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Turkish Retirees Protest 2025 Budget, Denounce Economic Inequality
In İzmir, Turkey, the United Retirees Union and the Retirees Assemblies Union protested the 2025 budget, calling it a "social murder" that will further impoverish retirees and criticizing the government's economic policies as favoring a wealthy minority while neglecting the needs of the majority. Öm...
Turkish Retirees Protest 2025 Budget, Denounce Economic Inequality
In İzmir, Turkey, the United Retirees Union and the Retirees Assemblies Union protested the 2025 budget, calling it a "social murder" that will further impoverish retirees and criticizing the government's economic policies as favoring a wealthy minority while neglecting the needs of the majority. Öm...
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56% Bias Score
Rhineland-Palatinate Budget Debate: Opposition Criticizes Investment Shortfalls
The Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament is debating the 2025/26 double budget, with the CDU opposition criticizing the government's plan for insufficient investment in infrastructure and municipal funding, demanding an additional €300 million annually for municipalities and a €100 million hardship...
Rhineland-Palatinate Budget Debate: Opposition Criticizes Investment Shortfalls
The Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament is debating the 2025/26 double budget, with the CDU opposition criticizing the government's plan for insufficient investment in infrastructure and municipal funding, demanding an additional €300 million annually for municipalities and a €100 million hardship...
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48% Bias Score
France's 2025 GDP Growth Cut to 0.9% Amidst Political Uncertainty
The Banque de France lowered its 2025 French GDP growth forecast to 0.9% due to political uncertainty and budget delays, projecting 7.8% unemployment and 1.6% inflation; growth is expected to rebound to 1.3% in 2026-2027.
France's 2025 GDP Growth Cut to 0.9% Amidst Political Uncertainty
The Banque de France lowered its 2025 French GDP growth forecast to 0.9% due to political uncertainty and budget delays, projecting 7.8% unemployment and 1.6% inflation; growth is expected to rebound to 1.3% in 2026-2027.
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40% Bias Score
Council Tax Hike to Fund £330m Police Increase
England and Wales police forces will receive up to £17.4bn in 2025-26, a 3.5% increase, but £329.8m depends on a £14 council tax rise for a band D property; this has sparked criticism, while concerns remain about funding formula inequities and one-year funding settlements hindering long-term plannin...
Council Tax Hike to Fund £330m Police Increase
England and Wales police forces will receive up to £17.4bn in 2025-26, a 3.5% increase, but £329.8m depends on a £14 council tax rise for a band D property; this has sparked criticism, while concerns remain about funding formula inequities and one-year funding settlements hindering long-term plannin...
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40% Bias Score
Australia Invests $1 Billion in NDIS Reform to Curb Costs
The Australian government is investing $1 billion to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), aiming to reduce costs and improve efficiency by hiring 1000 new assessors, strengthening fraud detection, and implementing a new needs-based assessment process, resulting in approximately 60...
Australia Invests $1 Billion in NDIS Reform to Curb Costs
The Australian government is investing $1 billion to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), aiming to reduce costs and improve efficiency by hiring 1000 new assessors, strengthening fraud detection, and implementing a new needs-based assessment process, resulting in approximately 60...
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40% Bias Score
Germany Secures 2024 Funding for Deutschlandticket
Germany's SPD, Green, and Union parties reached an agreement to secure funding for the nationwide €58 Deutschlandticket public transport pass in 2024 by amending the Regionalisierungsgesetz, preventing service disruptions and further price hikes.
Germany Secures 2024 Funding for Deutschlandticket
Germany's SPD, Green, and Union parties reached an agreement to secure funding for the nationwide €58 Deutschlandticket public transport pass in 2024 by amending the Regionalisierungsgesetz, preventing service disruptions and further price hikes.
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36% Bias Score
Dutch Senate Postpones 2025 Budget Vote
The Dutch Senate postponed voting on the 2025 national budget until next year due to late budget revisions, particularly affecting Health, Welfare and Sport (€750 million was shifted from this budget to education), and the need for thorough review and written questions to ministers. The decision fol...
Dutch Senate Postpones 2025 Budget Vote
The Dutch Senate postponed voting on the 2025 national budget until next year due to late budget revisions, particularly affecting Health, Welfare and Sport (€750 million was shifted from this budget to education), and the need for thorough review and written questions to ministers. The decision fol...
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44% Bias Score
Narrow Republican Majorities in Wisconsin Legislature Set Stage for Increased Bipartisanship
After the November elections, Wisconsin Republicans retained control of the state legislature but with significantly smaller majorities; Democrats gained 10 Assembly and 4 Senate seats, leading to expectations of increased bipartisan cooperation on the state's $4 billion budget surplus, while disagr...
Narrow Republican Majorities in Wisconsin Legislature Set Stage for Increased Bipartisanship
After the November elections, Wisconsin Republicans retained control of the state legislature but with significantly smaller majorities; Democrats gained 10 Assembly and 4 Senate seats, leading to expectations of increased bipartisan cooperation on the state's $4 billion budget surplus, while disagr...
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44% Bias Score
Congress Faces Shutdown Deadline Amidst IRS Budget Cuts"
Facing a December 20 deadline, Congress negotiates a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown; failure to reach an agreement will halt nonessential government functions, and a short-term funding measure through March 2025 is being proposed, similar to last year's strategy; the bill includes cuts...
Congress Faces Shutdown Deadline Amidst IRS Budget Cuts"
Facing a December 20 deadline, Congress negotiates a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown; failure to reach an agreement will halt nonessential government functions, and a short-term funding measure through March 2025 is being proposed, similar to last year's strategy; the bill includes cuts...
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44% Bias Score
Bayrou Begins Budget Consultations Amidst French Political Instability
French Prime Minister François Bayrou began consultations with major parties on Monday regarding the 2025 budget, which caused the previous government's collapse, prioritizing meetings numerically starting with the Rassemblement National, then Renaissance, the Socialist Party, and finally Les Républ...
Bayrou Begins Budget Consultations Amidst French Political Instability
French Prime Minister François Bayrou began consultations with major parties on Monday regarding the 2025 budget, which caused the previous government's collapse, prioritizing meetings numerically starting with the Rassemblement National, then Renaissance, the Socialist Party, and finally Les Républ...
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32% Bias Score
Public Accepts UK's £40bn Tax Hike, Despite Personal Costs
A survey of 5,800 UK voters shows 48% believe the recent £40bn tax rise is "necessary" to improve public services, despite 57% expecting to be worse off; support varies significantly by political party, with the least popular measure being increased inheritance tax.
Public Accepts UK's £40bn Tax Hike, Despite Personal Costs
A survey of 5,800 UK voters shows 48% believe the recent £40bn tax rise is "necessary" to improve public services, despite 57% expecting to be worse off; support varies significantly by political party, with the least popular measure being increased inheritance tax.
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48% Bias Score
Turkey's Soaring Budget Deficit Undermines Claims of Fiscal Discipline
CHP Mersin MP Gülcan Kış criticized Turkey's government for its handling of the budget, citing a \"1.276 trillion TL budget deficit from January to November", a 532 billion TL increase from 2023, despite claims of fiscal discipline and austerity measures.
Turkey's Soaring Budget Deficit Undermines Claims of Fiscal Discipline
CHP Mersin MP Gülcan Kış criticized Turkey's government for its handling of the budget, citing a \"1.276 trillion TL budget deficit from January to November", a 532 billion TL increase from 2023, despite claims of fiscal discipline and austerity measures.
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64% Bias Score
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