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UK Publishes 125-Item List for Possible Tariff Cuts on Food and Groceries

The Treasury frames the measure as targeted relief to curb rising consumer prices from global supply shocks.

TotalEnergies Extends Voluntary Fuel Price Cap Across Its French Network for June

Maruti Suzuki Orders WFH and Travel Limits to Cut Fuel Use

Argentina Authorizes $580 Billion-Peso Rescue for PAMI

UK Retail Sales Fall Sharply as Fuel Purchases Collapse

Petrobras Approves Joining Federal Fuel Subsidy as Importers Warn of Unpaid Diesel Reimbursements

Fuel Price Surge Sees More London Drivers Turn to Bikes, Survey Finds

Brazil Says Fuel Price Relief Is Fiscally Neutral as Oil Revenues Climb

Italy Extends Fuel Excise Cut to May 22

Islamabad Sets 8 PM Shop, 10 PM Dining Closures Under Energy-Saving Order

Buenos Aires Lifts VTV Fees and Provincial Traffic Fines as Fuel-Linked Index Jumps

Ottawa Tables Bill to Launch Financial Crimes Agency With $353 Million Start-Up Plan

France Signals Automatic 2% Minimum-Wage Rise on June 1 if Inflation Data Are Confirmed

Brazil Lifts Cooking Gas Voucher Reimbursements in 22 States as Prices Rise

INSS Begins Paying Early 13th Salary to Retirees, Pensioners and Aid Recipients

Germany Cuts Back Civil-Servant Pay Plan, Halts Extra Raises for Top Grades

Brazil to Double Move Brasil and Add Bus Financing

Brazil Finance Ministry Says Fuel-Price Measures Keep Selic Cuts on Course

Japan Gasoline Average Falls to ¥170 After Subsidy Boost

Australia Rolls Out Small-Business Relief as Fuel Shock Bites