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fromSan Jose Spotlight
3 weeks ago

Slack: San Jose city management's half-billion-dollar sleight of hand - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose's budget trickery, marked by the use of 'encumbered' funds, prevents vital investments in city services and improvements, impacting residents and businesses for a decade.
NYC politics
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Ministers consider pay rises for millions of public sector workers amid strike threat

The government must balance public sector pay raises with budget constraints to avoid disruptive strikes.
#inflation
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

The British people 'are paying for Rachel Reeves' choices' as government borrowing soars - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Public sector net borrowing in the UK has reached £151.9 billion, exceeding expectations.
Borrowing increased significantly due to surging expenses, primarily from inflation-related costs.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

The British people 'are paying for Rachel Reeves' choices' as government borrowing soars - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Public sector net borrowing in the UK has reached £151.9 billion, exceeding expectations.
Borrowing increased significantly due to surging expenses, primarily from inflation-related costs.
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France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

France wants to make one-off wealth tax permanent

France's economy minister seeks to make a temporary tax on high earners a permanent measure for equitable government financing.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Rachel Reeves caught joking about government debt in hot mic' moment

During a visit to a Jaguar Land Rover plant, Rachel Reeves jokingly responded to comments about corporate debt, highlighting the UK's national debt of around 2.8 trillion.
UK news
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

This Democrat President Exploded the U.S. Debt by Over 700%

In years past, competent politicians made use of the debt to benefit the American people instead of wage endless foreign wars.
US politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
7 months ago

HMRC tax takings in healthy position but fiscal drag still causing pain for taxpayers - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Statistics released today show the total HMRC receipts for the year to September 2024 are up to over £840.1bn from £814.5bn collected in the year to September 2023, a 3.15% increase over the period. Income tax receipts account for more than half of this increase, with the annual receipts up 8.6% in the last 12 months, equating to £22.6bn more in the Treasury's coffers.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Slovakia targets wealthy' book buyers with steep VAT rise

In announcing the drastic VAT hike on books, Slovakia’s finance minister justified the decision by citing studies claiming that book buyers are predominantly wealthier individuals.
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