S.Africa revised budget gets booed despite smaller tax hike
Cape Town (AFP) - South Africa's finance minister unveiled Wednesday a budget with a smaller increase in value-added tax than ...
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Hong Kong to slash public spending, civil service jobs
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's finance chief unveiled a "belt-tightening" budget on Wednesday that aimed to end the city's ...
Hong Kong to slash public spending, build AI institute
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong will cut public spending and restore fiscal balance by mid-2027 after a string of ...
Well-off Hong Kong daunted by record deficits
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong is facing its toughest fiscal test in three decades following a painful run of ...
Trump administration takes aim at Pentagon spending
Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department's 2026 budget so as to ...
Trump administration takes aim at Pentagon spending
Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department's 2026 budget so as to ...
French parliament finally adopts 2025 budget
Paris (AFP) - The French parliament on Thursday finally adopted the state's 2025 budget following a tumultuous months-long process that ...
Embattled French PM gets boost from Socialists over budget
Paris (AFP) - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set ...
France’s PM prepares to force budget through parliament
Paris (AFP) - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will on Monday try to force through his government's budget without a ...
Japan govt approves record budget for ageing population, defence
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on ...
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