Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-13 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The PAFFREL organisation and the March 12 Movement pointed out that 87% of the Government budget expenditure has been utilised by the end of 2025, indicating a significant step forward in fiscal progress.
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[2026-03-13 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A key state lawmaker who championed the union-friendly law requiring New York City to lower class sizes in public schools said he’s open to relaxing the mandate to provide budget relief to Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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[2026-03-13 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Bank, one of Sri Lanka’s leading financial services provider, recently announced its highest-ever Profit After Tax of LKR 40.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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[2026-03-13 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: An Illinois tax preparer who helped run a “staggering” $14 million COVID scam used the money to build a mansion for a wife and kids he had in the Palestinian territories — infuriating his other wife in Illinois.
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[2026-03-13 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Atlanta, long known as the Hollywood of the South, saw a boom in recent years thanks to blockbuster superhero films like Superman and hit TV series. But movie production across Georgia has slowed, with much of it moving overseas. Spending in the state fell from over $4 billion in 2022 to around $2.6 billion in 2024, and Atlanta film permits have dropped by roughly half in the past year.
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[2026-03-13 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The View sounded off on United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the U.S. Department of Defense in the wake of a fatal missile strike at an elementary school in Iran, and also took a moment to call out the Pentagon’s reported spending.
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[2026-03-13 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Seattle resident Howard Schultz, the founder and longtime face of Starbucks, has announced that he will be drinking his vanilla soy latte in Miami from now on, driven off by a threatened millionaire income tax in Washington state.
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[2026-03-13 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, talks with fans before the match against Rayo Vallecano in Mdarid, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Madrid. (AP Foto/Manu Fernandez, File)
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[2026-03-13 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Claudio Tapia, top center, president of the Argentine Soccer Association (AFA) arrives to court in connection with a complaint filed by Argentina’s tax collection agency on failure to pay social security taxes in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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[2026-03-13 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A major debt-rating agency warned investors Wednesday that it may soon to downgrade New York City’s credit rating — a major blow to the Big Apple that would trigger increased borrowing costs.
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[2026-03-13 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Tax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Chief executive of Acoss, who undertook the study, says ‘it’s clear this tax break funnels billions into the wealthiest parts of our country’
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[2026-03-13 00:01 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Property tax breaks will cost the federal budget more than $200 billion over the next decade, with the benefits overwhelmingly flowing to property investors in the nation’s wealthiest electorates, new research shows as Treasurer Jim Chalmers considers changes to capital gains tax.
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[2026-03-12 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: After hitting a peak of $4.4 billion in 2022, spending on film and TV production in Georgia has tumbled. Despite that, Shadowbox Studios, one of metro Atlanta’s largest soundstage operators, is betting on the area’s future. (AP Video: Emilie Megnien)
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[2026-03-12 22:15 UTC+10:00] [Apple MacBook Neo] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: It looks and feels like a regular MacBook but is half the price, and while lacking a few bells and whistles, the Neo delivers a solid performance
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[2026-03-12 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-03-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [HTI Financial Solutions] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: HTI Financial Solutions and Haitong International Financial Products filed the petition over a debt due in March last year, firm says
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[2026-03-12 18:11 UTC+10:00] [Centrelink] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The final report into the Centrelink debt recovery process that wreaked havoc on the vulnerable is not the full-stop many wanted. It has not restored the trust that was so fundamentally broken
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[2026-03-12 17:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-12 17:12 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Perth businessman once linked to a high-profile collapsed building company is being pursued by the tax office for almost $7 million.
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[2026-03-12 16:40 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: What Korean law says about severance pay, pension refunds and visa status for English instructors leaving private academies in Korea
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[2026-03-12 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A majority of California voters fear that the billionaire tax will force businesses to flee the state — as the controversial proposal has only reached 25% of the signatures it needs to make the ballot.
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[2026-03-12 10:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The LA City Council just sent an engraved invitation to Vice President JD Vance, practically begging him to investigate fraud in the city.
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[2026-03-12 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Moody’s downgraded New York City’s bond outlook from stable to “negative” Wednesday, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s budget chief went AWOL rather than answer City Council questions about the mayor’s mystery-math budget.
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[2026-03-12 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s math projecting a $5.4 billion budget deficit is coming under increased scrutiny — as his fiscal team no-showed the start of spending negotiations with the City Council for the first time in decades Wednesday.
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[2026-03-12 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: When the US Supreme Court ruled that the administration’s tariffs were unlawful, it resolved a constitutional question. What it did not resolve is how to unwind the economic damage. Gov. JB Pritzker has called for roughly $1,700 per Illinois household — about $8.7 billion total — arguing that families effectively paid an illegal tax through higher prices and deserve direct reimbursement.
