also in this newsletter: new rights for EU gig workers, Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86, coal mining mega-deal
  
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• Interest rates could hit six percent this year - sparking 'correction' in house prices

  12-06-2023 18:49 via express.co.uk
  
  Interest rates have consistently increased over the past year providing a boost for savers but increasing the cost of mortgage repayments.
  
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• Odey AM: hedge fund will struggle to recover from misconduct scandal

  12-06-2023 17:47
  Some investors and banks may not wish to continue a relationship with the group
  
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• British Gas offers energy debt grants as 820,000 homes face bills hike

  12-06-2023 17:03 via express.co.uk
  
  British Gas provides grants to Britons struggling to pay their energy bills and there is no need to be a customer to apply.
  
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• Households missing out on £1,000 a year in Pension Credit are urged to check

  12-06-2023 16:01 via express.co.uk
  
  One in three older homeowners eligible for Pension Credit but not claiming it are missing out on more than £1,000 a year.
  
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• Bank launches new savings account with market-leading 5.4% interest rate

  12-06-2023 15:24 via express.co.uk
  
  Recognise Bank is offering the most competitive rate for savers hoping to put money away for up to three years.
  
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• HMRC announces 'major extension' to allow more people to boost state pension

  12-06-2023 14:44 via express.co.uk
  
  People can currently top up their National Insurance contributions over an extended period to increase their state pension payments.
  
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• Can you retire with £160,000? Top five cheapest places to retire for pensioner expats

  12-06-2023 14:11 via express.co.uk
  
  Britons wanting a "comfortable" retirement in the UK will need around £800,000 in their pensions, however retiring abroad could offer pensioners the same luxuries at a fraction of the price.
  
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• 'We sold our three-bedroom semi for £400,000 and bought a whole French village instead'

  12-06-2023 13:23 via express.co.uk
  
  The couple said they now live "like millionaires" and have no plans to return to the UK
  
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• 'I was paying £230 a month now I pay £45': Man shares 'invaluable' tool to help cut bills

  12-06-2023 11:45 via express.co.uk
  
  As the cost of living continues to squeeze households, there may be ways to cut back on day-to-day spending.
  
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• Millions to get £150 cost of living payment next week - are you eligible?

  12-06-2023 11:23 via express.co.uk
  
  More than six million disabled people will benefit from extra cost of living support this June.
  
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• EU carmakers warn of losses in post-Brexit electric vehicles trade

  12-06-2023 11:00
  Industry could lose more than €4bn if Brussels does not agree postponement of tariffs to 2027
  
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• Take back control of your retirement savings with a self-invested personal pension

  12-06-2023 10:54 via express.co.uk
  
  Many of us never feel in full control of our pensions, which are spread across a range of different company and personal schemes. This makes them hard to monitor and easy to mislay or forget. Something called a SIPP could transform that.
  
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• Energy bill warning as thousands risk price hike due to electricity meter switch off

  12-06-2023 10:23 via express.co.uk
  
  Thousands of customers from the biggest energy suppliers in the UK could see their energy bills shoot up if they do not take action.
  
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• Time running out to grab £55k state pension booster as extended deadline looms - act now

  12-06-2023 10:04 via express.co.uk
  
  HMRC helplines are getting jammed all over again as Britons race to take advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to boost their state pension by as much as £55,000.
  
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• Extra time to grab £55k state pension booster as deadline extended - but don't waste it

  12-06-2023 10:04 via express.co.uk
  
  HMRC helplines have been getting jammed all over again as Britons race to take advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to boost their state pension by as much as £55,000.
  
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• The CBI may need to break up to survive

  12-06-2023 06:00
  A ‘good lobby/bad lobby’ proposal shows the challenges facing the group as it attempts to rebuild
  
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• US business confidence in the UK slides

  12-06-2023 05:00
  Brexit, rising corporate tax rates and political turmoil are among concerns raised by US companies surveyed
  
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• UK car insurance costs set for further rise in 2024

  12-06-2023 01:02
  Analysts say cost of cover could increase 14% this year fuelling industry concern over premium cancellations
  
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• HMRC ‘omitted’ costs to taxpayers from case for digital tax project

  12-06-2023 01:02
  Audit office says programme will cost five times that forecast after uncovering big outlays left out of analysis
  
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• Martin Lewis urges Britons to check for state pension boost now as DWP announces new trial

  12-06-2023 01:01 via express.co.uk
  
  Nearly 1.4 million pensioners in Britain receive Pension Credit, but many more could be eligible and still aren't claiming it.
  
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• Andreessen Horowitz to open London crypto office in first push overseas

  12-06-2023 00:59
  VC firm to start up international outpost after renewed regulatory clampdown in US
  
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