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UK in bottom half of income table across 38 rich nations as US and Italy see growth but Canada, France and Germany decline

In Russia this summer, you can still enjoy a Cornetto, but you can forget about eating a Tunnock’s tea cake or a Big Mac. This is because Cornetto’s UK-headquarted parent company, Unilever, is still operating in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, alongside many other western firms such as PepsiCo.

Many African tax authorities have weak capacity to raise revenue. From 1990 to 2020, sub-Saharan African countries on average collected only about 12%-15% of GDP as taxes, a much lower share than the 33.5% in OECD economies.

“I spend my time managing and racking up debt. How do you expect me to work?” (Pushpurani)

America is the greatest economic and military power in world history — and our quality of life is garbage. But why?

An in-depth study reveals over NIS 316 billion ($86.7 billion) in savings over the past decade.

The party analysed OECD data to determine that the UK’s benefits lag behind other European countries.

As we revel in much-cherished festive occasions and weekly get-togethers, Australians are unwittingly bearing an increasingly heavy cost – an expanding waistline.

Once you grant an exemption for one worthy-sounding thing, it is hard to resist the call for more. It would be much better to achieve progressivity by adjusting income tax rates

Exclusive: Payments underline absurdity of counting British accommodation as aid, say critics, and cost of application backlog

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