Pfizer says Brussels red tape is a ‘significant burden’ on the vaccine supply chain

Pfizer has slammed the extended powers allowing the EU to block exports of its vaccines and claims the move has ’caused a significant administrative burden’ to the rollout of the vaccine. The drug company’s vice-president for global supply, Danny Hendrikse, described how the EU’s export controls, which were introduced in February, had affected the production of its vaccine … Read more

Budget 2021: UK’s tax burden is set to hit highest level since 1960s

Budget 2021 at a glance Here are the main points of Rishi Sunak’s Budget today: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts economy will return to pre-Covid levels by the middle of 2022, six months earlier than previously though. OBR forecast economy will grow this year by 4 per cent, by 7.3 per cent in 2022, … Read more

UK’s tax burden is set to hit highest level since 1960s as Rishi Sunak raises billions

Budget 2021 at a glance Here are the main points of Rishi Sunak’s Budget today: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts economy will return to pre-Covid levels by the middle of 2022, six months earlier than previously though. OBR forecast economy will grow this year by 4 per cent, by 7.3 per cent in 2022, … Read more

Burden of long Covid ‘is real and significant’, says World Health Organization official

Dr Hans Kluge, the European director of the World Health Organization, urged health authorities to prioritise long Covid patients Healthcare services must make treating long Covid patients a priority, the director of the European arm of the World Health Organization has urged. Dr Hans Kluge warned the condition is ‘real and significant’ and can lead … Read more

Tax burden ‘is at highest level for SEVENTY YEARS’

Tax burden ‘is at highest level for SEVENTY YEARS’ amid warnings Rishi Sunak will strangle recovery if he moves to fill black hole in government finances at Budget next month By James Tapsfield Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:17 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 08:17 GMT, 1 February 2021 The tax burden is at … Read more

Nadia Sawalha reveals her parents ‘hate’ the way they are made to feel like ‘a burden’ amid pandemic

Nadia Sawalha heaped praise on her parents on Wednesday after revealing they feel like they are ‘a burden’ amid the coronavirus pandemic. Taking to Instagram, the Loose Women star, 55, shared a series of snaps of mum Roberta and dad Nadim, as she she reassured them that they are far from what they think they’re … Read more

Alarm over radical planning reforms that will place building burden on rich areas 

Affluent areas will be forced to build more new homes in a radical shake-up of the planning system that will see computers decide on applications. Boris Johnson last night admitted the controversial reforms will be seen by some as ‘too much change too fast’ and ‘too much of a break from what has gone before’. … Read more

Huge global debt burden will ‘haunt us’ all, warns top economist

Huge global debt burden will ‘come back to haunt us’ all, warns top economist By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 The trillions of pounds of extra debt which is being taken on by governments around the world will ‘come back to … Read more