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The head of Britain's spending watchdog lays bare the damage the recession has done to state finances with a bleak warning that a pay freeze should be imposed on Britain's six million public-sector workers.
Real terms pay cuts for public sector workers would be a "pain free" way to help Britain recover from the recession, the head of a public spending watchdog has said.
Accountancy giant PricewaterhouseCoopers is facing deepening scrutiny over its audit of Satyam - the IT giant known as "India's Enron" - whose founder admitted fabricating cash and other non-existent assets of more than £1bn.
Three hundred thousand of the poorest households in Britain are expected to lose up to £60 a month from their housing benefit under government plans to curb the welfare budget.
A pay freeze should be imposed on Britain's six million public sector workers, the head of the government's spending watchdog says today. He also accuses party leaders of failing to be honest with the public about the need for cuts, even in health and education.
At 17 years old, many high school students haven’t even learned how to balance a checkbook.
Freezing public sector pay would be a "pain free" way to help Britain out of recession the chief executive of public spending watchdog the Audit Commission has said.
All public sector workers should have pay frozen, urges head of government spending watchdog
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As families across our state struggle to find ways to pay their energy bills, we recently gathered at the Maryland home of Richard and Sonja Lowery to formally announce our first steps in expanding the state’s home weatherization program, designed to benefit thousands of low-income families throughout Maryland.
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