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Every government department will get a real terms increase in spending each year. air passenger duty on flights within the uk will be reduced. along with a cut in fuel duty, and this may prove controversial in the light of cop26 in glasgow next week. alcohol duty is being overhauled — meaning drinks with a lower alcohol content will be cheaper. ahead of those announcements — the chancellor laid out the state of the economy — with inflation expected to hit 4% next year — raising more conc...

Each year. air passenger duty on flights within the uk will be reduced, along with a cut in fuel duty, and this may prove controversial in the light of cop26 in glasgow next week. alcohol duty is being overhauled — meaning drinks with a lower alcohol content will be cheaper. ahead of those announcements, the chancellor laid out the state of the economy — with inflation expected to hit 4% next year raising more concerns about the cost of living. unemployment is expected to peak at 5.2% next y...

Every government department will get a real terms increase in spending each year. air passenger duty on flights within the uk will be reduced, along with a cut in fuel duty, and this may prove controversial in the light of cop26 in glasgow next week. alcohol duty is being overhauled, meaning drinks with a lower alcohol content will be cheaper. ahead of those announcements, the chancellor laid out the state of the economy, with inflation expected to hit 4% next year, raising more concerns about t...

Of high-profile deaths of black drivers following such routine traffic stops. think sandra bland in texas or donte wright in minnesota. walter scott in south carolina. in philadelphia, the statistics are eye-opening. the population is 42% black, but according to police statistics, analyzed by the offender association of philadelphia, 72% of the drivers pulled over are black. compared to whites, black drivers are 5.2 times as likely to be pulled over. native-americans 5.7 times, latino drivers, 1...

Shelves, economic uncertainty and long lines spell sticker shock for millions of americans reeling from an 18 month pandemic. 13 year high inflation is the new reality. the consumer price index climbed 5.4% in september, compared to the prior year, matching the highest rate since 2008. food rose 4.6%, electricity, 5.2%, president biden also continuing to push his social safety net package. >> its clear that its not going to be $3.5 trillion. >> reporter: independent vermont senator bernie sander...

Of 2021. you see these dozens of cargo ships packed to the brim stuck off the california coast. on land, truck drivers are scarce, millions of goods are in limbo and cannot get to the ports or onthe trucks. the consumer price index climbed 5.4% in september, compared to the prior year, 4.6% for food and electricity rose 5.2%. >> when your computer turns off and comes back on, it doesnt come back on perfectly. it takes time for different things to start working again. youve got to sign in to your...

And long lines spell sticker shock for millions of americans reeling from an 18 month pandemic. 13 year high inflation is the new reality. the consumer price index climbed 5.4% in september, compared to the prior year, matching the highest rate since 2008. food rose 4.6%, electricity, 5.2%, president biden also continuing to push his social safety net package. >> its clear that its not going to be $3.5 trillion. >> reporter: independent vermont senator bernie sanders of out with an op-ed in a we...

Here at the white house are aware that this may continue over the next few months, into 2022. you mentioned not only the cargo ports, but the shortage of truck drivers. there is an increased push to encourage people to start driving trucks ad campaigns. i heard on the radio today in the car on my way to work this morning multiple different trucking companies trying to recite people to come on and drive trucks. they need those truck drivers. this is in addition to what were seeing at those ports ...

The consumer price index climbed 5.4% in september, compared to the prior year matching the highest rate since 2008. food rose 4.6%. electricity 5.2%. >> were not learning our lessons from the pandemic. we have very serious supply chain issues that go much greater than just making sure we have presents for the holiday season. >> in 2020, then candidate biden during the early days of the pandemic, this was during that food shortage crisis, he blamed donald trump, then president trump for the mess...

Cargo ships have been parked off the coast of california for the last few months. millions of goods are in limbo. new numbers from the labor department joe import prices rose last month over falling in august. the consumer price index climbed 5.4% in september. compared to the prior year. food rose 4.6%. electricity, 5.2%. >> and a lot of this is not just about the issue of how long the ports are open which is a big deal. it is also about the availability of trucks and drivers to drive them. tru...