One in five workers will be higher-rate taxpayers by 2027 – IFS Jeremy Hunt’s freeze on allowances and thresholds will put a quarter of teachers and one-eighth of nurses in 40% income tax bracket The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023
One in five taxpayers will be paying higher rate of income tax by 2027, says IFS By 2027–28, the number of people paying income tax at 40% or above will reach 7.8 million, according to a new Institute for Fiscal Studies report. The Independent UK · May 15, 2023
Janhvi Kapoor, Gulshan Devaiah & Roshan Mathew to star in ‘Ulajh’ Junglee Pictures on Wednesday announced the casting of their upcoming film titled ‘Ulajh’, a stylised international thriller, set in the prestigious and intriguing world of Indian Foreign Services (IFS). Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · May 10, 2023
DWP benefits crackdown sees Universal Credit payments slashed by up to £1000 a month A new report has revealed that over 100,000 households are affected by the benefits cap, with anti-poverty charities making fresh calls for it to be scrapped Chronicle Live · May 5, 2023
The amount spent on each child's education in Wales has barely risen in more than a decade The average £7,000 per pupil spend is only around 3% higher than in 2010, new report shows Wales Online · Apr 27, 2023
Calls for ‘major review’ to avoid pensioners not having enough money to live on during retirement years The future looks "risky at best for many workers hoping for comfortable retirement". Daily Record · Apr 24, 2023
Pensions are a costly problem – and we need to talk about them There are serious inequalities in how Britons save for retirement and in the health of those who have retired. Why? The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023
Britain’s missing workers Since the pandemic, Britain has faced a novel difficulty. Official unemployment is at its lowest point since the 1970s: at 1.3 million people, or 3.8% of working-age adults. The Week · Apr 21, 2023
Benefit cap introduction ‘saw claimants spend less on children and essentials’ The Institute for Fiscal Studies said only about 5% of capped households had an adult move into paid work as a direct result of the benefit cap. The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023
Future looks ‘risky at best for many workers hoping for comfortable retirement’ A fresh look at the UK’s retirement saving environment is long overdue, according to the IFS, which has launched a pensions review. The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Your next phone could feature an Arm chip made by Intel Intel and Arm announced a partnership that will allow designers to build low-power chips through Intel Foundry Services. The agreement is a major boost to IFS, which is aiming to surpass Samsung. Windows Central · Apr 12, 2023
Intel Foundry and Arm to Collaborate on 1.8nm Mobile SoCs Intel and Arm to cooperate on design technology co-optimization for Intel 18A node. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 12, 2023
Falling energy prices mean Scotland faces higher deficit than rest of UK Latest forecast suggests Scotland’s deficit could be close to £1,300 higher per person Insider UK · Apr 4, 2023
Scotland's deficit to grow as oil and gas prices tumble SCOTLAND’S budget deficit is forecast to grow because of falling oil and gas prices – sparking a warning from a top economist. The National (Scotland) · Apr 3, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023 State pension age: What has been announced and how will it affect people? The Government plans to have a further review to reconsider plans for the state pension age to rise to 68.
Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023 Almost one in four college teachers quit within a year after massive wage cut The large fall in salaries is making worse the staffing crisis in institutions that teach vocational courses such as childcare. College teachers pay has dropped by 18% compared to 13% for those who work in schools
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023 Seven in 10 pupils on universal credit ‘not eligible for free school meals’ Around 69 per cent of families entitled to universal credit in England are not eligible for free lunches
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023 Seven in 10 pupils on universal credit not eligible for free school meals – IFS Families on universal credit are much more likely to be food insecure, according to researchers.
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023 Delaying planned increase in state pension age will cost more than £60bn, IFS warns Government set to delay announcement until after next general election, reports suggest
Tom’s Hardware · Mar 21, 2023 Intel Appoints New Head for Foundry Business Intel announced today that Stuart Pann will be the new head of its foundry business, and will attempt to accelerate its growth and rate of adoption by other customers.
AnandTech · Mar 21, 2023 Intel Leadership Shuffle: Stuart Pann in for IFS, Raja Koduri out for GPUs & off to AI Startup In a combination of a press release and series of tweets from CEO Pat Gelsinger, Intel this afternoon has announced a pair of significant corporate leadership changes at the company, which will impact both their Intel Foundry Services (IFS) and graphics/accelerator business segments. In brief, IFS is getting new leadership,…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023 Jeremy Hunt’s ‘bizarre’ ditching of pension limit ‘widens inheritance loophole for wealthy’ Institute for Fiscal Studies says the point of pensions is to fund retirement, not to bequeath large sums tax free
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023 Jeremy Hunt’s ‘stealth’ income tax rise: here’s how it will affect you Millions of Britons face paying basic or higher-rate tax for first time. We look at how much it will cost and what you can do
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023 Jeremy Hunt battling to justify pensions giveaway to the top 1% Move will have no impact on NHS retention of doctors, say economic thinktanks
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023 ‘Back to work’ pensions reform risks costing Treasury £100,000 a job, think tank warns IFS says policy is ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’