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9 Jan 24
First stage of sign-off reduces threat of shut-down
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15 Sep 23
New Zealand’s budget will not return to a surplus until 2026-27 according to its latest forecast – a year later than previously planned.
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28 Feb 23
Malaysia’s fiscal position remains at risk of shocks and political pressure after last week’s budget contained only gradual ambitions to cut the government deficit, ratings agency analysts have...
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10 Jan 23
The new Italian government has signalled its intention to keep its fiscal policies aligned with the European Union amid concerns over the eurosceptic administration.
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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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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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30 Mar 22
The Australian government has pledged close to £5bn in tax cuts and one-off payments in its budget to help offset the impact of rising inflation on the economy.
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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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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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23 Nov 21
Gaps in the Irish government's healthcare budgets up to 2019 were caused by “unrealistically low” budget estimates, according to the national watchdog.
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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.
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1 Sep 21
Israel’s state comptroller has criticised former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s management of the Covid-19 crisis, including the nation’s inability to set a national budget.
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3 Aug 21
Israeli ministers have agreed on the first state budget since March 2018 after two years of political stalemate.
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14 Jun 21
Israel’s new coalition government offers a path to a new budget, which will be a credit positive to the nation, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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1 Jun 21
US president Joe Biden’s first annual budget, including $6trn of spending, has drawn support from fellow Democrats – but other voices have sounded warnings about the national debt.
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14 May 21
A robust rebound from the Covid-19 economic crisis has allowed Australia to present its 2021-22 budget in a far better position than it expected to.
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9 Mar 21
Canada has set up an all-female advisory group aimed at making sure its next budget improves the lives of women, who the government said have borne the brunt of the economic hardship caused by Covid-...
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15 Dec 20
Malaysia’s parliament has narrowly passed its largest ever budget for 2021, in what is being seen as a confidence vote for the government.
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6 Nov 20
The Malaysian government has presented an expansionary budget for 2021 as it attempts to steer its economy through the crisis caused by Covid-19.
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27 Oct 20
Hikes to corporation, income and wealth taxes in Spain’s draft 2021 budget underpin the government’s “progressive” approach to public finances, the country’s president has said.
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6 Oct 20
The next Australian budget will see the government take on record amounts of debt, with treasurer Josh Frydenberg saying he wants to support businesses to keep people in jobs during and after the...
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27 Aug 20
The Swedish Government is set to spend an “historic” SEK 100bn ($11.5bn) in its upcoming budget, in bid to help the country’s economic recovery from Covid-19.
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24 Jun 20
Covid-19 has more than doubled South Africa’s projected consolidated budget deficit, the country’s finance minister said, as he delivered a special adjustment budget to deal with the virus.