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Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
Chancellor Alistair Darling says pay rises for people "from the boardroom to the shopfloor" need to be "consistent" with the 2% inflation target.
He told BBC One's Andrew Marr show the need to keep inflation under control "applies to each and every one of us".
He said above-inflation pay increases would be "extremely damaging".
Mr Darling said the UK economy was "far better equipped" than in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s... |
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
European Union leaders have agreed to a 3-month study to find ways of cushioning the impact of soaring energy prices on the region's citizens... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 June 2008 )
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
Tackling the low pay of women is the key to ending child poverty in the UK, according to the TUC.
A third of women in work earn less than £100 a week... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 June 2008 )
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
Oil production at an oil installation off the Nigerian coast remains halted because staff are suffering from shock after a militant attack, officials say...
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 June 2008 )
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
Vietnam is to raise rice exports as it tries to maximise the benefits of rising global prices while, at the same time, guarantee domestic supplies... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 June 2008 )
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