fiscal-consolidation

Image for Third credit rating outlook cut looms for PolandHeadlines

Third Credit Rating Outlook Cut Looms for Poland

Image for Czech cabinet resigns as election winner Babis closer to new governmentFinance

Czech Cabinet Resigns as Election Winner Babis Closer to New Government

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Analysis-Major Investors Call on Britain's Reeves to Double Fiscal Buffer

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UK Needs Big Tax Rises to Avoid Second Liz Truss Episode, Think-Tank Says

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UK's Reeves Paves Way for Tax Rises in Her Next Budget

Date: November 4, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves will say on Tuesday that she intends to focus on "fairness and opportunity" in her second annual budget due on November 26, as reports swirl...

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Czech Election Winner Babis Says His Party Will Sign Coalition Agreement on Nov 3

Date: October 29, 2025

(Reuters) -Czech election winner Andrej Babis said on Wednesday that his ANO party will sign a coalition agreement with the eurosceptic Motorists party and the far-right, anti-European Union and anti-...

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Czech Election Winner Ano Close to Government Agenda Deal With Right-Wing Partners

Date: October 24, 2025

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech populist party ANO is close to agreeing a joint agenda with far-right and right-wing partners to form a new government after an election victory this month, a senior official...

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Czech 2026 Deficit Target Can Stay Unchanged to Pass Budget Quickly, Poll Winner Says

Date: October 24, 2025

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech populist party ANO, on track to form the next government after winning an election this month, said on Friday it could keep the outgoing cabinet's proposed 2026 deficit target...

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Germany Facing Budget Gaps Despite Improved Tax Revenue Forecast

Date: October 23, 2025

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany expects to bring in 33.6 billion euros ($39.18 billion) more in tax revenues in the 2025-2029 period than previously forecast, although its finances still...

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Analysis-What France and Others Can Learn From Sweden's Hard Budget Lessons

Date: October 23, 2025

By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -When Sweden's then-finance minister Goran Persson dashed to New York during the country's early 1990s financial crisis to plead with Wall Street investors to keep...