[2025-12-01 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Subscriptions for USD 50 Mn domestic dollar bond auction scheduled from today - DailyNews

Snippet: Subscriptions for the country’s first domestic dollar bond auction since the 2022 default and the first bonds issued under the newly operational Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) will take place from 9 am today till 12 pm on December 3, 2025. The auction size is set at USD 50 million while the maturity periods are 1-year, 2-years and 3-years.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/12/01/business/905360/subscriptions-for-usd-50-mn-domestic-dollar-bond-auction-scheduled-from-today/

[2025-12-01 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Switzerland: Voters reject climate tax in referendum

Snippet: Voters in Switzerland on Sunday rejected a new inheritance tax for multimillionaires on Sunday, rejecting a proposal that sought funds from the country's wealthiest residents to fight climate change.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/switzerland-voters-reject-climate-tax-in-referendum/a-74959419

[2025-12-01 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: महिलाओं पर अनिवार्य सेवा और सुपर-रिच पर टैक्स प्रस्ताव खारिज

Snippet: इस रविवार स्विट्जरलैंड ने अपने मतदाताओं के सामने दो बड़े और ऐतिहासिक प्रस्ताव रखे थे. पहला प्रस्ताव यह था कि पुरुषों की तरह महिलाओं को भी अनिवार्य रूप से सैन्य या नागरिक सेवा करनी होगी, यानी ‘सिटिजन सर्विस इनिशिएटिव'. दूसरा प्रस्ताव सुपर-रिच यानी अत्यंत अमीर लोगों पर जलवायु कर लगाने का था, ताकि इसके जरिए पर्यावरण संरक्षण के लिए फंड जुटाया जा सके.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/hi/swiss-reject-compulsory-civic-duty-climate-tax-for-super-rich-projections/a-74958148

[2025-11-30 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Duran

Title: UK Starmer tries to TAX his way out of decline

Snippet: Zaluzhny blames Zelensky. German Media Nord Stream report claims CIA and Zaluzhny knew

Read full article: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran/episodes/UK-Starmer-tries-to-TAX-his-way-out-of-decline-e3bljvt

[2025-11-28 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Taiwan plans extra $40 billion defense budget to deter China

Snippet: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te announced a $40 billion supplementary defense budget on Wednesday to accelerate arms purchases and strengthen deterrence against China.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/taiwan-plans-extra-40-billion-defense-spending-to-deter-china/a-74899783

[2025-11-28 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Ask the Tax Whiz] Tax evasion as corruption: A global imperative and a PH priority

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/business/ask-the-tax-whiz-evasion-corruption-global-imperative-philippine-priority/

[2025-11-28 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: BIR files tax evasion complaints vs contractors of Bulacan ghost projects

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/bir-tax-complaints-syms-im-construction-bulacan-ghost-projects/

[2025-11-28 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Monaco: Looking beyond the glam and hype

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Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/monaco-luxury-tax-haven-social-media-super-rich-glamour/video-74840645

[2025-11-27 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: L'Allemagne s’oppose à une capitulation de l’Ukraine

Snippet: En Allemagne, le parlement à Berlin se prononce cette semaine sur le budget de l'année à venir. Il est d'usage que le Bundestag organise un débat général, une discussion sur les questions les plus importantes qui préoccupent actuellement le pays et la société. Les questions sont nombreuses.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/fr/chancelier-allemand-friedrich-merz-mis-en-garde-contre-accord-paix-ukraine-sans-europe/a-74916604

[2025-11-27 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Will Budget OIC Secretary Rolando Toledo make a difference?

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[2025-11-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Issues confronting the education sector - DailyNews

Snippet: The Government has set apart Rs.7.4 billion for education for 2026 – the highest allocation made so far in the National Budget towards education, according to Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. Addressing Parliament during the Committee Stage Debate on the Expenditure Heads for Education, Dr. Amarasuriya said that she made no promise of allocating 6 percent of the GDP in the Budget for the first year itself for the education sector, as it was evident that new

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2025/11/27/editorial/902695/issues-confronting-the-education-sector/

[2025-11-27 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: US communities fight to save solar and wind energy projects

Snippet: Each month, Anh Nguyen shells out nearly $500 (€431) for electricity in Atlanta, Georgia. She's tried everything to cut down on her bills, from spending sweltering summer days at the pool to running the AC only at night. When a federal green energy program promised help, it felt like a lifeline.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-us-renewables-sector-get-around-trump-and-replace-oil-coal-gas/a-74882730

[2025-11-26 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [OPINION] The Philippines is spending more on health, but getting less

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/opinion-philippines-spending-more-health-getting-less/

[2025-11-26 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Zaldy Co accuses Sandro Marcos of budget insertions | The wRap

Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/november-25-2025/

[2025-11-26 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Zaldy Co accuses Sandro Marcos of P50.9-B budget insertions

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[2025-11-22 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: South Africa

Snippet: (1st UPDATE) The declaration stresses the seriousness of climate change and the need to better adapt to it, praises ambitious targets to boost renewable energy, and notes the punishing levels of debt service suffered by poor countries

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/topic/south-africa/

[2025-09-29 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Fiscal & Monetary Policy | South China Morning Post

Snippet: China’s big yuan devaluation sent shock waves 10 years ago – what has changed?Lessons from the past, and an eye on the yuan’s globalisation, have helped shape a decade-long shift towards mostly market-based pricing for China’s currency.

