Europe accuses UK of paying illegally-low benefits Full report: - TopicsExpress



          

Europe accuses UK of paying illegally-low benefits Full report: unemployednet.org/europe-accuses-uk-paying-illegally-low-benefits The level of Britains major benefits payments is illegally low, and could be raised in court according to a respected European institution. Its report on Britains performance against the European Social Charter, which the country signed up to in 1962 under Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, shows that we are failing to meet its conditions. Country Wages – Benefits Luxembourg €32,604 – €21,346 Denmark €32,564 – €18,302 Netherlands €32,363 – €15,758 France €32,540 – €15,605 Portugal €32,288 – €14,323 Belgium €32,636 – €12,415 Finland €32,577 – €12,339 Austria €32,499 – €12,212 Sweden €32,643 – €11,924 Germany €32,631 – €11,821 Italy €32,529 – €11,179 Spain €32,625 – €10,522 Ireland €32,747 – €9,662 Greece €32,731 – €4,407 UK €32,381 – €3,631 Note: 1.00 EUR = 0.825498 GBP
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 09:49:55 +0000

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