After years of industry lobbying, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, the head of the Swiss Federal Department of Finance, has explained why the Government has rejected calls for a value-added tax cut for the hospitality industry. She said that a VAT cut to 2.5 …

Where I live – admittedly in the affluent south-east – I can buy properly-made sourdough bread at eight different shops within 10 minutes' walk, three of them small artisan bakers which have opened within the last six weeks. Sourdough bakeries are …

“Buy local” is a virtuous ethos to try to live by, but in the reality of daily life, Amazon has three things your friendly neighborhood artisan might lack: competitive prices, speedy service and sheer variety of products. But bargains and endless …

Jen Foley, project support officer for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Scotland (RoSPA), said: “We piloted Scotland's Home Safety Equipment Service in a number of local authority areas across Scotland and have been delighted with the …

Younger and more affluent respondents were more likely to be aware of and have used such services, according to a recent report from PhoCusWright titled "Share This! Private Accommodation & The Rise of the New Gen Renter." The report said almost a …

Overall debt levels are moderate at $4,152 per capita and low at 1.6% of MV, reflective of the town's affluent tax base. Fiscal 2013 debt service paid from the totaled $7.9 million (an affordable 5.7% of governmental fund spending). The town's debt …

Israel's domestic security service, the Shin Bet, considers the Jihadists' Brigade a splinter group from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Fatah party's military wing. More recently, the Shin Bet said, the group has developed close financial and …

Try to separate them from their domiciles and replace them with more affluent residents, that's what. … I've lost count of the dozens of times the Republicans have voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They will never do anything for the American …

Most Spaniards and Italians in Malta work in the accommodation and food service sectors (above). Scandinavians in a Swedish gaming company are treated to some fun time (above right) in appreciation in a Madliena mansion, while (right) there are also …