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4 May 22
New fiscal rules will underpin New Zealand’s “measured and balanced” return to government surpluses while allowing the south Pacific country to meet its massive infrastructure gap, according to its...
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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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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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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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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
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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21 Sep 21
The Swedish government has presented its 2022 budget that it says will “take Sweden forward” after the Covid-19 crisis.
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1 Sep 21
South Korea is looking to create a “virtuous cycle” of public spending and economic growth, unveiling its 2022 budget which is set to take government debt over 50% of GDP for the first time.
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24 Jun 21
Germany’s cabinet has approved €100bn of borrowing to pay for the government’s Covid-19 response in the country’s draft budget.