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Water bill rises for UK consumers to exceed inflation (Sports Arbitrage News)

Once again, consumers are being threatened by the strong possibility of crippling price increases of that most basic of utilities, water.  The various UK water boards are queuing up to demand from the government a guaranteed series of price increases annually  over the next five years that will be around 3% above whatever the inflation [...]

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Warning of UK recession (Sports Arbitrage News)

The UK is facing recession for the first time in nearly two decades. Britain’s economy is struggling to say the least. For many, it feels like the economy has hit a brick wall with little to no warning. The cost of food, oil and energy has skyrocketed placing households in a stressful financial situation with [...]

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Inflation for middle classes continues to rise (Sports Arbitrage News)

The middle classes are suffering a significant decline in their standard of living with the cost of household bills increasing twice as fast as the official inflation rate. Inflation for middle class households was the highest rate in a decade last June ranking in at 7.4% according to recent research. The underlying problem is that [...]

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Planned water bill rises unveiled for UK consumers higher than inflation (Sports Arbitrage News)

  Once again, consumers are being threatened by the strong possibility of crippling price increases of that most basic of utilities, water.  The various UK water boards are queuing up to demand from the government a guaranteed series of price increases annually  over the next five years that will be around 3% above whatever the [...]

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Food prices rise by 7 per cent in a year (Sports Arbitrage News)

Food prices have risen by 7% compared to a year ago, according to the latest figures that show consumers are being hit with record grocery bills. A new survey released said a growing percentage shoppers have attempted to supplement their income through Internet gaming. In reaction to the popularity of sports arbitrage trading the UK Treasury confirmed that the [...]

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UK standard of living set to fall for at least the coming year (Sports Arbitrage News)

If you believe everything the Bank Of England tells you, standards of liking in the UK are liable to continue to fall over the next months. And who can say how and when this current recession will end.  The current deputy governor of the Bank of England, Mr. Charles Bean, proclaimed in a recent statement something that [...]

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Average UK family Only 11 Days Away From Financial Disaster (Sports Arbitrage News)

Ample proof that the British public are skating on thin ice was delivered last week in a series of surveys taken by leading financial institutions. In order to stress the frailty of almost one third of the population’s financial situation, the survey showed that almost four out of ten people had enough financial reserves set [...]

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Abolishing Stamp Duty: A Step In The Right Direction? (Sports Arbitrage News)

Rumours in the press have stated that the UK Government, in an attempt to breathe some oxygen back into the property market, are about to cancel, or at least defer, stamp duty on house purchases of up to £250,000.   The plan is intended to assist first time buyers in making their entry into the market. Yet [...]

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Battling Rising Food Prices (Sports Arbitrage News)

London, England – Friday, 29 August 2008 - With rising gas prices, it should come as no surprise to learn that food prices are also increasing. Reports show that shoppers are facing grocery bills at record highs with the cost of food rising seven percent since last year. Fresh food has seen an increase of over [...]

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Recession threat: What to do as UK jobs vanish (Sports Arbitrage News)

London, England – Wednesday, 27 August 2008 - Warnings of a recession have been ringing for quite sometime, but the threat of increased unemployment will be loud and clear in Britain as fewer jobs come to the surface. In a recent survey of the UK’s leading employment agencies it emerged that the number of permanent jobs [...]

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