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Electricity is getting cheaper: eco-power surcharges are suspended

An average household saves 50 euros per year. Of this, around 25 euros are accounted for by the funding amount and 20 euros by the funding flat rate.

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California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ fails to pass

California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists…

  • Proposition 40, a billionaire tax, fails to pass in California election
  • Measure aimed to tax net worth over $1 billion at 5%
  • Opponents worried about wealthy leaving state and venture capital impact

The Making Of An Icon

From a nail transformed into jewellery to a watch defined by an unexpected curve, Cartier’s most recognisable creations reveal how an ordinary form can acquire an entirely new meaning.

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