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Public pensions stoke tax fears

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Public pensions stoke tax fears - The total bill for public sector pensions owed teachers, judges other state employees rose by at least £50bn last year Poor pay most for energy - Consumer groups charities are calling energy companies stop penalising poorer users who rely prepayment meters- ADVICE: Should you switch?



Public pensions stoke tax fears  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
The total bill for public sector pensions owed to teachers, judges and other state employees rose by at least £50bn last year
Poor pay most for energy  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Consumer groups and charities are calling on energy companies to stop penalising poorer users who rely on prepayment meters- ADVICE: Should you switch?
Market report: Monday 12.15  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Stronger mining and banking stocks today helped the London market to build on the momentum seen at the end of last week- Sunday newspaper share tips
Music sales boom at the checkout  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
More than a quarter of all music albums bought in Britain now pass through supermarket checkouts, figures reveal today
DSG's 2,000 new TechGuys  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
The owner of Currys electrical stores pledged to create 2,000 jobs today with the launch of a new service providing expert support to IT users
Standard dodges new pension law  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Standard Life has scrapped the retirement age for its 8000 staff so that none of them can claim for compensation under a controversial new law
Over 70? No you can't have free broadband  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
A 75-year-old woman has been denied Carphone Warehouse's free broadband offer because she's too old| News and advice on broadband
Sainsbury's lures bigger spenders  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Sainsbury's is preparing to lure higher-spending customers by relaunching its premium food line
From Hollywood dreams to a tax nightmare  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Investors piled money into a film finance company, but they lost their money and are now suing a Danish fraudster
A-Z of the Sunday newspapers  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week| Sunday newspaper share tips
Ratner puts own money in Signet bid  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Gerald Ratner has pledged to invest £2m of his own cash in the deal to buy jewellery retailer Signet
GNER threat to dump franchise  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Fears over losses force the train operator to call for a cut in £1.3bn bill it promised to pay the Government
Anger at British Gas bills blunder  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
The energy giant has breached the banking code by changing customers' direct debit payments without advance warning
A&L current account pays 6.1%  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Alliance & Leicester has raised the rate on its Premier Direct current account to 6.1%, but cut the link to its best-buy savings account
Green takes Top Shop to US  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Top Shop will arrive in the US next year, says owner Sir Philip Green, who is plotting his expansion plans while on holiday | Shares in the retail sector
Women win £1m Bond prizes  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
This month's Premium Bond jackpots have both been won by women who have invested the maximum £30,000
Aston Martin geared up for sale  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Ford announced last night that it is considering selling off Aston Martin, but it's unlikely to go down the same road Jaguar and Land Rover
£50k salary spells success  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Women regard men who earn around £1,000 a week as wealthy and successful, but men take a different view
Risks at Delta pale beside its cash pile  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
This week the Financial Mail's top stock picker takes a look at two companies for the brave investor
Cynical shame of Lloyds' neglect  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's deputy personal finance slams Lloyds TSB for its treatment of 19 branches it has announced will be closed
The vanishing car buyers  [09/04/2006 01:17 PM]
Ace investigator Tony Hetherington looks into a firm that promised to sell a customer's car and then disappeared