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...Such a cut would take the national insurance rate down from 12 per cent to 11 per cent and 9 per cent to 8 per cent, respectively....
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...First: the insurance sector is continuing to pay large ransoms to hackers, on behalf of companies, even though the governments of countries such as the US and UK have urged them to stop, arguing that this...
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...But experts warn that financial incentives have not always worked....
...Rushing through national insurance cuts for January has prompted talk of a general election in May....
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...Major UK-headquartered companies including Shell and PwC still do not offer the benefit. (The Financial Times also does not.)...
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