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German Spending Plans Are Dangerous Without Cost Cuts, Banker Warns
UK's Reeves Risks Breaking Budget Promises, Ifs Think Tank Says
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UK's Reeves Faces Budget Pressure After January Tax Shortfall
Date: February 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government ran a budget surplus of 15.4 billion pounds ($19.5 billion) last month, official figures showed on Friday, below the 20 billion-pound surplus forecast in a...
France Can No Longer Afford to Put Off Belt-Tightening, Public Auditor Says
Date: February 13, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) - France can no longer afford to put off belt-tightening efforts as debt payments snowball ever higher in the coming years, the independent public audit office said on Thursday....
Bayrou Rams Through France Budget, but Should Survive No-Confidence Vote
Date: February 3, 2025
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will use special constitutional powers to pass the 2025 budget on Monday, triggering a crucial no-confidence vote later this week...
UK Budget Deficit Surges in December as Debt Interest Hits
Date: January 22, 2025
(Reuters) - Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest and a one-off purchase of military homes, data showed on Wednesday that underlined the fiscal...
Irish Parties Secure 'comfortable Majority' for New Coalition Government, Lawmaker Says
Date: January 15, 2025
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Talks between Ireland's two historically dominant centre-right parties and independent lawmakers have reached agreement that will give a new coalition government a "comfortable...
Japan’s Cabinet Approves Record Budget, Faces Tough Parliament Fight
Date: December 27, 2024
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet on Friday approved a record $730 billion budget for the next fiscal year, while limiting new bond issuance to the lowest in 17 years on the back of record tax revenue. However, Ishiba’s minority government faces a tough political battle with opposition parties to...