With annual deficits for Bay Area transit agencies approaching $800 million, the scramble is on to find the revenue needed to keep BART and the region's other bus and rail systems operational.
last week's blowout is reminder to the government that gilt market will not accept excess borrowing
(The welfare U-turn) is signalling that the Labour Party is a lot less concerned about what the gilt market thinks. I would have thought it was seared into politicians' memories what happened to Liz Truss.
Just as a hidden and exceptionally costly Oakland property tax to pay for city employee pensions winds down after 45 years, officials are planning another levy to offset the cost of retirement benefits.
The data shows that that's the result. The math shows that that is the result. No one on this side of the aisle admits anymore that they didn't blow a huge hole in deficit.
Stride emphasizes that the Conservatives will not repeat the economic mistakes of the past, highlighting the importance of responsible fiscal discipline over unfunded tax cuts.
Reeves' fiscal rules, which aim for national debt to decrease relative to income, constrain capital spending despite increases in transport infrastructure investment.