Petrol suppliers race to ditch Russian fuel as prices hit record at the pump
Petrol and diesel suppliers are racing to ditch Russian fuel amid efforts to isolate Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
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March 7, 2022 Council tax: 7 groups who are exempt or eligible for a discount – have you checked?
As the cost of living crisis continues to hit peoples’ pockets, Britons are being reminded that certain groups don’t have to pay Council Tax. Almost three million people are missing out to the tune of around £900 each – could you be one of them?
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March 5, 2022 How sanctions are crippling the economy of ‘Fortress Russia’
A shuttered stock market, close to default, business boycotts and a rush to the cash machines: the Russia economy is on its knees just eight days into the invasion.
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March 5, 2022 EU ministers activated temporary protection directive for Ukrainians
EU ministers unanimously agreed to offer temporary protection to refugees fleeing Ukraine during a meeting on Thursday (4 March), as a million have left the country.
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March 4, 2022 ‘Council tax on my buy-to-let has quadrupled to £7,000’
Hundreds of thousands of landlords could see their council tax bills quadruple in a stealth tax raid which has seen rental properties be reclassified to generate more tax.
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March 2, 2022 Russian banking system ‘on the brink’ as Putin bans cash exports exceeding $10,000
Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning Russians from leaving the country with more than $10,000 (£7,500) in foreign currency as fears grow that the Russian financial system is on the brink of collapse.
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March 1, 2022 Zalando expects slower sales growth in 2022 after pandemic
BERLIN (Reuters) -German online fashion retailer Zalando said on Tuesday it expects sales growth to slow in 2022 after the coronavirus pandemic helped it record a bumper year in 2021, when sales jumped almost 30% to 10.4 billion euros ($11.64 billion).
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February 28, 2022 Council Tax Reduction: Pensioners could get 100% discount on bill – are you eligible?
Pensioners may be able to get a discount on their Council Tax bill up to 100 percent through Council Tax Reduction. This could provide a valuable saving for people who need financial support.
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February 27, 2022 London house prices: boomerang buyers push property prices up at fastest rate since before Brexit vote
Asking prices rose in all but one London boroughs this month, hitting an average of £667,000 at the highest rate of growth in the six years since the Brexit vote.
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February 26, 2022 Momentum grows to ban Russia from SWIFT payment system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Canada, the United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday said they could act to exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system in a further round of sanctions aimed at halting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
