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By raising the effective tax rate on capital gains, the proposal would reduce U.S. saving, discourage entrepreneurship, and decrease economic output.

A quarter of France's unemployed are over the age of 50, and there are concerns that raising the retirement age – as the government wants to do with its latest pension reform – will further aggravate the problem. But research suggests this may not necessarily happen, and the number of…

The U.S. has the lowest life expectancy and the highest maternal mortality rates compared to other high-income countries.

The U.S. continues to far outspend other developed nations while seeing worsening health outcomes.

Report from IPPR North says that the region would have the second lowest investment in OECD if it was a standalone nation

It comes after Rishi Sunak faced a barrage of criticism over a £2.1billion round of levelling up funding, which saw cash go to a string of wealthy areas while a number of deprived communities missed out

If the region were a country, it would be second-to-last in the OECD for underinvestment, according to IPPR North

Thinktank says of advanced economies, only Greece would have lower public and private investment

If the region were a country, it would be second-to-last in the OECD for underinvestment, according to IPPR North.