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/knowledge/china-macro-economy/fiscal-monetary-policy

[2025-06-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: “You’re Already Approved”: How One Tennessee Company Sets a Debt Trap

Snippet: Jeanette Thomas had just made her first payment on a loan from payday lender Advance Financial when she said the company emailed her with “good news.” She could borrow $206 more.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/flex-lenders-reborrow

[2025-05-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: defense spending

Snippet: It has been said that quantity has quality all of its own.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/617535-defence-splurgers-destroy-europe

[2025-04-16 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.

Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-border-security-spending-texas-arizona

[2025-03-06 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: [Newsstand] An explosion in campaign ad spending

Snippet: Is the 2025 midterm election on track to be the most expensive in Philippine history?

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newsstand-is-2025-midterm-election-most-expensive-history-philippines/

[2025-01-31 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Spain struggles to meet NATO defense target, as Trump demands huge additional spending

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2025-01-31 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Burkina junta has not paid off country’s debt, doesn’t control resources

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2024-12-21 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 America - House rejects alternative stopgap spending bill endorsed by President-elect Trump

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2024-12-20 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: US House rejects revamped spending deal as government shutdown looms

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2024-12-20 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 America - Trump urges US lawmakers to reject spending bill, raising government shutdown odds

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2024-12-14 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: How 2 billionaires will cut US government spending

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2024-09-18 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The zombie debate about negative gearing is back. What’s at stake?

Snippet: Treasury officials are modelling the possible changes to negative gearing, five years after the former Labor leader Bill Shorten took proposed changes to the popular tax write-off to an election, as the Greens demand an end to the tax breaks and the Liberals warn against a hit to investors.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/labor-s-housing-policy-could-depend-on-a-deal-with-the-greens-what-s-at-stake-20240917-p5kb4l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2024-09-12 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: ProPublica

Title: What No One Tells You About Deferring a Car Payment

Snippet: Have you taken out a car loan and struggled to pay it back? You’re not alone. Borrowers like you owe more than $1.6 trillion in auto debt, and many are falling behind. Your lender might have given you the option to move payments to a later date, also known as a “deferment,” “extension” or “forbearance.”

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/auto-loan-calculator-with-extensions

[2024-08-02 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: China, trying to address trade deficit, moves to boost agriculture imports from Africa

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2024-07-06 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 Africa - Kenya's President Ruto announces sweeping spending cuts

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[2024-06-28 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 Africa - Kenya: Fresh protests against tax hikes break out in Nairobi

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2024-06-27 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 Africa - Kenyan president Ruto says he will not sign tax-hike bill that sparked deadly protests

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2024-05-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: Sports Team Owners Face New Scrutiny From IRS Over Tax Avoidance

Snippet: The IRS has launched a campaign to examine whether wealthy taxpayers are violating the law when using their ownership of sports teams to save large amounts in taxes.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/sports-team-owners-face-new-scrutiny-from-irs-over-tax-avoidance

[2024-03-22 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Chinese-Built Airport in Nepal Raises Worries of Debt Trap

Snippet: No media source currently available

Read full article: https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-built-airport-in-nepal-raises-worries-of-debt-trap/7537018.html

[2024-02-09 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Funds to Counter China in Pacific Missing From Senate Spending Package

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2023-12-01 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 Africa - Nigeria: President Tinubu presents $34.84 billion budget proposal – his first since coming to power

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2023-10-11 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: China's BRI Brings Africa Roads, Rails, Energy and Debt

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[2023-10-10 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Indonesia Launches High-Speed Railway, Seeks to Negotiate Debt With Chinese Banks

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[2023-10-06 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 America - Biden announces another $9 billion in student debt relief

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[2023-10-06 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Fake Recruitment Leaflets Promise US Students Debt Relief for Joining Ukraine’s Defense.

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[2023-09-18 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: House Impeachment Inquiry Looms Over Spending Battle on Capitol Hill

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[2023-09-14 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Philippine Court Acquits Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa of Tax Evasion Charge

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[2023-08-11 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Japan Boosts Defense Spending, but Its Tech Giants Are Wary

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[2023-08-03 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: Does Pakistan Have a Chinese Debt Problem?

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[2023-07-18 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: US Senate Begins Debate on Annual Massive Defense Spending Bill

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[2023-06-03 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 America - US Senate Approves Debt Ceiling Deal

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[2023-06-02 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 America - House approves debt limit deal

Snippet: No media source currently available

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[2023-06-01 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 America - US Lawmakers to Vote on Debt Ceiling Deal

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[2023-05-30 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: VOA Africa

Title: VOA60 America - US Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Approve Debt Ceiling Deal

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