Chancellor George Osborne today announced that employers will no longer have to pay national insurance contributions (NIC) on apprentices aged 24 and under.
The average household in Massachusetts uses about 630 kilowatts of electricity a month, according to the most recent US government data. With National Gridâs new winter rate of 24.24 cents per kilowatt-hour, a typical monthly bill would run slightly more than $150. A National Grid spokesman, Jake Navarro, said that two-thirds of the cost comes from the purchase of electricity from power plants, compared to just over half last winter.
Business and Economy of Massachusetts According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the total state product in 2003 was US$297 billion. The per capita personal income of the state in 2004 was US$42,102. The Chief Industries of the state are services, trade and manufacturing.