Government deficit rose 4% in Trump’s first full month in office, despite DOGE. UBS says the U.S. is slashing confidence, not spending
While the government did cut its outlays in February, the budget deficit for the month more than doubled compared to January due to a drop in income.
The 10 Worst Republican Budget Gimmicks
Being an elected Republican today means navigating a fundamental contradiction: Voters love bold spending cuts in theory but hate them in practice.
Indonesia keeps 2025 budget deficit forecast unchanged despite tax revenues slump
Indonesia's government is maintaining its forecast that the budget deficit will be 2.53% of GDP this year despite a 30% ...
Green Bay school district faces at least $10M budget deficit in 2026-27. What comes next?
Superintendent Vicki Bayer told the board Monday evening the district likely faces a $10 million to $12 million deficit. What ...
Overtime spending in city agencies killed Baltimore’s $53.8 million budget ‘windfall’; city preparing for deficit
Excessive overtime spending in city agencies all but erased Baltimore’s fiscal year 2024 surplus, and now the city is ...
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Fiscal 2025 Budget Deficit Tops $1 Trillion
The federal government ran yet another massive budget deficit in February, pushing the total budget shortfall to over $1 ...
High spending pushes Russia's budget deficit to $31.5 bln in Jan-Feb
Soaring government spending pushed Russia's budget deficit to 2.70 trillion roubles ($31.45 billion) in the first two months ...
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New Alaska revenue forecast worsens state’s big projected budget deficits
Oil revenue makes up about 40% of Alaska’s general-purpose revenue, leaving state finances unstable and dependent upon ...
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Overtime Spending Wipes Out Baltimore’s Budget Surplus
The city had to reshuffle more than $50 million to address the unexpected shortfall, driven by overtime costs due to staffing shortages. The Fire Department alone needed an injection of $33 million to ...
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Senate Republicans: There’s a ‘third way’ to address budget
Washington Senate Republicans believe that they’ve found a “third way” to address the state’s operating budget deficit that ...