Budget Reform

UPDATE 1-S.Lanka deficit target challenging,but reachable-IMF

By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday Sri Lanka's budget deficit targets for both this and next year are challenging due to slow revenue growth, but still within reach....

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How to tackle a deficit

It will have to be done eventually; here's where to start AMERICA has gotten itself into a funny place. Despite the large increase in its debt load associated with the Bush tax cuts, two significant wars, a deep recession, and...

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County Board knocks half-cent off sales tax

Little more than two months before the primary election, Cook County commissioners approved a half-penny reduction in the sales tax Tuesday and quickly moved to polish what will surely be a campaign slogan of budget reform.

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California budget reforms in the hopper for November ballot

SANTA CRUZ -- Bruce McPherson, the former legislator and secretary of state, presented California Forward's recipe for reform to a mostly receptive audience of three-dozen people Tuesday morning at the Santa Cruz Chamber of...

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Presentation of the 2008 annual report to the council of the europea..

Woensdag 18 november 2009 | European Union ] It is an honour for me to have the opportunity to present to you today the Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors' on the implementation of the budget for the 2008 financial...

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Africa: Budget Reform and Achieving the MDGs in West and Central Africa

UNDP's regional center in Dakar will convene a group of international experts to discuss improved budget programming to accomplish the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the sub-region. UNDP has already worked with six West...

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ECB warns countries risk losing budget credibility (at Reuters)

Trichet says budgets pose danger in some countries * Says cannot claim victory on growth * Trichet and Juncker welcome strong dollar comments * Quaden: more grounds for optimism than pessimism (Adds Trichet, Juncker) By Anna...

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Ukrainian Economy Contracted Nearly 16 Percent in Q3

KIEV — Ukraine’s economy contracted 15.9 percent last quarter, extending the former Soviet state’s decline, as political wrangling stalled the payment of bailout funds needed to keep the country afloat.

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MEPs back big budget for EU farm policy

The first exchange of views on the post-2013 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) last week showed that the European Parliament may well use its new powers to block any significant budget cuts for the policy.

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Gov. Paterson rips lawmakers, threatens to keep reps in session

By Kenneth Lovett Daily News Albany Bureau Chief Sunday, November 15th 2009, 4:00 AM threatened Saturday to keep lawmakers in Albany until they pass an acceptable package to close the state's $3.2 billion budget deficit. In an...

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