20/01/2011
Consumer news with Shari Vahl. Are tax havens harming our economy? Government plans to reform pricing and access to drugs and medicine.
Consumer news with Shari Vahl.
A new book claims that there is around ten trillion dollars being held in low tax or no tax havens around the world. The huge sums of money being held outside the reach of tax authorities and banking regulators, it is claimed, is having a significant negative impact on our economy and on consumers.
MEPs are voting on a new bill which will clarify the rules which enable British citizens to be treated elsewhere in European Union medical facilities with the bill being picked up by the NHS.
Royal Mail customers in the north west of England are still waiting for tens of thousands of Christmas letters and parcels to be delivered; what's gone wrong?
The biggest shake-up in the NHS's 60 year history will, among other things, change the way that drugs for use in the NHS are approved; how will this impact on people who need expensive, life-saving drugs?
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Thomas Cook
British customers of Thomas Cook and Tui are being told they can't cancel holidays to Tunisia or change bookings without a financial penalty unless foreign office advice not to travel remains
Duration: 04:52
Post
Thousands of packages and letters posted for Christmas still have not reched their destination.
Duration: 02:54
NHS Reform
The third in our series looking at the potential, and the pitfalls of the planned reforms in the NHS
Duration: 06:45
Treasure Islands
How low tax or no tax offshore havens are harming our economy and shifting the burden of recovering from the banking crisis onto the ordinary tax payer
Duration: 05:29
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- Thu 20 Jan 2011 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Thu 20 Jan 2011 12:04Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW
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