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BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL SETS STAGE FOR RISING DEFICITS, CBO SHOWS
CBO says that over 10 years the deficit would increase 38 billion by counting only direct spending and revenue, but that figure doesn't consider budget cap adjustments... READ MORE›
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NHS TRUSTS' OVERSPEND IS ?3BN HIGHER THAN REPORTED, STUDY CLAIMS
Nuffield Trust says official ?791m figure does not accurately reflect the scale of financial challenge facing NHS in England... READ MORE›
LIBYA ON BRINK OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE
Libya's daily oil production before the 2011 uprising stood at 1.6 million barrels... READ MORE›
CHINA UNVEILS THREE MAJOR DECISIONS WITHIN THREE MINUTES
As the world focuses on the race for the White House, China unveiled three major decisions within three minutes of each other on Monday... READ MORE›
HOW REPUBLICANS PLAN TO SPEND LIKE CRAZY WITHOUT RUNNING UP DEBT
A multiplier is the expected extra effect of a fiscal policy Spend 1, and you might get 1.60 of economic growth... READ MORE›
JOHN MCDONNELL SAYS EMERGENCY FUNDS COULD SOLVE SOCIAL CARE CRISIS
Shadow chancellor calls on government to use autumn statement's 'fiscal headroom' to protect the elderly and the vulnerable... READ MORE›
WITH EUROPE BEHIND IT, GREECE IS BEING PUSHED INTO FURTHER PERIL
The pre-referendum terms have been made tougher, both through the quasi-automatic spending cuts and through the enforced sell-off of Greece's assets... READ MORE›
BARRY GARDINER REFUSES TO SAY WHEN THE DEFICIT WOULD BE ELIMINATED UNDER A LABOUR GOVERNMENT
It comes after after John McDonnell also refused to answer questions about figures on Labour's borrowing plans because MPs have iPads and advisers for that... READ MORE›
MOST ECONOMISTS AGREE: TRUMP TAX PLAN WILL WIDEN BUDGET DEFICIT
Trump's tax cut proposal calls for wide-ranging changes in the tax code for both companies and individuals... READ MORE›
BE CAREFUL, IT COULD GET PAINFUL
In October, Trump claimed his plan would unleash growth of 5 percent or 6 percent... READ MORE›
HOW TRUMP COULD ACCIDENTALLY FUEL A GLOBAL TRADE BOOM
Far from jolting the U.S. into a protectionist lurch, might President-elect Donald Trump unwittingly help buoy global trade next year?... READ MORE›
MAN WHO RAN GEORGE OSBORNES TREASURY COMES OUT AGAINST HIGH SPEED TWOA
Lord Macpherson, the Treasury's permanent secretary from 2005 to 2016, has told The Sunday Telegraph that the money should be spent on other road and rail projects... READ MORE›
RIGHT-TO-BUY BATTLE LOOMS IN LORDS
All that changes if housing associations are classified as public bodies... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN: POTHOLES OR A SMOOTH RIDE?
Some experts are skeptical of plan to finance the 550 billion proposal with private money... READ MORE›
VOTERS FACE EPIC CHOICE AT GENERAL ELECTION OVER THE SIZE OF THE STATE
Balls also sees no reason to aim ideologically, as Labour sees it for an overall surplus on the public finances... READ MORE›
BRONWYN BISHOP CLAIMED EXPENSES ON TRIP TO SOPHIE MIRABELLA'S WEDDING
Embattled Speaker Bronwyn Bishop is being accused of using taxpayers money to attend former Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella's wedding, calling the trip official business... READ MORE›
DR PATRICK BARTHOLOMEW BERTIE AHERN I PRESUME?
But Mr Lenihan also ruled out any suggestion of a fiscal stimulus in order to offset the crisis, saying the public finances were out of control ... READ MORE›
BRAZIL ANNOUNCES $17BN IN TAXES AND SPENDING CUTS TO COMBAT RECESSION
Unpopular taxes and public health and housing spending cuts included in plan to close budget deficit that caused downgrade in countrys credit rating last week... READ MORE›
CHINA NAMES NEW FINANCE MINISTER, SEEN MAINTAINING EXPANSIONARY POLICY
China's current fiscal deficit target is 3 percent of gross domestic product GDP, up from an actual 2.4 percent in 2015... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S BUDGET DRIPS WITH RED INK, TOP CREDIT RATING AT RISK
The budget update showed the government expected a A 36.5 billion deficit for the year to June, slightly narrower than the initial forecast of A 37.1 billion... READ MORE›
A DEATH FORETOLD: WATCH AS PRITI PATEL TRASHES OUR PROUD RECORD ON AID | ADITYA CHAKRABORTTY
Their line never changed development money funds corrupt Africans and charity begins at home... READ MORE›
WHY TRUMP'S FISCAL PLANS MIGHT NOT BLOW UP THE BUDGET
Why Trump's Fiscal Plans Might Not Blow Up the Budget... READ MORE›
BUDGET DEFICIT BLOWS OUT TO $37.4 BILLION
The government's plan was about restraining expenditure while supporting economic growth to lift revenue, Mr Morrison said... READ MORE›
TRUMP CLINTON ARE BOTH LYING ABOUT GETTING YOU MORE MONEY
All Trump or Hillary will be able to do is shift current spending from one group of Americans to another... READ MORE›
OPPOSITION TO WATER CHARGES WILL CONTINUE DESPITE RELIEF
Clearly, the Government is out of touch and has underestimated the anger at these unfair water charges... READ MORE›
DEBATE ON TAMPON TAX ARRIVES IN UTAH -- AND WILL BE HEARD BY ALL-MALE COMMITTEE
A handful of other states, including California, have seen similar proposals brought before their legislatures this year... READ MORE›
HAMMOND GIVES SOME HELP TO UK POOR, FOCUS STAYS ON BUDGET GAP
On productivity, the Treasury said Hammond would announce billions of pounds' worth of help for research and development... READ MORE›
CUTS WILL NOT REDUCE THE GOVERNMENT DEFICIT
Cuts Will Not Reduce the Government Deficit - In Fact They Could Do Quite the Opposite... READ MORE›
FORCING EUROPE TO RETHINK ITS PAINFUL EMBRACE OF AUSTERITY
Germany remains guardian of austerity The European Union maintains rules limiting budget deficits and public debt burdens... READ MORE›
FACT CHECK CLAIMS FROM THE GOP DEBATE
THE FACTS Trump is way off on the U.S. merchandise trade deficit with China... READ MORE›
ABE SAYS 'NEUTRAL' ON WHETHER TO RAISE JAPAN SALES TAX TO 10 PERCENT
Abe says neutral on whether to raise japan sales tax to 10 percent... READ MORE›