UK Annual Inflation Hits 13-Month Low, Remains Elevated at 8.7%

UK Annual Inflation Hits 13-Month Low, Remains Elevated at 8.7%

UK annual inflation rate drops to a 13-month low of 8.7 percent in April. This could be perceived as due to weaker energy prices compared to prices of the previous year. Grant Fitzner, the Chief Economist at the ONS, noted that while the inflation rate had decreased, prices still remained significantly higher than the same … Read more

UK To Increase Minimum Wage By Four Times Inflation

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Britain’s minimum wage is to increase by more than four times the rate of UK inflation from next year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government announced Tuesday. A 6.2-percent increase from April takes the so-called national living wage for workers aged 25 and over from £8.21 to a minimum £8.72 ($10.79 to $11.52, 9.63 euros to … Read more