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Germany's Budget Impasse: Provisional Rules Limit Spending
Due to the collapse of Germany's governing coalition and the subsequent failure to pass a 2025 budget, the German government will operate under provisional budget rules from January, limiting spending to 45 percent of initially planned funds for the year, while mandatory payments will continue.
Germany's Budget Impasse: Provisional Rules Limit Spending
Due to the collapse of Germany's governing coalition and the subsequent failure to pass a 2025 budget, the German government will operate under provisional budget rules from January, limiting spending to 45 percent of initially planned funds for the year, while mandatory payments will continue.
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40% Bias Score
Greece's Finance Minister Defends Budget Amidst Opposition Criticism
Greek Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis defended the government's budget, highlighting positive growth driven by specific policies, while acknowledging challenges such as inflation and the housing market and criticizing the opposition's vision of returning to 2019's economic climate.
Greece's Finance Minister Defends Budget Amidst Opposition Criticism
Greek Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis defended the government's budget, highlighting positive growth driven by specific policies, while acknowledging challenges such as inflation and the housing market and criticizing the opposition's vision of returning to 2019's economic climate.
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52% Bias Score
Energy Lobbying Weakens Spain's Electricity Tax
Spain's energy companies are successfully lobbying against a tax on electricity generation, leveraging a lack of government majority in parliament to form an unlikely alliance between the PP, PNV, and Junts, potentially jeopardizing \u20ac7.2 billion in EU funds.
Energy Lobbying Weakens Spain's Electricity Tax
Spain's energy companies are successfully lobbying against a tax on electricity generation, leveraging a lack of government majority in parliament to form an unlikely alliance between the PP, PNV, and Junts, potentially jeopardizing \u20ac7.2 billion in EU funds.
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64% Bias Score
Union's Election Program: Tax Cuts, Spending Cuts, and Stricter Immigration
The Union's election program outlines plans for tax cuts, increased defense spending, stricter immigration policies, and spending cuts to balance the budget, but lacks concrete financial details and depends on post-election coalition negotiations.
Union's Election Program: Tax Cuts, Spending Cuts, and Stricter Immigration
The Union's election program outlines plans for tax cuts, increased defense spending, stricter immigration policies, and spending cuts to balance the budget, but lacks concrete financial details and depends on post-election coalition negotiations.
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48% Bias Score
Spain's New Funding Model Sparks Tax Policy Showdown
The Spanish government's proposed reform of the autonomous community funding model seeks to curb tax-cutting powers among regional governments, aiming for greater fiscal equality, a move that has sparked significant political opposition.
Spain's New Funding Model Sparks Tax Policy Showdown
The Spanish government's proposed reform of the autonomous community funding model seeks to curb tax-cutting powers among regional governments, aiming for greater fiscal equality, a move that has sparked significant political opposition.
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56% Bias Score
World Bank Recommends Fiscal and Pension Reforms for North Macedonia
The World Bank proposes a VAT increase to 19%, eliminating preferential rates, and pension reforms including gradually raising the retirement age and contribution rates for North Macedonia to address its high fiscal deficit (exceeding 62% of GDP) and unsustainable pension system.
World Bank Recommends Fiscal and Pension Reforms for North Macedonia
The World Bank proposes a VAT increase to 19%, eliminating preferential rates, and pension reforms including gradually raising the retirement age and contribution rates for North Macedonia to address its high fiscal deficit (exceeding 62% of GDP) and unsustainable pension system.
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64% Bias Score
China Unveils Unprecedented Economic Stimulus Package for 2024
China's Central Economic Work Conference announced a proactive fiscal policy and moderately loose monetary policy for 2024 to boost economic growth by expanding domestic demand, prioritizing consumption and investment coordination, building on recent policy successes and aiming for long-term stabili...
China Unveils Unprecedented Economic Stimulus Package for 2024
China's Central Economic Work Conference announced a proactive fiscal policy and moderately loose monetary policy for 2024 to boost economic growth by expanding domestic demand, prioritizing consumption and investment coordination, building on recent policy successes and aiming for long-term stabili...
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44% Bias Score
Union's Election Platform: Tax Cuts, Stricter Immigration, and Military Service
Germany's Union party proposes significant tax cuts, a stricter immigration policy with a de facto moratorium on illegal immigration, reintroducing mandatory military service, and supporting Ukraine; they also plan a state-sponsored savings plan for children and intend to reduce personnel in governm...
Union's Election Platform: Tax Cuts, Stricter Immigration, and Military Service
Germany's Union party proposes significant tax cuts, a stricter immigration policy with a de facto moratorium on illegal immigration, reintroducing mandatory military service, and supporting Ukraine; they also plan a state-sponsored savings plan for children and intend to reduce personnel in governm...
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44% Bias Score
Spanish PP Unexpectedly Agrees to Valencian Debt Relief
Following a government proposal for debt relief, the Spanish Popular Party initially rejected bilateral write-offs but unexpectedly agreed to a debt relief only for the Valencian Community after a proposal by the President of Madrid, creating divisions within the party.
Spanish PP Unexpectedly Agrees to Valencian Debt Relief
Following a government proposal for debt relief, the Spanish Popular Party initially rejected bilateral write-offs but unexpectedly agreed to a debt relief only for the Valencian Community after a proposal by the President of Madrid, creating divisions within the party.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Tax Cuts Expiration Looms: Potential for Major Tax Increases in 2026
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions, including individual tax brackets and standard deductions, are set to expire in 2025, potentially resulting in tax increases for over 60% of taxpayers in 2026 unless Congress extends them, creating a significant political and economic challenge for the inco...
Trump Tax Cuts Expiration Looms: Potential for Major Tax Increases in 2026
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions, including individual tax brackets and standard deductions, are set to expire in 2025, potentially resulting in tax increases for over 60% of taxpayers in 2026 unless Congress extends them, creating a significant political and economic challenge for the inco...
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40% Bias Score
"Spanish Energy Tax Extension Fails; Government Pivots to Diesel Tax Increase"
"The Spanish government's attempt to extend a tax on large energy companies is failing due to internal coalition disagreements, forcing a shift in focus to a separate diesel fuel tax increase to meet revenue targets."
"Spanish Energy Tax Extension Fails; Government Pivots to Diesel Tax Increase"
"The Spanish government's attempt to extend a tax on large energy companies is failing due to internal coalition disagreements, forcing a shift in focus to a separate diesel fuel tax increase to meet revenue targets."
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56% Bias Score
Madrid Economists Warn of Financial Collapse from Catalonia's Singular Financing
The Madrid College of Economists warns that the proposed singular financing for Catalonia, if approved, would lead to the collapse of the national and regional financial system, due to the agreement between PSOE and Esquerra, which grants Catalonia total control over tax collection and may cause oth...
Madrid Economists Warn of Financial Collapse from Catalonia's Singular Financing
The Madrid College of Economists warns that the proposed singular financing for Catalonia, if approved, would lead to the collapse of the national and regional financial system, due to the agreement between PSOE and Esquerra, which grants Catalonia total control over tax collection and may cause oth...
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60% Bias Score
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