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State employee pensions would fall more closely in line with private sector standards under compromise legislation outlined Wednesday by legislative leaders, in an effort to pick off what one Republican negotiator termed “low-hanging fruit” amid an ongoing...
Australia's single pensioners will receive increases of up to $32.49 a week as part of the Australian Government's Secure and Sustainable Pension Reforms. All 3.3 million age pensioners, disability pensioners, carers, wife pensioners and veteran income...
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Massachusetts Senate leaders are pushing a reform plan they say will help close loopholes and fend off abuses of the state pension system. Senate President Therese Murray said Monday she wants to restore public trust at a time when the state is facing...
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Although better than expected investment figures have prompted some private sector forecasters to lift their estimate of September quarter growth, most expect just 0.2 per cent or less. One, TD Securities, expects zero economic growth. "We are expecting...
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French fishermen battling for cheaper fuel ignored calls by the government to lift their blockades of ports on Friday and found new ways to disrupt traffic on land and at sea. The fishermen say they will go bust unless they obtain discounted diesel at...
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Millions of Greeks walked off their jobs Wednesday in a show of defiance against a pension overhaul...Tourists bound for Greece for the Easter holidays faced travel delays as Olympic Airlines, the country's struggling state carrier, canceled more
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