West Coast Regional Council debt soars as big flood projects shape up
The West Coast Regional Council's core debt has risen to $24 million, as it embarks on the largest infrastructure programme ...
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Borrow instead of buy for money saving advice in Wales
Benthyg Cymru, a non-profit partly funded by the Welsh Government, has recorded 18,000 "borrows" across Wales since 2021. This has saved Welsh households an estimated £500,000 and reduced carbon ...
Former Grenadian PM concerned about increase in budget loan authorisation
Former Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell is of the view that the announcement by the Government that it will be seeking Parliament’s approval to borrow EC$725 million to fund developmental projects in ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
The perpetual challenge for lawmakers is that although U.S. adults mostly think the government isn't spending enough on key ...
Rand Paul highlights ‘reckless’ government spending on foreign aid
Government spending has received extra scrutiny since President Donald Trump began his second term on Jan. 20. With the ...
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Fed chair says bank accounts ‘safe’ despite Trump’s teardown of consumer protection agency
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says Americans’ bank accounts are safe despite the Trump administration’s shutdown of a ...
Is the US government really borrowing from Social Security to fund other programs? Here’s what Americans need to know about the upcoming ‘crisis’
The truth behind Social Security's funding. To understand the government's borrowing from Social Security, it's important to ...
Little to no relief from high borrowing costs expected as Fed Chair Powell heads to the Hill
The odds of further interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve dwindled last week as unemployment fell and more officials say they want to see how new policies from the White House affect the ...
Marketplace11d
Why the U.S. government owes itself money
A closer look at the U.S. government's $36 trillion debt — some of which is "intergovernmental," meaning money the government ...
The Express Tribune15d
Govt to borrow Rs6.8tr by April'25
Excessive government borrowing from commercial banks or the SBP could also increase the money supply, potentially fuelling inflation. The SBP has indicated that while inflation is decreasing ...
Southwark News16d
Business group believes the Mayor should be given fundraising powers to help deliver the Bakerloo Line Extension
Their report argues that the Government should therefore allow Transport for London (TfL), under the leadership of the mayor, to borrow money to pay for Tube and railway extensions – on the ...
The New Indian Express17d
'Government has put money back in hands of people': Nirmala Sitharaman on tax reductions
MUMBAI: The government has decided to give people "their own money back" by raising the income ... along with the allowance for states to borrow an additional 0.5 per cent of their GSDP from ...