Articles for State Spending

U.P.’s GST revenue grows 15%, surpassing national average
1 week ago

U.P.’s GST revenue grows 15%, surpassing national average

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh has recorded impressive consumer spending trends, with a 15% growth in Goods and Services Tax revenue until November, surpassing the national average of 13%. U.P.’s GST revenue for the period reached ₹56,687 crore, up from ₹49,282 crore during the same period last year. are spending at levels comparable to, or in some cases higher than, residents of more …

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Russia hikes 2025 defence spending by 25% to a new post-Soviet high
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia hikes 2025 defence spending by 25% to a new post-Soviet high

Hindustan Times  

* Russia hikes 2025 defence spending by 25% to a new post-Soviet high {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Russia to spend 6.3% of GDP on national defence {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} * Highest level since the Cold War * Defence spending at $145 billion, budget shows * Defence spending a third of all spending * Defence and security spending even higher By Darya …

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Nearly $1 billion in funds left unspent by centers for disabled Californians
4 months ago

Nearly $1 billion in funds left unspent by centers for disabled Californians

LA Times  

Fernando Gomez, co-founder of Integrated Community Collaborative, combs his son Oscar Antonio’s hair at home in Los Angeles. If the money meant for purchasing supportive services goes unspent at the regional centers, the funds that were allocated are eventually “reverted” to the state. of Regional Center Agencies, said that California “had record low unemployment, which always makes competition for staff …

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Georgia state tax collections finish more than $2 billion ahead of projections, buoying surplus
5 months, 1 week ago

Georgia state tax collections finish more than $2 billion ahead of projections, buoying surplus

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s tax collections ran more than $2 billion ahead of projections for the budget year that ended June 30, even though tax revenues fell slightly. But because the state collected a full year of taxes on gasoline and diesel taxes after Kemp waived the tax for part of the previous budget year, that nearly made up the income …

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New Jersey governor signs budget boosting taxes on companies making over $10 million
5 months, 3 weeks ago

New Jersey governor signs budget boosting taxes on companies making over $10 million

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed a $56.6 billion budget moments before midnight Friday, hiking taxes on high-earning corporations to help the state’s transit agency while spending billions on education and other programs. Murphy, also a Democrat, proposed what he called the corporate transit fee to help the beleaguered New Jersey Transit, which could face a …

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North Carolina legislators consider vetoes, constitution changes as work session winds down
5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina legislators consider vetoes, constitution changes as work session winds down

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly raced Wednesday to advance legislation before completing its chief working session for the year — even as lawmakers know they could return later this summer to settle unfinished business. The House voted Wednesday to override Cooper’s three vetoes so far this year, with similar Senate votes expected on Thursday. A great deal …

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Britain’s welfare bill to soar over next four years as parties commit more money for pensioners
6 months, 1 week ago

Britain’s welfare bill to soar over next four years as parties commit more money for pensioners

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The booming spending is fuelled by guarantees for pensioners, such as both main parties’ commitment …

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Here are seven charts to make sense of the Victorian state budget
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Here are seven charts to make sense of the Victorian state budget

ABC  

The Victorian government handed down its budget for 2024-25 yesterday. When analysing these figures together, we can see Victoria's debt will reach 24.4 per cent of its economy in the next financial year. Goal to reach budget surplus by June 2026 The Victorian government not only predicts a reduction in the debt ratio — it's forecasting a budget surplus. The …

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California spent billions on homelessness without tracking if it worked
8 months, 2 weeks ago

California spent billions on homelessness without tracking if it worked

LA Times  

California has failed to adequately monitor the outcomes of its vast spending on homelessness programs, according to a state audit released Tuesday, raising questions about whether billions of dollars meant to thwart the crisis has been worth it as the number of people living unsheltered has soared. A new report from the California State Auditor’s Office found that a state …

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Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Pay raises for Georgia’s public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. Public school teachers would get a $2,500 raise starting July 1, boosting average teacher pay in Georgia above $65,000 annually, as the Republican governor proposed in January. The budget also would raise the amount that local school boards have …

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Proposed limit on Georgia film tax credit could become meaningless if studios are protected
9 months ago

Proposed limit on Georgia film tax credit could become meaningless if studios are protected

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Some Georgia lawmakers are having second thoughts about limiting the value of the state’s lucrative film tax credit. But it would exempt movies mostly made at large studios in Georgia from a proposed cap on how many tax credits could be cashed in by selling them to others. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Hufstetler, a Rome Republican, said …

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Terms of Trade | Is ‘Bharat’ the new Davos?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Terms of Trade | Is ‘Bharat’ the new Davos?

