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📊 Did #Budget2026 miss an opportunity to put an extra £230 back in your pocket? Find out 230 ways frozen tax thresholds affect you in just 30 seconds ⏰ "The noose around the neck of wages, in the shape of frozen tax thresholds, must be dealt with. Started by the Tories in 2022, it is dragging workers into unfair tax bands and reducing disposable income. This cannot continue’ Sharon Graham, Unite the union. #TaxThresholds #PersonalFinance #UKBudget #BudgetImpact

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Big oil profiting on a global crisis. Shell continues making huge profits - meanwhile, working people are being squeezed by soaring energy bills. Working people shouldn’t have to choose between heating their homes and making ends meet while big oil and energy giants cash in on the back of global crises. So, what are our choices? The government must put an END to energy profiteering and workers must secure wages that match the cost of living to stay afloat. “In my Budget meetings with the Chancellor, I have driven home the importance of who pays, the working class cannot pay anymore, there is nothing left to give. I have focused on the cost of living crisis areas that need to be addressed and the key importance of backing British Industry. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. Along with taxing the city banks so we can drive money into our public services and cheaper energy bills. But whatever happens in Parliament this week, our main focus as a union must be the workplace. The workplace is where our members win pay deals for our members – the tried and tested defence against the cost of living crisis." @uniteshar #energybills #uklife #uknews #shell #oilcompanies energy companies

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A post-Covid boom saw profits at the UK’s three biggest supermarkets rise by 89% in 2023 😳 While supermarket continue to make healthy profits, shoppers are still paying more for the essentials? 🛒 Food and drink prices rose by around 25% between January 2022 and January 2024. In comparison, they rose by just 9% in the entire decade before that (ONS) Of course, not every price rise is profiteering. But big businesses have choices: they can absorb higher costs, lower prices, accept smaller profits or pass the squeeze on to workers, shoppers and suppliers. And with major supermarkets holding huge bargaining power, it’s worth asking who really pays the price. When food prices rise, who gets the extra money — and who gets squeezed? 👀 #UKLife #Supermarket #FoodPrices #CostOfLivingCrisis #Profiteering