The Victorian state government will target big business, housing investors and private schools as the main drive to collect tax revenues as outlined in its new budget report released on May 23. But despite the targeted taxes, Treasurer Tim Pallas has denied the state budget is steeped in class warfare. “Nobody’s engaging in a terminology […]
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The Victorian State Budget Targeting Big Business, Housing Investors and Private Schools


LIVE NOW: Secretary Mayorkas Testifies at Senate Budget Hearing


U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies at the U.S. Senate budget hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 18. … Source
HHS Secretary Defends Biden’s Budget Before Two Senate Panels


Appearing before supportive Democrats and skeptical Republicans, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended President Joe Biden’s budget in front of Senate Appropriations and Finance panels on March 22. Biden’s HHS budget plan has been widely discussed since the White House announced a strategy to extend Medicare’s solvency beyond 2050 by raising the Medicare […]
UK government unveils budget amid mass industrial action


Expanding child care provision and boosting employment are key elements of the UK’s new budget announced on Wednesday. Source
House GOP: Biden’s ‘Green Budget’ Is DOA


President Joe Biden’s $6.9 trillion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget request sustains the green energy emphases established with the adoptions of the Infrastructure Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and increases spending to combat the “climate crisis” by 26 percent. Biden’s FY24 budget request, released March 9—more than a month late in the annual budget […]
Markey: Biden Budget Designed to Continue ‘Success Story’ Where ‘Inflation Is Going Down’


On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime,” Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) stated that President Joe Biden’s budget proposal “is just aimed at continuing” the economic “success story” under the Biden presidency where “Inflation is going down.” Markey said, “President Source
Joe Biden’s 2023 Border Budget: More Money for Migrants


President Joe Biden’s budget asks for more money to help deliver more legal, quasi-legal, and illegal migrants into the jobs and homes needed by Americans. Source
Rand Paul: Republican, Democrat Proposals Will Not Balance Budget


Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Fox Business Network’s “The Evening Edit” that both Republican and Democratic lawmakers’ proposals will not balance the budget. Source
Budget for women increased by 50%


TEHRAN – The national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1402, which starts on March 21, has increased the budget for women’s affairs by over 50 percent compared to the current year’s budget. Source
TCCIMA reviews next year’s national budget bill in board meeting


TEHRAN – The 42nd meeting of the Board of Representatives of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) was held on Tuesday in which the attendees addressed various subjects including the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (starts on March 21) and the issues related to the gas industry. […]
Next year budget bill allocates $302.6m to Industry, Mining, Trade Ministry


TEHRAN – The budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1402, which starts on March 21, has allocated 121.052 trillion rials (about $302.63 million) to Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry. Source
2023 Greek Budget makes historic debut outside European surveillance


The 2023 Greek budget to be submitted to Parliament noon Monday 21 November is the first budget to be drafted outside of European surveillance noted Finance Minister Christos Staikouras in an exclusive statement to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA). “It is the first [budget] in the last 12 years that was drawn up outside of a… […]
Welfare Payments to Add $33 Billion to Albanese’s First Budget


An extra $33 billion (US$21 billion) will go towards the pension and other welfare payments in the Australian federal budget, with inflation largely responsible for growing welfare costs. Labor party Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government needed to find billions in extra funding because welfare payments are pegged to inflation. “One of the pressures on […]
Amazon Blows Entire $1 Billion ‘Rings Of Power’ Budget On Making It Look Like A Woman Can Hold A Sword


CULVER CITY, CA – After filming only 8 episodes of The Rings of Power, Amazon has exhausted the entire $1 billion budget allotted for the production of the show. Initial reports indicate that most of the money was spent on special effects to make it look like a woman can hold a sword. Source
The Best Beanies for Every Outfit (and Budget)


I don’t know about you, but as someone with an astonishing lack of object permanence, it’s easy to forget how wrecked winter clothes actually get. That absolutely includes beanies, which are an essential for keeping your noggin warm in rock-bottom temperatures, but often pill, collect lint, or go missing after a night out at the […]
The Best Beanies for Every Outfit (and Budget)


I don’t know about you, but as someone with an astonishing lack of object permanence, it’s easy to forget how wrecked winter clothes actually get. That absolutely includes beanies, which are an essential for keeping your noggin warm in rock-bottom temperatures, but often pill, collect lint, or go missing after a night out at the […]
The Best Beanies for Every Outfit (and Budget)


