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Demand for Vic budget to plug health funding holes

The Victorian government must address soaring WorkCover premiums and wage rises outpacing indexation so public healthcare doesn't worsen, a peak body says.

AAP · Feb 6, 2024

Lok Sabha to discuss Interim Budget; FM Sitharaman to move The Finance Bill 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to move The Finance Bill, 2024 for its consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 6, 2024

Central banks must beat inflation before cutting interest rates, says OECD

Organisation revises global outlook but warns it may be too soon to know if price pressures are contained

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024

Poll posture: On the 2024 Interim Budget

It was an an election-eve, self-congratulatory report card on the economic achievements engendered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two governments he has led since 2014

The Hindu · Feb 1, 2024

What the Finance Minister’s budget speech tells us – and what it doesn’t

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her sixth budget today. It was an interim budget, with the full budget being due once the next government is elected after the Lok Sabha polls, which should happen in April and May.

Newslaundry · Feb 1, 2024

India budget 2024: What does it say about the economy, elections?

The Modi government has snipped its food subsidy bill while also lowering its fiscal deficit target.

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024

Where does the money come from and where is it allocated?

Budget 2024: We see where the money for the 2024 interim budget comes from and where it is allocated in this article from The Hindu team.

The Hindu · Feb 1, 2024

Union Budget | Indian economy witnessed profound positive transformation in last 10 years, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Budget 2024 Speech: Indian economy witnesses positive transformation, projected to become third largest in the world with a GDP of $5 trillion

The Hindu · Feb 1, 2024

Federal Reserve continues to hold interest rates at 23-year high

Central bank said it was not appropriate to cut rates until it has ‘greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%’

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2024

US Private Sector Job Gains Slow In January As Labor Market Cools

Private sector hiring in the United States slowed more than anticipated this month, according to data Wednesday from payroll firm ADP, following efforts to cool the world's biggest economy and tame inflation.

International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024