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  2. Salaries of members of the United Kingdom Parliament

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    The basic annual salary of a Member Of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons is £91,346, [1] as of April 2024. In addition, MPs are able to claim allowances to cover the costs of running an office and employing staff, and maintaining a constituency residence or a residence in London. [2] Additional salary is paid for appointments or ...

  3. Pensions in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Pension Protection Fund was set up to act as a safety net in case a scheme was unable to pay the defined benefits it was committed to. According to the PPF, pension funds in the UK are estimated to have been £367.5 billion in deficit at the end of January 2015. The report puts the deficit at 40%. The PPF figures show that the funds fell ...

  4. Severance package - Wikipedia

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    A severance package is pay and benefits that employees may be entitled to receive when they leave employment at a company unwillfully. In addition to their remaining regular pay, it may include some of the following: Any additional payment based on months of service. Payment for unused accrued PTO vacation time, holiday pay or sick leave unless ...

  5. 2024 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    6 March. COVID-19 in the United Kingdom: Nearly 70 healthcare workers affected by long Covid sue the NHS and other employers for compensation. The total number of health workers affected by the condition in the UK is estimated at 5,000–10,000. [236] Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers the 2024 United Kingdom budget.

  6. Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election ...

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    "Green" in these tables refers to combined totals for the green parties in the United Kingdom, namely the Green Party of England and Wales, the Scottish Greens, and, for polls of the entire UK, the Green Party Northern Ireland. The three parties share a commitment to environmental policies, but are independent of one another, with each ...

  7. Value-added tax in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, the value added tax (VAT) [1] was introduced in 1973, replacing Purchase Tax, and is the third-largest source of government revenue, after income tax and National Insurance. It is administered and collected by HM Revenue and Customs, primarily through the Value Added Tax Act 1994 . VAT is levied on most goods and services ...

  8. United Kingdom national debt - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom national debt is the total quantity of money borrowed by the Government of the United Kingdom at any time through the issue of securities by the British Treasury and other government agencies. At the end of March 2023, UK General government gross debt was £2,537.0 billion, or 100.5% gross domestic product.

  9. Women Against State Pension Inequality - Wikipedia

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    Website. waspi .co .uk. Women Against State Pension Inequality ( WASPI) is a voluntary UK-based organisation founded in 2015 that campaigns against the way in which the state pension age for men and women was equalised. They call for the millions of women affected by the change to receive compensation.