꼬리표: spending
Labor flags further cost of living support if elected and attacks ‘wasteful spending’ Coalition budget
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The shadow treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says a Labor government will consider further support to ease cost of living pressures if necessary once the temporary cut to fuel excise ends in September. In his budget reply spee...
Biden’s record defense budget draws progressive ire over spending priorities
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When Joe Biden released his annual budget proposal last week, one number in particular jumped out to progressives: $8137월 주식시장에 상장된 투자회사. That is how much Biden is calling to spend on national defense in the US in the coming fiscal ...
Covid spending fuelled faster growth in UK economy in late 2021, ONS says
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The UK economy was only 0.1% below pre-pandemic levels after growing faster than previously thought at the end of 2021 because of a rush of coronavirus test-and-trace activities, the latest official data has shown. UK...
Labour calls for increase in defence spending
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Labour is calling for “a post 9/11” style increase in defence spending in response to the Ukraine crisis following forecasts that the budget could fall by up to 3% a year this parliament despite the outbreak of a war ...
Australia news live blog: treasurer Josh Frydenberg defends budget spending; severe weather continues
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Parliament due to sit after Coalition’s budget splashed cash on cost of living, with tax offsets and fuel excise cuts
Rishi Sunak urged to restore UK aid spending after Ukraine invasion
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Rishi Sunak is being urged to boost aid UK spending in this week’s mini-budget after an in-depth study by a leading thinktank showed government cuts had the biggest negative impact on the world’s poorest countries. NS...
Will the Bank of England push rates up with war set to drag spending power down?
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Soaring gas and electricity prices, high inflation, the worst squeeze for living standards in decades … The economic outlook was challenging even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now conflict on European soil and ...
Scholz announces €100bn rise in German defence spending after Russia’s Ukraine invasion – video
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Germany departed from longstanding policy again on Sunday with chancellor Olaf Scholz announcing the government would invest more than 2% of GDP in the military from its 2022 예산. He praised Russians who protested ...
African countries spending billions to cope with climate crisis
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African countries are being forced to spend billions of dollars a year coping with the effects of the climate crisis, which is diverting potential investment from schools and hospitals and threatens to drive countries...
Cost of living crisis will hit UK consumer spending, retailers warn
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Britain’s biggest retailers have warned that soaring living costs will hit consumer spending after a mixed start to the year amid concerns about the Omicron variant. The British Retail Consortium, which represents mor...
Newcastle agree deal for Brighton’s Dan Burn to take spending past £80m
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Newcastle have reached an agreement with Brighton to buy the centre-back Dan Burn for about £12.5m. The 29-year-old is due for medical on Sunday to take the club’s spending under their Saudi Arabian owners past £80m. ...
Childcare spending not your responsibility, senator? What fine Republican hypocrisy
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Ron Johnson, the US senator for hot takes, famed for such hits as “[the Capitol riot] seemed like a peaceful protest to me” and “mouthwash has been proven to kill the coronavirus”, is at it again. 수요일에, Johnso...
Online shopping, pets and takeaways fuel surge in UK spending in 2021
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Consumers splashed out on online shopping, takeaways, home improvements and streaming subscriptions in 2021, as ongoing Covid restrictions limited where people could spend their money. Households were more willing to ...
MoD under fire for spending almost £13m on hire cars for staff
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has come under fire after revelations that it has spent almost £13m on hire cars for staff this year. A freedom of information (FoI) request by PA Media also showed that the Department fo...
‘Colossal waste’: Nobel laureates call for 2% cut to military spending worldwide
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이상 50 Nobel laureates have signed an open letter calling for all countries to cut their military spending by 2% a year for the next five years, and put half the saved money in a UN fund to combat pandemics, NS...