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26 Oct 22
The new Australian government’s first budget has been set out to “unwind wasteful or unnecessary spending” to help reduce the country’s national debt, which stands at $1trn (£560bn).
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20 Oct 22
France’s PM has signalled controversial plans to push through a budget after heated rows over tax rises.
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2 Sep 22
The Irish government is set to record a larger budget surplus than initially forecast this year, due to a leap in tax income, the nation’s spending watchdog has said.
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23 Aug 22
The Filipino government has proposed a record budget for 2023 that it said will help boost the economy and lift people out of poverty.
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26 Jul 22
The global construction industry is bowing under the weight of rising material costs and supply issues – the result of multiple factors all hitting at once – and public sector projects are...
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18 Jul 22
The Ukrainian government needs $9bn of aid per month to keep public finances going in the nation whose economy, as well as its land and cities, has been ravaged as a result of the Russian invasion, a...
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24 Jun 22
The president of the European Parliament has suggested the EU’s seven-year budget cycle might leave the bloc unable to respond to challenges.
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17 May 22
California is on track to record a budget surplus close to $100bn this year thanks to tax income far overshooting initial forecasts.
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11 Apr 22
Better-than-expected fiscal performance will see Canada’s debt-to-GDP remain the lowest amongst its G7 peers.
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1 Apr 22
Research into three decades of gender budgeting provides a wealth of lessons for governments looking to adopt the approach.
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29 Mar 22
US president Joe Biden has outlined budget plans including a tax on the very wealthiest Americans and “fiscal responsibility” through a $1.3trn reduction in the government deficit - a record for a...
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25 Feb 22
South Africa has presented a 2022 budget with lower taxes and more ambitious debt targets after high commodity prices led to higher-than-expected revenue - but analysts have warned against over-...
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18 Feb 22
Singapore’s finance minister has increased taxes targeted at corporations and the rich, in order to fund higher spending in the wake of Covid-19 and in the face of the city-state’s ageing population.
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2 Feb 22
The Indian government is set to launch its first sovereign green bond as part of its 2022-23 budget, to help finance public sector projects geared at reducing reliance on carbon-intensive industries...
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27 Jan 22
Sudan is looking to gold exports and higher taxes to pay for importing essential goods in this year’s budget, after international donors cut their help for the north African country following a...
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25 Jan 22
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has set aside some money in the country’s 2022 budget for public sector pay rises in some professions, amid threats of strikes.
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18 Jan 22
The Netherlands is set to move away from its pre-pandemic trend of recording budget surpluses, according to analysts who have looked at the new coalition government’s spending plans.
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22 Dec 21
China has underspent compared to its budget this year despite the economic recovery from Covid-19 slowing down.
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13 Dec 21
High oil prices will next year allow Saudi Arabia to post its first budget surplus since 2013, according to the government.
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30 Nov 21
The Australian government brought forward next year’s budget by two months in a move suggesting it will call an election in May, right at the end of its term limit.
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26 Nov 21
Quebec has nearly halved its deficit forecast this year, as the province has recorded an “extraordinary recovery” from Covid-19, according to its finance ministry.
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26 Nov 21
Spanish lawmakers have passed the country’s highest-spending budget after the prime minister won the support he needed from minor parties.
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4 Nov 21
Portugal faces a snap election after the country’s parliament failed to approve the government’s 2022 budget proposals.
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3 Nov 21
The Bank of Israel has urged the country’s parliament to pass the state budget before a looming deadline after which the government would collapse and need new elections.
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21 Sep 21
The Swedish government has presented its 2022 budget that it says will “take Sweden forward” after the Covid-19 crisis.