#public-spending

#public-spending

The Government's plan to cut the rate of Vat for hospitality from 13.5pc to 9pc took quite a pounding last week with Budget Day looming. First came the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) which upped the ante on the issue by highlighting how much the cost of the measure could be worth to workers in tax cuts, or how many more teachers could be hired if the money went into education instead of to pubs and restaurants.

The youth-led protesters are decrying what they see as alleged rampant corruption at the public's expense. At least three people have died in Morocco during protests against alleged corruption and decisions in public spending, as the country braces for a sixth night of demonstrations. Security forces opened fire on demonstrators on Wednesday, killing three people in Leqliaa, a small town outside the southern city of Agadir.

Trade unions in France are carrying out another day of widespread nationwide strikes, heaping pressure on the newly appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to reverse an existing austerity programme and halt any new public spending cuts. France's Ministry of the Interior said approximately 85,000 people had turned out across the country by midday on Thursday, excluding Paris a figure lower than a strike two weeks earlier, which drew much larger crowds, indicating lower overall turnout.

The Americans decided that the red we use, which is called R01, wasn't right for them, and that they wanted a cherry red instead, so we had to buy all new flags for this visit.

One role was scrapped a decade ago following controversy over John O'Donoghue's travel costs

I do not know where the money is being spent,

She added that any borrowing from the reserve - which amounted to £9 billion last year but is being halved in 2025 - would have to be repaid. The Reserve is intended for "genuinely unforeseen, unaffordable and unavoidable pressures" but has in recent years been used to fund public sector pay deals and compensation settlements.

The Betterpoints app has cost Southwark council £171,000 with only 1,300 active users, raising concerns over its effectiveness and value for money.

Milei managed to fulfill one of his campaign promises: radically cut inflation, which had reached a record monthly rate of 25 percent in December 2023. Now at 1.6 percent, the monthly rate is among the lowest since April 2020.

Jennifer Whitmore accused the government of being 'epic wasters', stating public spending has increased by 50% alongside a deteriorating housing crisis and record homelessness.

A former new-age traveller who made his money in green energy and has donated to Just Stop Oil, he is part of the Patriotic Millionaires organisation who think it is high time people like them are asked to increase their contributions.

We talked about public spending. I think we need to shrink welfare but in a controlled manner that benefits people and gets them back into work.

Berkeley's refusal to make budget cuts is a significant mistake, with per capita spending over 30% higher than San Jose and over double that of Albany.

Reeves emphasized that the Spending Review's purpose is to ensure people feel the effects of renewal in their daily lives, jobs, and communities.

Local authorities in London are spending large sums of taxpayer money on taxis for staff, despite promoting anti-car initiatives and climate policies.