Royal Mail expected inquiry – UPI.com

Sky News Royal Mail expected inquiryUPI.comLONDON, July 30 (UPI) — Britain's postal affairs minister said the Royal Mail had expected a European Commission probe into the government bailout of the firm. "It is only right that the Commission has opened the State Aid process to properly …Royal Mail to start …

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Amazon eBay split over online sales tax bill – Politico

Los Angeles Times Amazon eBay split over online sales tax billPoliticoAmazon supports a bill that would give states the ability to force online retailers to collect sales tax, but eBay does not. Those were some of the reactions to the Main Street Fairness Act, which Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced …

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Food stamps being considered to cushion rising cost of living

By Hamdan Raja Abdullah, The Star MUAR: Providing food stamps is among the options the Government is looking into to cushion the rising cost of food prices in the near future. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said besides food stamps, some countries also provide annual incentives or have …

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Vt. US delegation opposing post office closings – BusinessWeek

Vt. US delegation opposing post office closingsBusinessWeekAt least some of those post offices would be replaced by what are being called Village Post Offices in which postal services would be offered in local stores, libraries or government offices. The Vermont delegation is questioning the legality of the … More: continued …

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