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Even before taking office, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson had proposed $4 billion in spending cuts. That was on top of some $2 billion in cuts already proposed by his predecessor, fellow Democrat ...

The proposal is among the recommendations Des Moines has made to help address a $17 million deficit in the upcoming fiscal year 2026 budget, which starts July 1. City Manager Scott Sanders ...

NEW HAVEN –– Superintendent Madeline Negrón is proposing a $23.2 million increase for the 2025-26 school year, bringing the district’s first total budget request to $231.5 million.

Godongwana postponed his budget speech on Feb. 19 after the National Treasury’s proposal to increase the VAT rate by two percentage points to 17%, with the aim of raising 191 billion rand ($10.4 ...

Furthermore, Tanzania’s national debt has increased from Sh64.5 trillion in 2021 to Sh82.2 trillion in 2022/23, partly due to reliance on loans to fill budget gaps. He called for stronger anti-IFF ...

Try a worksheet or app for family budgeting You may also benefit from a budgeting tool. For example: NerdWallet's free budget spreadsheet prompts you to enter every household expense, then shows ...

The city of Portland faces a $93 million general fund deficit, and elected officials will be debating where to make cuts to size down in the coming months. Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky ...

Ferguson said in a sit down interview with KING 5 that this is his office's first swipe at the budget and reiterated that new taxes to fill budget holes remains the last resort. “It's our first ...

we didn't fill. So that meant those budgeted expenses are an increase to the bottom line for the beginning of this year." He said the upcoming budget will have a "much-reduced deficit." ...

“Rather than diverting funds from affordable housing and other essential services to fill budget holes, New Jersey needs more progressive, sustainable revenue solutions to build an equitable sta ...