Summary
THE cost of prescriptions went up by 20p to Pounds 6.85 for most of the UK yesterday on the same day that they became free for the Welsh.
And if you think that's a hard pill to swallow, council tax rates, water charges and television licence fees are also increased by above the 2.8pc rate of inflation.See the full content of this document
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Why You're Pounds 80 a Year Poorer (Unless You're Ill in Wales)
Despite Government boasts about us all becoming better off under Labour, the average home will pay an extra Pounds 80 a year from yesterday's raft of rises.
Council tax for a typical English Band D home will go up by Pounds 53 to Pounds 1,3...See the full content of this document
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