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MPs Fast-Track Groceries and Essentials Benefit as Budget Watchdog Sets $12.4 Billion Price Tag

The measure temporarily boosts the GST/HST credit for low- and modest-income households through a five-year increase plus a one-time top-up.

UK Employers Plan 2026 Pay Rises Around 3%–3.5%, Survey Shows

Milka Bar Voted “Deceptive Package of the Year” as Shrinkflation Scrutiny Intensifies

Japan’s Takaichi Dissolves Lower House, Sets Feb. 8 Snap Election

Diageo to Lift Guinness Prices for Pubs in Ireland on Feb. 2 and UK on April 1

Six in Ten Mexicans Face January Cash Squeeze, New Survey Finds

UK Borrowing Jumps as Credit-Card Growth Hits 12.1% While Mortgage Approvals Edge Lower

Concanaco Puts New Year’s Dinner Spend at Up to 136 Billion Pesos at Home, 50 Billion in Restaurants

Polls Show Holiday Shoppers Squeezed by Prices as Record Share Plans $1,000-Plus

Americans Face Persistent Retirement Shortfall as Advice, Compounding and New Portfolio Tactics Gain Traction

U.S. Job Openings Hold Near 7.7 Million in Delayed October JOLTS Report

Viral $5,000 ‘Healthy’ Grocery Haul Faces Doubts Over Price and Health Claims

Balsam Hill Hikes Artificial Christmas Tree Prices Up to 20%, Citing Trump Tariffs

Trump Sets Two $1 Million-Per-Seat MAGA Inc. Dinners for Jan. 31 and Feb. 27

Social Security Sets 2026 COLA at 2.8% as New Earnings Limits and November Payout Dates Released

Austria’s Ski Passes Edge Up for 2025/26 as Dynamic Pricing Sets Peak-Day Rates Near €81.50

Viral 2019 Zomato Receipt Puts Rising Food-Delivery Costs in Focus

UK Packaging EPR Levy Takes Effect as Retailers Warn of Price Rises

Greggs Raises Breakfast Prices as Growth Cools and Shares Jump

Petition Urges UK To Lift Personal Allowance To £15,597 As Signatures Top 5,200