BBCNEWS Outside Source October 25, 2021 18:31:00
In the uk, a rise in the minimum wage is on the cards for wednesday's budget. and we'll be live in romania, where there's a curfew, as they battle with one of europe's worst outbreaks of coronavirus. here in the uk, the chancellor is expected to announce an increase in the national living wage to £9.50 an hour in his budget on wednesday. the current rate — which applies to workers aged 23 and over — is £8.91. the change will affect millions of low—paid workers, but labour said much of the increase will be swallowed up by tax rises and cuts to universal credit. here's our political corr...