Cash for kids Income tax bands will be raised sharply to prune €1.6 billion from payslip deductions, particularly for workers earning less than €44,000 a year, in a system that already taxes lower-paid workers little by international norms. Chambers said the changes would mean workers earning less than €20,000 would pay no income tax at … Read more
Bernd Lange, the German MEP who heads the Conference of Committee Chairs (CCC), “will summarize” Tuesday’s discussion “and bring both proposals to CoP, highlighting a clear majority in CCC for November,” said two parliamentary officials with knowledge of the process, granted anonymity to speak freely. The only faction pushing for a mid-October start date is … Read more
A NEW train linking two of Europe’s most popular cities will be up and running in time for Christmas market season. The high-speed service will run from Berlin to Paris, between Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Paris Gare de L’Est, with stops in Frankfurt, Strasbourg and Karlsruhe. 3 The service will be run by German rail operator Deutsche … Read more
Talking with POLITICO on the margins of the recent annual Yalta European Strategy conference, a high-level gathering of Ukrainian and Western leaders and officials, Ischinger, added with a chuckle: “Of course, as many of my friends remind me, the problem, is that if you paint a red line you’ve got to stick to it. You can’t … Read more
Likewise, the queue for bridging bus services at Jurong East stretched to about 300m along the sheltered walkway from the bus stop outside Block 201 Jurong East Street 21 to opposite Westgate mall. The waiting time for buses was at least 15 to 20 minutes but passengers were observed to be waiting in an orderly … Read more
Dozens of Canadian business associations across the country have signed a letter urging the Liberal government to prevent Air Canada pilots from striking by sending the labour dispute to binding arbitration. The letter — which was signed by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Retail Council of Canada, Food Producers of Canada and the Canadian Toy … Read more
A BRAND new train line will connect two of the UK’s prettiest cities for the first time in two decades. Travelling between Oxford and Bristol will now become a whole lot easier as Great Western Railway restored its direct services. 4 GWR has launched a new line that will connect two major UK citiesCredit: Getty … Read more
SCOTRAIL chiefs slapped themselves on the back today after grabbing two rail industry “Oscars” – despite months of woe for passengers. The nationalised service won transport gongs for the quality of a list of its stations. 2 Glasgow Queen Street scooped the ‘Station of the Year’ award.Credit: Mark Ferguson 2 Ticket prices are set to … Read more
A PRETTY city in Europe has been named the best to visit from the UK by train, beating the likes of Paris and Amsterdam to the top spot. More than 1,000 holidaymakers ranked their favourite European city break destinations that were reachable from the UK by rail – and Bruges comes out on time. 4 … Read more
DUAL CHALLENGE If the only way to get a taxi is through an app, taxi services would be just one tap away from ride-hail services. From the customer viewpoint, taxis would lose the competitive advantage of immediate, convenient availability on the street without any booking. Side-by-side on the phone (even on the same app), the … Read more
