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Fire services get 50% less than police to cover tax rises

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83% Informative

Fire services get 50% less than police to cover tax rises to cover the cost of employers' National Insurance contributions (Nics ) The government is giving police forces an extra 230 m which it says will fully cover cost of the rise in employers' Nics contributions.

Fire services face a similar rise in their wages bill but only get top-up funds that cover 50% of increase.

VR Score

86

Informative language

86

Neutral language

49

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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