Tag: government budgets
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The UK economic outlook is bleak, think tanks warn, with tough choices for the next government
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Leading British economic think tanks are warning that whoever wins the country’s general election this year will face some very tough choices on tax and spending if they want to make sure the public finances don’t deteriorate further
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Top Virginia Senate negotiator vows to keep Alexandria arena out of the budget
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A top Democratic Virginia lawmaker is vowing to keep language enabling a proposed relocation by the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to Alexandria out of the state budget
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Britain’s Conservative government announces tax cuts it hopes can lift its ailing election fortunes
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British Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt is seeking to bolster spirits within his Conservative Party with a series of tax cuts that he hopes can turn the political tide ahead of a general election this year
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House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline
The House has passed a $460 billion package of spending bills that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year
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China raises defense budget by 7.2% as it pushes for global heft and regional tensions continue
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China is increasing its defense budget by 7.2% this year, similar to last year’s rise
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Congressional leaders come out with 6 spending bills in a drive to avoid a partial shutdown
Congressional leaders have come out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies
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Congress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, buy more time for final spending agreement
Congress has passed another short-term spending measure that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22
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Governments can erase your medical debt for pennies on the dollar — and some are
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Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcies in the United States, and more than 2 in 5 American adults have some. In many cases, the money people owe to health care providers forces them to cut spending on food or utilities, forgo other medical care or take on even more debt. Medical debt can…
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New Mexico legislators seek cleaner transportation fuels, would follow West Coast’s lead
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New Mexico’s Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing pollution from cars and trucks by creating financial incentives for transportation fuel producers and importers to lower the carbon intensity of their products
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New Mexico Senate endorses budget bill emphasizing savings during oil sector windfall
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New Mexico is preparing to set aside billions of dollars to sustain government spending in the future in case an oil production bonanza fades in the transition to cleaner sources of energy