thejapantimes, 5 days ago to Japan

Japan's parliament has enacted a bill aimed at bolstering measures to tackle the country's declining birthrate, such as removing the income cap on child allowances. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/05/japan/society/child-care-law-enacted/ #japan #society #diet #children #parenthood #budgets

br00t4c, 13 days ago to random

Shop price rises back to 'normal', says retail body

#budgets

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nnmrqp1vqo

br00t4c, 23 days ago to australia

For Australia's most vulnerable, the budget didn't do nearly enough

#australia #budgets

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/05/17/federal-budget-2024-welfare-jobseeker-rental-crisis/

Centurion480, 1 month ago to Bulgaria

"Meanwhile, raising our military spending to 2 per cent of GDP — from its current level of 1.39 per cent — would cost us an extra $25 billion a year, according to Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Office. That would please Trump (at least for a moment). But such a massive spending hike would inevitably result in spending cuts to things we really need — like health care, transit, housing — making our lives worse and less affordable."
#cdnpoli #defense #budgets #NATO
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/pierre-poilievre-wants-to-look-tough-but-bows-to-donald-trump/article_5d52ebe2-d043-11ee-82ac-f3afa2220f1c.html

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

The Home Renovation Projects That Will Make You Happiest

#budgets

https://lifehacker.com/home/the-home-renovation-projects-that-will-make-you-happiest

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Japan is edging closer toward a goal outlined in its 2022 National Security Strategy of bringing defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product, its defense minister said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/politics/japan-defense-spending-rises-to-06-of-gdp/ #japan #politics #defense #budgets #defenseministry

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

The government decided an additional spending of ¥138.9 billion from its reserve funds under its fiscal 2024 budget to support areas hit by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/japan/japan-fresh-spending-for-noto-quake/ #japan #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #budgets #financeministry

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

North Korea conducted its first drills simulating a nuclear counterattack under its “nuclear trigger” management system, state-run media said Tuesday, as Washington and Seoul were set to begin talks on cost-sharing for hosting U.S. troops in South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/asia-pacific/north-korea-nuclear-counterstrike-drills/ #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #budgets #donaldtrump

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

Global military expenditure saw its steepest increase in over a decade in 2023, reaching a record high of $2.4 trillion as wars and rising tensions fueled spending across the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/world/politics/military-spending-record-high/ #worldnews #politics #usmilitary #budgets #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #china #pla

br00t4c, 2 months ago to random

Seven bills going up and one going down in April

#budgets

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68666795

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

In a move to tackle the country's dwindling birthrate, Japan will charge members of medical insurance programs with fees from 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/29/japan/fee-to-fight-low-birthrate/ #japan #children #budgets #insurance

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Japan's parliament has enacted a ¥112.57 trillion budget for fiscal 2024, the nation's second-largest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/29/japan/politics/fiscal-2024-budget-enacted/ #japan #politics #diet #budgets #defense #socialwelfare #children #semiconductors

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to worldwithoutus

The agreement on an unusually early start of defense cost-sharing talks between South Korea and the U.S. reflects concerns in Seoul over the possibility of Donald Trump becoming president again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/asia-pacific/politics/us-south-korea-cost-sharing-trump/ #asiapacific #politics #us #southkorea #usmilitary #northkorea #joebiden #donaldtrump #budgets

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

For fiscal 2024, which starts in April, the government has doubled the size of general reserves — which are not designated for specific purposes — from ¥500 billion to ¥1 trillion, prompting uncertainty over how the money may be used. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/06/economy/government-budget-fiscal-challenges/ #business #economy #budgets #diet #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #covid19injapan

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldwithoutus

China has announced a 7.2% hike in its defense budget for the coming year, the same rate of increase as the previous year, as Beijing continues to modernize its military amid its rivalry with the U.S. and its allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/asia-pacific/politics/china-npc-defense-taiwan/ #asiapacific #politics #china #defense #budgets #pla #taiwan #us #liqiang #xijinping

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

The government and ruling bloc have taken aggressive measures to pass the fiscal 2024 budget, as scrutiny intensifies over a high-profile political funds scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/japan/politics/kishida-budget-passage-focus/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #diet #budgets #ldp #cdp #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

A day after the opposition grilled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over a slush funds scandal, the Lower House approved a ¥112.57 trillion draft budget for the next fiscal year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/02/japan/politics/lower-house-budget-passes/ #japan #politics #lowerhouse #budgets #ldp #fumiokishida #ishikawaearthquake #financeministry #cdp

br00t4c, 3 months ago to random

No respite for squeezed Stormont budgets

#budgets #financial

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68446689

br00t4c, 3 months ago to random

Labour must act to save the environment - here's my three-point plan | George Monbiot

#budgets #labour

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/20/labour-environment-carbon-budgets-gdp-wellbeing-labour-manifesto

br00t4c, 3 months ago to geopolitics

Global defence spending rises 9% to record $2.2tn

#budgets #global

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/13/global-defence-spending-rises-9-per-cent-to-record-22tn-dollars

br00t4c, 3 months ago to random

Local news in the UK is in deep trouble. But this band of radicals could change everything | Jonathan Heawood

#budgets #localnews

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/12/local-news-grassroots-journalism-funding-support

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday called for the swift passage of a fiscal 2024 budget to extend "full" support to areas hit by the deadly earthquake on New Year's Day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/30/economy/japan-finance-minister-policy-speech/?utm_content=buffer7f266&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #shunichisuzuki #budgets #japaneseeconomy #inflation #wages #ishikawaearthquake

br00t4c, 4 months ago to random

Why are councils going bankrupt? - Politics Weekly UK

#bankrupt #budgets

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/jan/25/why-are-councils-going-bankrupt-politics-weekly-uk

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business

Japan is set to miss its long-standing goal of balancing its primary balance in the year from April 2025, according to the government’s own forecasts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/22/japan-missing-budget-goal/?utm_content=buffer9d14f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #budgets #japaneseeconomy #boj #debt

petersuber, 4 months ago to random

New study: "We assess the question of whether institutional investment in scientific #journals aligns with the journals where researchers send their papers for publication, and where they serve as unpaid reviewers and editors…[We found] that institutional costs often do not match well with… benefits to researchers."
https://peerj.com/articles/16514/

#Budgets #CostsBenefits #Libraries #ScholComm