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David Gauke: Tax policy is about suppressing your desire for the popular and opting for what actually works

the brutal truth today is that there is no money left for anything but, at best, the most growth focused tax cuts. Here is a test for the Conservative Party at next week’s party co...

Head of Romania’s Fiscal Council warns against reversing fiscal consolidation

“And that is why we must continue the fiscal-budgetary correction. We must try to use the structural and cohesion funds as best as possible. Let's be more careful with the invest...

The Coming Age of Austerity

Worrying about the fisc is uncool, but the alternatives may prove worse. The post The Coming Age of Austerity appeared first on The American Conservative.

B.C. NDP and Conservatives get 'failing grade' for fiscal reality, says economist

Werner Antweiler, an economics professor at UBC, said both parties need to be more transparent that there will likely be cuts or tax increases in the coming years

Minister keeps his asks modest – as he rules out major tax cuts for business with focus instead shifting to ‘non-cost’ i...

Peter Burke hopes for €100m pot for his department but is focused on cutting ‘draconian’ red tape

Peter Franklin: Is the new Shadow Cabinet serious enough to put debt reduction before tax cuts?

Make no mistake, the debt-fuelled, something-for-nothing politics of the current era cannot go on forever. When, inevitably, it does stop, the Conservative Party must be ready.  Th...

How Trump got Washington to think about the national debt

President Trump may have accomplished something fiscal conservatives have been trying unsuccessfully to do for decades: He got Washington talking seriously about the national debt....

Johnson Should Join With Aldermen, Insist on Fiscal Restraint

Takaichi lauds ‘transparency’ of Japan’s record budget requests

Her government has promised to review and cut back on unnecessary spending programs and is trying to incorporate more forward-looking investment into the budget.

The Morning Poll: If the Government has limited money to spend, what should be its priority?

John Healey warned Labour cannot afford a Tony Blair-style spending splurge yesterday as he tried to cool nerves about Budget tax hikes.

Kevin Cunningham’s poll analysis: Public demand for giveaway budget is at odds with warnings on fiscal prudence

Voters want as much returned to their pockets as possible, with tax cuts topping the wishlist

Economic, budget promises the focus of week 2 of B.C. election campaign

The province faces a projected deficit of $13.8 billion and Doerkson says Conservatives would trim that by growing the economy, if they win the snap election on Oct. 24.

National Coalition sets out €9bn spending cut plan

Finland’s National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) has proposed €9 billion in public spending reductions for the next parliamentary term, with the largest savings aimed at healthcare an...

Valentin Boboc: To stop spending money, the Chancellor must spend political capital

The Budget on 28 October is an opportunity to change course. The Chancellor need not adopt every proposal in the Alternative Budget, but he should recognise that the choice is not...

The fiscal headroom nonsense is being rolled out.

The FT said in an email this morning, linked to this article: The Iran war has blown a near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances, according Read the full article...

Scott administration: Expect tighter state budget to make room for tax cuts

Rob Waltham: Low taxes, outstanding services and investment – Conservatism in action in North Lincolnshire

In several years, we froze Council Tax completely. Residents should keep more of the money they earn. The post Rob Waltham: Low taxes, outstanding services and investment – Conserv...

NZ is a 'hair's breadth' from surplus, but Willis warns it’s not a green light to spend

The Pre-Election Fiscal Update (PREFU) shows an improvement to Treasury’s May projections, but Finance Minister Nicola Willis says it is not a license to spend.

Why managing fiscal is a tightrope for State governments

Most State government expenditure is on social sectors, such as health and education, and economic sectors, such as agriculture and irrigation. In Kerala, such spending has driven...

What if fiscal headroom doesn’t exist?

As the UK approaches the Budget, one phrase is going to be repeated again and again is “fiscal headroom”. Politicians, economists and journalists talk about Read the full article.....

Documenting Congress’ ‘$2 trillion problem’

Editors at National Review Online scrutinize one of the key issues yet to be addressed on Capitol Hill. As lawmakers returned home for the final stretch of the fall campaign, we go...

It's time to end the UK's tax, spend and borrow doom cycle and stop throwing cash out the window: ALEX BRUMMER

As Britain heads towards John Healey's first Budget, speculation is focused on how he intends to maintain budgetary safety net and possible new taxes.

The Sunday Independent’s view: Prudence or goodies galore? Simon Harris has a budget dilemma

Can a $1.2 trillion giveaway become a fiscal bargain?

President Trump’s call for a $5,000 “dividend” payment to all adult U.S. citizens is being widely criticized as fiscally unsound, grossly irresponsible, a cynical vote-buying schem...