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The U.K. government said the extra 25% spending on new treatments would be the country’s first major increase in over two decades, allowing the approval of new medicines that previously might have been declined on cost-effectiveness grounds, such as certain cancer treatments or therapies for rare diseases.
The pharmaceutical industry in the U.K. is also battling a high clawback tax under which as much as a quarter or more of revenues from high-value drugs are given back to the government, compared with a far lower level in most European countries, according to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.
Addressing a recurring theme, the “great moral conundrum” of how the British should have dealt with fanatical opponents who refused to surrender, Mr. Hart observes that while Britons admired indomitable defiance in their own soldiers, it was a trait “they were not willing to condone or tolerate in others.”
“These violations are not about withholding wages or failing to pay partners, but as part of the agreement, some current and former partners will receive payouts. This compensation is about compliance, not unpaid wages.”
Though forecasters are not concerned about fire risks, those driving on elevated roads or in high-profile vehicles should take care.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
