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Thinktanks from across the political spectrum are urging Rachel Reeves to use this month’s budget to overhaul the “broken” tax system, including abolishing stamp duty and merging income tax and national insurance.The group, which ranges from the rightwing Adam Smith Institute to the leftwing New Economics Foundation, published proposals for sweeping “pro-growth reforms” the chancellor could introduce to “tax all income from work equally”.A separate report on Wednesday from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) urged Reeves to make “brave choices” and look for an extraordinary £50bn of spending cuts and tax rises to triple the size…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The race to replace the late Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner in Texas’ 18th Congressional District advanced to a runoff election between Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards.The congressional seat, which covers some of the most densely populated portions of Houston, has been empty since Turner’s sudden death on March 5.A Democratic stronghold, there were 16 candidates in the race, seven Democrats, five Republicans, three independents and one Green Party candidate.Menefee, an attorney and Houston city council member, won 32% of the vote as of late Tuesday night and Edwards, who currently serves…

New Delhi: Chartered Accountant Nitin Kaushik explored the financial lessons embedded in middle-class Indian households. According to Kaushik, the economic lessons taught by earlier generations won’t make you wealthy overnight but will ensure that you never fall into poverty.  Taking to X, Nitin wrote, “The timeless money lessons every Indian middle class family passed down and why they still matter today”. Kaushik said, “I grew up hearing my father say, “Paise dikhane ke liye nahi, sambhalne ke liye hote hain.” Kaushik claims that what appeared to be outdated advice has turned out to be the cornerstone of real wealth.  …

International markets plunged Tuesday night as stocks across the Asia-Pacific region sold off on worries about the sky-high values of artificial intelligence and tech companies.The Kospi stock index in South Korea plunged more than 6%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 average slid about 4.5%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index tumbled more than 1%. Stocks in Taiwan also fell around 2.5%.Last week, the Kospi hit a record high, fueled by gains in AI stocks.But Wednesday, tech stocks fared the worst across Asia, with shares of global electronics giant Samsung falling 5.5% and chipmaker SK Hynix dropping more than 6%.SoftBank, a major investor…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! All three justices on the ballot in Pennsylvania will keep their jobs after winning races on Tuesday in an election that had threatened to change the state Supreme Court’s liberal composition.Democrats will continue to hold a 5-2 majority on the state’s highest court, a result of voters overwhelmingly choosing to retain Democratic Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht. The Associated Press called the races at about 10 p.m. local time.”Tonight, folks across our Commonwealth sent a resounding message by voting to retain all three Supreme Court Justices who will continue…

The year-long curriculum and assessment review headed by Prof Becky Francis was asked by the government to look at primary, secondary and aged 16-19 phases of state education in England. It heard more than 7,000 responses from the public, with evidence considered by an expert panel appointed by Francis, leading to the publication of its 197-page report.Key recommendations include:1. Shorten GCSEsThe length of GCSE exams should be shrunk by 10%, which could shave about three hours off for each pupil. The review found evidence that England is an international outlier in the “excessive” length and number of exams taken by…

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All-New Hyundai Venue: Hyundai has launched the all-new Venue in seven trim levels – HX2, HX4, HX5, HX6, HX7, HX8 and HX10 – priced from Rs 7.90 lakh (introductory, ex-showroom). Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Progressive Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., is comparing New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to one of the most significant American presidents of the 20th century.Raskin posted a video paid for by his congressional campaign that compared Mamdani to Franklin Delano Roosevelt late on Tuesday afternoon, as voting is well underway for the Big Apple’s next mayor.”They’ve been able to scare a lot of people with, ‘Oh, he’s a socialist.’ He’s a Democratic socialist. He’s an FDR Democrat,” Raskin said in the video, which shows him standing alongside Mamdani.”Some reporters give me…

MPs are demanding answers from HMRC over a child benefit error in which payments to 23,500 families were stopped as part of an anti-fraud crackdown.Meg Hillier, a Labour MP and chair of the House of Commons Treasury select committee, has written to the permanent secretary of HMRC asking who made the decisions, why they were made and whether compensation would be offered to the victims.The letter follows a series of reports by the Guardian and investigative website the Detail on families who had been wrongly suspected of fraud after data showed they had taken flights out of the country but…