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[2026-03-12 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Chronic stress can speed up biological aging — no matter if the stress is from mounting debts, overtime work or your terminally annoying uncle who always wants to “play devil’s advocate.”
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[2026-03-12 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Andrej Babis attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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[2026-03-12 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AS my good friend and colleague Stephen CuUnjieng explained in a television interview earlier this week, the government’s move to drop the excise tax on fuel — and possibly remove or modify the value-added tax as well, although that seems unlikely — in order to provide some cushion against skyrocketing oil prices is a reasonable short-term measure, but not a sound, long-term solution to the risks that import dependence impose on the Philippines.
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[2026-03-12 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rihanna llega al estreno de “Smurfs” el domingo 13 de julio de 2025 en Paramount Studios en Los Ángeles. (Foto Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, archivo)
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[2026-03-12 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Starbucks owner and CEO Howard Schultz says he is leaving Seattle for Miami after 44 years in the java giant’s home state of Washington — as Dems there have been pushing for a so-called “millionaires’ tax.”
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[2026-03-12 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The war triggered by the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran is driving sharp swings in global oil markets, potentially handing Russia an unexpected revenue boost despite Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine.
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[2026-03-12 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oracle shares rose 12% Wednesday after the company posted robust third-quarter earnings and assured analysts that the company does not plan to raise any additional debt in 2026 beyond what was already announced.
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[2026-03-12 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Advocates hope a growing unhappiness over wage and wealth inequalities that have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic will lead more U.S. states to adopt policies raising taxes on the wealthy. (AP Video: Amanda Swinhart, Cedar Attanasio)
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[2026-03-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Housing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The rumours of action on the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing are louder than before any budget this century. But is the PM up to the task?
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[2026-03-12 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Centrelink debt recovery] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nacc report into unlawful scheme found two senior public servants engaged in corrupt conduct but declined to refer them for charges in what victims call a ‘massive letdown’
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[2026-03-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some US taxpayers are refusing to pay the federal government amid ICE surges, the war with Iran and more
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[2026-03-11 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cars drive past data centers that house computer servers and hardware required to support modern internet use, such as artificial intelligence, in Ashburn, Virginia, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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[2026-03-11 22:15 UTC+10:00] [Gamer Girls] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This engaging tale of an all-female esports team delivers an underdog story with a light touch and punches well above its modest budget
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[2026-03-11 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by Toyota shows the 2026 Corolla hatchback. The Corolla hatchback simply adds extra cargo space to the Corolla’s popular virtues of value and dependable transportation. (Courtesy of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. via AP)
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[2026-03-11 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dr. Mehmet Oz, the federal Medicaid chief, is entirely right to probe New York’s bloated $124 billion spending on the program.
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[2026-03-11 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A US senator is demanding answers about billions in taxpayer funds meant to prevent wildfires before the deadly January firestorm that devastated LA County.
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[2026-03-11 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Universities have been forced onto a “morphine drip” of international student revenue to survive decades of declining public funding, former Labor leader Bill Shorten has warned, as he proposed a new sovereign wealth education fund to help stabilise the sector.
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[2026-03-11 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Big Apple needs to reign in its out-of-control spending by more than $6 billion — including massive cuts to a controversial housing voucher program and school funding, the city’s fiscal watchdog said.
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[2026-03-11 18:42 UTC+10:00] [Finance & Tax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-11 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: German arms maker Rheinmetall on Wednesday reported full-year sales that grew 29% year-over-year and said revenue would grow by even more in 2026, as defense companies are expected to be on the receiving end of governments' hiked spending on military capabilities.
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[2026-03-11 17:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Mirae Asset Securities said it will launch the industry’s first dedicated service center for global companies in Korea’s rapidly expanding retirement pension market.
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[2026-03-11 17:30 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-03-11 15:52 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Former prime minister Scott Morrison has been cleared by the corruption watchdog’s investigation into robo-debt, while two senior public servants involved in the former Coalition government’s unlawful debt recovery scheme have been found to have engaged in serious corrupt conduct.
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[2026-03-11 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Indian Ocean] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sinking of an Iranian frigate and a leaked US cable have dragged the debt-burdened South Asian nation into a Middle Eastern conflict
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[2026-03-11 15:26 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A man who obeyed overseas masterminds to orchestrate an antisemitic spree which rocked Sydney has been jailed, with a magistrate rejecting his claim that he was motivated by crippling drug debt, and finding that he knew it was a “deliberate tactic to divide Arab and Jewish communities”.
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