Hindustan Times  

The last budget of the second Narendra Modi government and now a White Paper on the state of the economy strike a very unusual political economy note. India’s trajectory towards a neoliberal economy which is programmatically wedded to the idea of fiscal conservatism and unregulated markets has been completed while negotiating political roadblocks on the way. These three factors, when …

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Minnesota budget surplus grows slightly to $2.4B. But officials warn of potential trouble ahead
1 year ago

Minnesota budget surplus grows slightly to $2.4B. But officials warn of potential trouble ahead

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s budget picture remains stable in the near term, with a slightly higher than expected surplus heading into the 2024 legislative session. Budget Commissioner Erin Campbell called it a “significant structural imbalance” and insisted “it is not fair to call it a deficit” because surpluses from previous years will blunt the impact and allow the state …

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The Data Prove Government Is Spending Too Much
1 year, 2 months ago

The Data Prove Government Is Spending Too Much

Live Mint  

The U.S. national debt recently passed $33 trillion, more than 120% of gross domestic product. Total annual federal spending rose 69.4% during the decade, more than three times as fast as the 21.6% increase in the rate of population growth plus inflation. Had the federal government limited the growth in spending to a maximum of the population growth rate plus …

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Public wants more from government now than at any point in decades, survey finds
1 year, 3 months ago

Public wants more from government now than at any point in decades, survey finds

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. now seems a world away Sir John Curtice, National Centre for Social Research Some …

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Infrastructure projects worth ₹12,089.29 crore completed, according to KIIFB
1 year, 9 months ago

Infrastructure projects worth ₹12,089.29 crore completed, according to KIIFB

The Hindu  

Infrastructure projects worth ₹ 12,089.29 crore undertaken with funding via Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board have been completed. The highest spending is on public works-related infrastructure projects such as roads, ₹ 10,823 crore, followed by industries, water resources, general education, and power. The 45th board meeting of KIIFB held last week had added 64 more projects to the list of …

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Pompeo's PAC bought $42K worth of books on the same day his memoir dropped
1 year, 10 months ago

Pompeo's PAC bought $42K worth of books on the same day his memoir dropped

Raw Story  

As former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo judges interest for a possible run for the GOP nomination in the 2024 presidential election, new details on the sales of his memoir may be a more realistic viewpoint of his public popularity. Pompeo's political action committee, Champion American Values, reported spending over $42,000 at Bulkbooks.com, an online retailer for the purchase of …

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Reading the Union Budget with state govt spending statistics
1 year, 11 months ago

Reading the Union Budget with state govt spending statistics

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her fifth consecutive budget on February 1 this year. See Chart 1: Share of central and state spending in total government expenditure in India There was no significant increase in states’ fiscal deficit post-pandemic The union government’s fiscal deficit has seen a sharp increase in the wake of the pandemic. See Chart 2: centre …

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California budget: More for homelessness, less for climate
1 year, 11 months ago

California budget: More for homelessness, less for climate

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $297 billion budget, prioritizing money to address homelessness and education while cutting some climate spending amid a projected $22.5 billion budget deficit. The proposed budget, which would take effect July 1, is about $9 billion less than the current fiscal year, when Newsom had a massive surplus. That would …

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Audit calls for transparency on Evers’ COVID relief spending
2 years ago

Audit calls for transparency on Evers’ COVID relief spending

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A nonpartisan audit released Wednesday called on Wisconsin Democratic Gov. The Legislative Audit Bureau said that Evers’ Department of Administration did not provide information it claimed the governor based his decisions on when handing out some $3.7 billion in pandemic aid over the past two years. The Evers administration received $5.7 billion between March 2020 and June …

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Pennsylvania spending $45M to establish 3 new state parks
2 years, 2 months ago

Pennsylvania spending $45M to establish 3 new state parks

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is spending $45 million to add new state parks at a nature preserve in Tunkhannock, on Big Elk Creek in the Philadelphia suburbs and along the Susquehanna River near Wrightsville, officials were set to announce Tuesday. The additions to the state’s 121-park system will be an existing nearly 700-acre nature preserve on the Vosburg Neck in …

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Wanted: A truly generous health cheque for underserved Indians
3 years, 1 month ago

Wanted: A truly generous health cheque for underserved Indians

Live Mint  

At an annual spend hovering around ₹2,000 per capita, India’s public health expenditure remains one of the lowest among major economies in the world. Yet, in fiscal 2020-21, when the pandemic burst on the scene, India’s government health expenditure inched up to merely 1.5% of GDP. The National Health Policy, in addition to recommending an increase in overall public health …

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Data | How election fund was spent during 2021 State polls
3 years, 2 months ago

Data | How election fund was spent during 2021 State polls

The Hindu  

The DMK and the Trinamool Congress, both winners of State elections in 2021, spent over Rs. Among all parties, the AIADMK spent the highest share in spreading the party’s propaganda and relied only on media and Spending spree The chart depicts the expenditure incurred by major parties against the spending per contested seat in 2021. Click to remove AMP mode …

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Neoliberalism: An era of growth sans justice
3 years, 3 months ago

Neoliberalism: An era of growth sans justice

The Hindu  

NEOLIBERAL ECONOMISTS ARE IN THE habit of arguing that the acceleration of gross domestic product growth after 1991 lifted “millions” of people out of poverty, but the pandemic has pushed them back. This inter alia has an intellectual explanation: the discourse in development economics continues to be dominated by a paradigm, first advanced by W. Arthur Lewis, which sees the …

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