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Hong Kong Economy In "Extremely Difficult Times", To Record Budget Deficit
Hong Kong is set to record its first budget deficit in 15 years, the city's finance chief warned Monday, as the business hub reels from the twin shocks of the trade war and seething democracy protests.
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"All Paid," Tweets Top Diplomat On India's Dues To Cash-Strapped UN
India has paid all its dues to the United Nations, top diplomat Syed Akbaruddin said on Friday, adding that only 35 of 193 member countries have paid their dues.
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Annual US Budget Deficit Hits $779 Billion, Highest Since 2012: Treasury
The US budget deficit hit a six-year high of $779 billion in the most recent fiscal year, the Treasury announced Monday, underscoring the cost of last year's sweeping tax cuts.
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Tamil Nadu Presents Deficit Budget, Expects Economy To Grow Next Fiscal
The Tamil Nadu government today presented a deficit budget for the year 2018-19. Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam presented a budget that projected a revenue deficit of Rs 17,491 crore and a fiscal deficit of Rs 44,481 crore.
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Not Deaf To Voter Weariness On Spending Cuts: UK's Finance Mininster Philip Hammond
British finance minister Philip Hammond said he was 'not deaf' to signs of weariness among voters about the country's near decade-long grip on public spending which has come under renewed criticism after a deadly fire in a London tower block.
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Donald Trump Vows 'Greatest Military Build-Up In American History'
President Donald Trump said he would make a massive budget request for one of the "greatest military buildups in American history" on Friday in a feisty, campaign-style speech extolling robust nationalism to eager conservative activists.
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Qatar Faces First Budget Deficit in 15 Years
Qatar could run its first budget deficit in 15 years in 2016, official government figures have predicted.
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Egypt President Raises Cigarette, Alcohol Prices
Egypt's president decreed an increase in sales tax on cigarettes, beer and wine, the latest in a series of price hikes that aim to ease the country's staggering budget deficit.
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Gurkha regiment in Britain to become history?
World-famous Gurkha regiment, part of the British army for almost 200 years, may be among those axed unless the Ministry of Defence's demands for more money to fund the replacement of Trident nuclear missile submarines are answered.Last night, hopes for extra funding were fading as Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander rejected demands fo...
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G20 pledges to cut budget deficits
World leaders on Monday endorsed a bold pledge by rich nations to slash budget deficits to half in three years despite concerns by some that cutting stimulus spending too quickly could stall the global recovery.
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David Cameron's first act: Pay cut for ministers
As Britain's new government under Conservative leader David Cameron on Thursday contemplated a slew of measures to deal with the disastrous budget deficit.
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Big deficit in Obama's first budget
US President Barack Obama is expected to unveil a budget to balance his short-term political imperative to boost jobs, while convincing investors he has a credible plan to curb record deficits over time.
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Hong Kong Economy In "Extremely Difficult Times", To Record Budget Deficit
Hong Kong is set to record its first budget deficit in 15 years, the city's finance chief warned Monday, as the business hub reels from the twin shocks of the trade war and seething democracy protests.
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"All Paid," Tweets Top Diplomat On India's Dues To Cash-Strapped UN
India has paid all its dues to the United Nations, top diplomat Syed Akbaruddin said on Friday, adding that only 35 of 193 member countries have paid their dues.
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Annual US Budget Deficit Hits $779 Billion, Highest Since 2012: Treasury
The US budget deficit hit a six-year high of $779 billion in the most recent fiscal year, the Treasury announced Monday, underscoring the cost of last year's sweeping tax cuts.
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Tamil Nadu Presents Deficit Budget, Expects Economy To Grow Next Fiscal
The Tamil Nadu government today presented a deficit budget for the year 2018-19. Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam presented a budget that projected a revenue deficit of Rs 17,491 crore and a fiscal deficit of Rs 44,481 crore.
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Not Deaf To Voter Weariness On Spending Cuts: UK's Finance Mininster Philip Hammond
British finance minister Philip Hammond said he was 'not deaf' to signs of weariness among voters about the country's near decade-long grip on public spending which has come under renewed criticism after a deadly fire in a London tower block.
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Donald Trump Vows 'Greatest Military Build-Up In American History'
President Donald Trump said he would make a massive budget request for one of the "greatest military buildups in American history" on Friday in a feisty, campaign-style speech extolling robust nationalism to eager conservative activists.
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Qatar Faces First Budget Deficit in 15 Years
Qatar could run its first budget deficit in 15 years in 2016, official government figures have predicted.
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Egypt President Raises Cigarette, Alcohol Prices
Egypt's president decreed an increase in sales tax on cigarettes, beer and wine, the latest in a series of price hikes that aim to ease the country's staggering budget deficit.
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Gurkha regiment in Britain to become history?
World-famous Gurkha regiment, part of the British army for almost 200 years, may be among those axed unless the Ministry of Defence's demands for more money to fund the replacement of Trident nuclear missile submarines are answered.Last night, hopes for extra funding were fading as Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander rejected demands fo...
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G20 pledges to cut budget deficits
World leaders on Monday endorsed a bold pledge by rich nations to slash budget deficits to half in three years despite concerns by some that cutting stimulus spending too quickly could stall the global recovery.
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David Cameron's first act: Pay cut for ministers
As Britain's new government under Conservative leader David Cameron on Thursday contemplated a slew of measures to deal with the disastrous budget deficit.
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Big deficit in Obama's first budget
US President Barack Obama is expected to unveil a budget to balance his short-term political imperative to boost jobs, while convincing investors he has a credible plan to curb record deficits over time.
