TÜİK Inflation Report Criticized for Underestimating Cost of Living, Impacting Turkish Retirees
TÜED head Kazım Ergün criticized TÜİK's 1.03% December 2024 inflation report, contrasting it with higher figures from İTO (1.74%), ENAG (2.34%), and Türk-İş (2.54%), arguing it leads to insufficient pension and salary increases, causing hardship for millions of retirees.
TÜİK Inflation Report Criticized for Underestimating Cost of Living, Impacting Turkish Retirees
TÜED head Kazım Ergün criticized TÜİK's 1.03% December 2024 inflation report, contrasting it with higher figures from İTO (1.74%), ENAG (2.34%), and Türk-İş (2.54%), arguing it leads to insufficient pension and salary increases, causing hardship for millions of retirees.
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64% Bias Score
Russia Boosts Social Support in 2025 with Wage Hikes and Benefit Expansions
Starting January 1st, 2025, Russia increases its minimum wage to ₽22,440, impacting 4.2 million workers and several social benefits; pensions for working pensioners will be indexed; benefits for spouses of deceased military personnel will expand; and tax deductions for children and GTO fitness progr...
Russia Boosts Social Support in 2025 with Wage Hikes and Benefit Expansions
Starting January 1st, 2025, Russia increases its minimum wage to ₽22,440, impacting 4.2 million workers and several social benefits; pensions for working pensioners will be indexed; benefits for spouses of deceased military personnel will expand; and tax deductions for children and GTO fitness progr...
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36% Bias Score
Turkish Retirees Express Hardship Amid High Inflation
Retired citizens in Bursa, Turkey, express discontent over insufficient pensions amid high inflation, revealing a grim outlook for 2025 and highlighting the economic hardship faced by many elderly people.
Turkish Retirees Express Hardship Amid High Inflation
Retired citizens in Bursa, Turkey, express discontent over insufficient pensions amid high inflation, revealing a grim outlook for 2025 and highlighting the economic hardship faced by many elderly people.
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52% Bias Score
Turkey's Shrinking Social Protection Spending: A 28% Drop in Pension and Elderly Care Allocation
Turkey's allocation to pension and elderly care dropped to 4.4% of GDP in 2023, down from 6.1% in 2019, reflecting a broader decline in social protection spending and highlighting income inequality.
Turkey's Shrinking Social Protection Spending: A 28% Drop in Pension and Elderly Care Allocation
Turkey's allocation to pension and elderly care dropped to 4.4% of GDP in 2023, down from 6.1% in 2019, reflecting a broader decline in social protection spending and highlighting income inequality.
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40% Bias Score
Ellinikon Mall Project Nears Contractor Selection, Total Cost Exceeds €1 Billion
Greece's Ellinikon Mall project, with an estimated cost of €600-650 million (excluding infrastructure and financing), is nearing contractor selection; Lamda Malls will contribute €275 million, with bank loans covering the rest; the total cost for both Ellinikon and Riviera Galleria malls exceeds €1 ...
Ellinikon Mall Project Nears Contractor Selection, Total Cost Exceeds €1 Billion
Greece's Ellinikon Mall project, with an estimated cost of €600-650 million (excluding infrastructure and financing), is nearing contractor selection; Lamda Malls will contribute €275 million, with bank loans covering the rest; the total cost for both Ellinikon and Riviera Galleria malls exceeds €1 ...
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0% Bias Score
Support for Veterans of the Ukraine Conflict
This article details the support provided by the Social Fund of Russia (SFR) to veterans of the military operations in Ukraine, including financial aid, rehabilitation, and healthcare services.
Support for Veterans of the Ukraine Conflict
This article details the support provided by the Social Fund of Russia (SFR) to veterans of the military operations in Ukraine, including financial aid, rehabilitation, and healthcare services.
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48% Bias Score
Russia's New Year Brings Sweeping Economic and Social Changes
Russia's new year brings significant changes: the minimum wage increases to 22,440 rubles, pensions rise by 7.3%, traffic fines are 1.5 times higher, and new taxes on high earners and tourists are introduced, along with stricter migrant integration rules and blogger registration.
Russia's New Year Brings Sweeping Economic and Social Changes
Russia's new year brings significant changes: the minimum wage increases to 22,440 rubles, pensions rise by 7.3%, traffic fines are 1.5 times higher, and new taxes on high earners and tourists are introduced, along with stricter migrant integration rules and blogger registration.
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56% Bias Score
Labour's Public Sector Pivot: Economic Implications and Risks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans a 2025 shift prioritizing the UK public sector over the private sector, reversing decades of policy and potentially increasing taxes and government debt due to high public sector pay and unfunded pensions totaling £1.3 trillion.
Labour's Public Sector Pivot: Economic Implications and Risks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans a 2025 shift prioritizing the UK public sector over the private sector, reversing decades of policy and potentially increasing taxes and government debt due to high public sector pay and unfunded pensions totaling £1.3 trillion.
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60% Bias Score
UK Pensioner Winter Fuel Payment Cuts Leave Millions Struggling
The UK government's decision to restrict winter fuel payments to pensioners receiving pension credit has left millions struggling to afford heating, with some facing drastically reduced living standards and potential poverty; this has caused widespread anger and frustration, highlighting the policy'...
UK Pensioner Winter Fuel Payment Cuts Leave Millions Struggling
The UK government's decision to restrict winter fuel payments to pensioners receiving pension credit has left millions struggling to afford heating, with some facing drastically reduced living standards and potential poverty; this has caused widespread anger and frustration, highlighting the policy'...
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56% Bias Score
Badenoch Accuses Starmer of Broken Promises on Waspi and Winter Fuel Payments
Kemi Badenoch accused Keir Starmer of breaking promises regarding Waspi women's compensation and winter fuel payments, triggering a PMQs debate focusing on the £10.5bn cost of Waspi compensation versus a £22bn economic deficit and the impact on pensioners.
Badenoch Accuses Starmer of Broken Promises on Waspi and Winter Fuel Payments
Kemi Badenoch accused Keir Starmer of breaking promises regarding Waspi women's compensation and winter fuel payments, triggering a PMQs debate focusing on the £10.5bn cost of Waspi compensation versus a £22bn economic deficit and the impact on pensioners.
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56% Bias Score
French Senate Approves Funding for Elderly Care and Pension Adjustments
The French Senate approved additional funding for elderly and disabled care and adjusted retirement pensions for 2025.
French Senate Approves Funding for Elderly Care and Pension Adjustments
The French Senate approved additional funding for elderly and disabled care and adjusted retirement pensions for 2025.
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40% Bias Score
Chelyabinsk's "Family Happiness" Award Faces Bureaucratic Hurdles
The introduction of a new award for long-married couples in Chelyabinsk, Russia, has been met with challenges due to inconsistent and burdensome bureaucratic requirements.
Chelyabinsk's "Family Happiness" Award Faces Bureaucratic Hurdles
The introduction of a new award for long-married couples in Chelyabinsk, Russia, has been met with challenges due to inconsistent and burdensome bureaucratic requirements.
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40% Bias Score