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1 – 10 of over 1000This supersedes the interim budget presented in February. Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a third straight term at the April-June general election, but his ability to command a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288640
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The collapse of world oil prices has brought fiscal policy sharply into focus in Ecuador. At a time when the budget deficit is widening and the opposition is strengthening, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB195769
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The government is preparing to send the 2023 budget to parliament. Some politicians favour a large increasing in spending, giving little space for technocratic arguments that the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275908
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Retail sector woes.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235918
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The expansionary budget increases social welfare spending significantly above the present inflation rate, highlighting the government’s concern that worsening economic conditions…
GDP growth picked up in the final quarter of 2017. The improvement was broad-based; manufacturing, construction, services and agriculture all expanded. However, higher oil prices…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230117
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This comes as COVID-19 has necessitated state support payments to Canadians, skewing the government’s budget and spending priorities. Canada’s military faces possible budget cuts…
The government has recently taken some modest steps to rein in the budget deficit, including cuts in energy subsidies, and has promised to improve disclosure of its fiscal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208136
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The first quarterly budget report for 2018 issued by the Ministry of Finance shows oil revenue is already resurging. The introduction of value-added tax (VAT) in January has also…
With an election due soon, the governing Liberal-National Coalition’s pledge to ring-fence the defence spending commitments made in 2016 was under some pressure. However, defence…