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<p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government regularly receives requests for
additional bank and public holidays to celebrate a variety of occasions. We have had
many suggestions for the creation of a bank holiday after Remembrance Sunday, to celebrate
the contribution of the armed forces. We fully understand the support for the idea,
as our armed forces do a tremendous job and sadly some make the ultimate sacrifice
for our country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We believe however that Remembrance
Sunday is the most fitting way to commemorate our armed forces, and so we have no
plans to observe their achievements and their great sacrifices by means of a new bank
holiday.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also have to bear in mind the costs of additional
bank holidays. The most recent assessment for the Diamond Jubilee is that a bank holiday
across the whole of the UK costs employers around £1.2bn.</p><p> </p>
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