The Latest Breaking News from Budget

Expenditure on local road maintenance in the UK fell from £4 billion in 2006 to £2 billion in 2019, the Local Government Association said.

With more welfare schemes likely to be announced in Telangana, the government would do well in making sure that its finances are in place before any announcement is made

Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa on Sunday ruled out the possibility of misuse of Special Component Plan (SCP) for development of Scheduled Castes and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) for development of Scheduled Tribes.

Finance Dept. urges govt. depts. to prepare 2024-25 Budget with extreme austerity. Estimates must be realistic & accurate, revenue & dues to be accelerated. Economy measures may require dropping uneconomical schemes & putting off activities. Deadline for non-plan expenditure is Sept. 5, plan expenditure Sept. 10 & revenue estimates &…

So-called participatory budgeting, in which residents vote on spending projects in their wards, started in the United States in Chicago, but its growth has stalled.

Grant Robertson is just as compromised as David Parker in his position on the wealth and capital gains tax and should also stand aside. But because Hipkins has already faced more Cabinet upheavals than any modern PM, Robertson survives

Speaker U.T. Khader defended suspension of 10 BJP MLAs for their "indecent and disrespectful conduct" of tearing up bills and hurling them at the Chair. He said the action was taken to ensure discipline among the lawmakers and appealed to them not to politicise the issue. He met Governor Thaawarchand…

CM Siddaramaiah seeks to project Karnataka's Universal Basic Income concept as "model of development" vs. BJP's "Gujarat model". He claims it is the "biggest ever welfare measure" implemented by any State in India. He accuses BJP of robbing from poor people and reducing tax burden of corporates. He claims Karnataka…

Officials warned the finance minister that transport funding should not be coming from supplementary Budget bids, reports Emma Hatton

Ministers were told the greenhouse emissions impacts of the climate spend in Budget 2023 would be 'minimal' and take time to materialise, writes Marc Daalder

Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar dismisses reports of dropping Matru Poorna & Matru Vandana schemes; assures adequate grants & effective implementation. PMMVY provides cash incentive of ₹5,000 to pregnant & lactating women; probe ordered into allegations of rotten eggs supplied to anganwadis & schools.