I don’t know about you, but as someone with an astonishing lack of object permanence, it’s easy to forget how wrecked winter clothes actually get. That absolutely includes beanies, which are an essential for keeping your noggin warm in rock-bottom temperatures, but often pill, collect lint, or go missing after a night out at the […]
The Best Beanies for Every Outfit (and Budget)


I don’t know about you, but as someone with an astonishing lack of object permanence, it’s easy to forget how wrecked winter clothes actually get. That absolutely includes beanies, which are an essential for keeping your noggin warm in rock-bottom temperatures, but often pill, collect lint, or go missing after a night out at the […]
The Best Beanies for Every Outfit (and Budget)


I don’t know about you, but as someone with an astonishing lack of object permanence, it’s easy to forget how wrecked winter clothes actually get. That absolutely includes beanies, which are an essential for keeping your noggin warm in rock-bottom temperatures, but often pill, collect lint, or go missing after a night out at the […]
Lebanon Parliament postpones budget talks, slowing IMF reform checklist


Lebanon’s Parliament, on Friday, suspended talks on the 2022 budget after a walk-out by lawmakers sent attendance below quorum, further delaying efforts to complete requirements to access IMF funds to relieve its economic crisis, Reuters reports. A group of parliamentarians, including newly-elected lawmakers who ran on a reform platform, a bloc of Christian MPs and […]
Tunisia growth set to be lower than expected as budget deficit increases


“The Tunisian economy is on a growth path that is slightly lower than what was previously expected,” the World Bank warned in a new report, as the country’s budget deficit increases. The report noted that Tunisia’s economic growth would be in the range of 2.4 per cent as a result of the decline in consumption […]
Budget allocated to Khorasan Great Museum


TEHRAN—The tourism ministry has allocated a government budget for the development of the Great Museum of Khorasan, which is located in Mashhad, northeast Iran, the deputy tourism minister has said. 20 billion rials ($67,000) has been allocated to reorganizing the museum’s relics, Ali Darabi said on Tuesday. Developing and enhancing the dynamics of regional museums, […]
Student Debt Will Rise to Pre-Cancellation Levels in Less Than a Decade, Budget Group Says


It will take less than a decade for student loan debt to return to the level it was at before President Joe Biden canceled nearly half a trillion dollars of the debt at taxpayer’s expense, a new report from a leading budget group says. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) released the analysis. […]
Student Debt Will Rise to Pre-Cancellation Levels in Less Than a Decade, Budget Group Says


It will take less than a decade for student loan debt to return to the level it was at before President Joe Biden canceled nearly half a trillion dollars of the debt at taxpayer’s expense, a new report from a leading budget group says. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) released the analysis. […]
What to Buy on a Budget for Rolling Blackouts and Inflation


About OFF GRID with DOUG and Stacy (from their channel) “In 2010 we decided to sell everything and build a log cabin on 11 acres. We have lived in the log cabin for a decade now with no solar power or wind power plus zero public utilities. We live like the pioneers except in the […]
How to Prepare For a Food Shortage on a Budget


A YT channel I came upon recently … preparing for things most of us know are coming fast. I’ve watched two of these videos so far …. great advice, very practical and also healthy choices about what is added to or sprayed on your purchases. Worth a watch. Will post more of them going forwards […]
PA spends 23% of budget on security


The Palestinian Authority has spent 23 per cent of its budget on the security sector during the first half of 2022, a specialist team affiliated with the Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN) revealed in a report on Wednesday. Al-Ahly Team to Support Transparency of the General Budget found that salaries paid to security staff […]
The Best Mattresses for Every Budget and Type of Sleeper


Have you ever wondered why your significant other’s mattress is so comfortable, despite having all of the covers stolen in the night and being relegated to the very edge of the bed, forced to sleep in a constant state of myoclonic jerks and falling sensations? Well, while you were busy ripping apart the couch in […]
China Adopts a New Defense Budget


Against the backdrop of the seriousness of Ukraine’s Western-backed preparations for a dramatic escalation and aggression against Donbass and Luhansk, including with US-funded biological weapons, China has rolled out its defense budget for 2022. It happened on the opening day of the fifth annual session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC). Usually these annual […]
Where Heating The Home Breaks The Budget


By Tyler Durden More than one quarter of the Bulgarian population isn’t able to properly heat their homes according to data from Eurostat. With a share of 27.5 percent, the Balkan state tops the EU average by almost 20 percent as the following chart shows. You will find more infographics at Statista Bulgaria is followed by […]