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Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the near future intends to announce a fund to combat unemployment filled b1000y a tax on the bonuses of bankers. It is assumed that the volume of a new fund of 125 million pounds (more than $ 200 million). These funds will be used to provide thousands of new jobs for British people aged 18 to 24 years, more than half are unemployed.

Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) Alistair Darling the UK in December last year announced the introduction of an additional tax of 50% levied on the amount of the bonus in excess of 25 thousand pounds sterling (about $ 41 thousand), regardless of to what form of remuneration paid. With the new tax, which will be collected from April 2010, the British government expects to attract to the budget not less than 500 thousand pounds and some of these funds to be spent on fighting unemployment.

Meanwhile, the international accounting firm KPMG estimated annual losses of British financiers from imposing a new tax on bonuses and bonuses the bankers about 88 thousand pounds (more than $ 140 thousand) per person. According to the calculations of KPMG, the tax for the bankers with incomes of more than 1 million pounds per year will be about 491 thousand pounds sterling. This is three times higher than those in Hong Kong, and 58,5 thousand pounds more fees from the New York financiers. The auditors say that the decision of British authorities to introduce a new tax will make London the most expensive city for bankers. With criticism of the new tax were made and the bankers themselves, who argue that many financial institutions want to get away from London in those global financial centers, where no such limitations.

Another resource for the economic reconstruction of the UK can become a British old age. Governmental Commission for Equality and Human Rights stated that citizens over 65 years should not be forced to retire. In addition, older Britons have a right to flexible employment conditions, including shorter working day, or domestic work. In a statement the Commission noted that if the pensioner had the opportunity to work for 18 months more, they would be able to save the country 15 billion pounds, and thereby reduce the public debt.

Deputy Chairman of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, Baroness Margaret Prosser, speaking about the need to change the retirement age in the UK, as an argument results in a shortage of labor in the country: "The UK has experienced a recession, and during the economic recovery we are faced with a real threat shortage of workers. The problem is compounded by the fact that many workers are forced to retire in 65 years.

currently in the UK men are dismissed from work due to retirement at age 65, women - in 60 years. At the same time, the retirement age from the British more than citizens of other European Union countries. The average age of retirement in 10 European countries (France, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Italy, Sweden, Ireland and Britain) is 61.83 years. The lowest it in Poland - 59,3 years.

Commission for Equality and Human presented research showing that the retirement age is considered too early half of older workers in the UK. According to the latest opinion poll, 24% of Britons and 64% of British women are planning to work after reaching retirement age. The majority do not want to dwell in their professional development, but rather want promotion.

However, under current legislation to work hard to British pensioners. The expert on pension policy Rose Altman notes that the equality clause in the employment in 2006, prohibits discrimination based on age of employees approaching retirement age, but these rules do not apply to employees over 65 years. These people can infringe the rights, in particular, in terms of wages. In the current circumstances the British are forced to retire on reaching the age limite3b. Providing them as special working hours and conditions of employment after retirement age would solve the problem.

very concept of retirement age may be liquidated in Britain in 2010, citizens of advanced age can work as much as they consider necessary, and yet will handle all duties. At the same time, changes in legislation will not increase with the age of 65, when citizens can claim a state pension.

British Minister for Women and Equality Harriet Harman also supports the elimination of mandatory retirement at age 65. But it is expected that the abolition of retirement age may encounter resistance to the British Parliament and the ruling of the Cabinet. In opposition Conservatives also plan to increase the retirement age, but their long-term work program that should occur only in the second half of the next decade.

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