Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: JPMorgan Chase will extend a $1.5 trillion investment program designed to bolster U.S. economic resilience across Europe, the Wall Street giant said on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 17:41 UTC+10:00] [Labor party] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Party’s environment action network tells parliamentary inquiry into gas export tax to consider ‘very substantial’ levy on windfall profits
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[2026-04-21 15:48 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A high-energy laser system capable of tracking incoming objects as small as a 10-cent piece is among the locally developed equipment being funded as part of $7 billion in federal government spending on drone killing technology over the next decade.
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[2026-04-21 14:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La fiscal general Consuelo Porras comparece ante la comisión que revisa su candidatura para un tercer mandato de cuatro años en Ciudad de Guatemala, el jueves 9 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Moisés Castillo)
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[2026-04-21 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers construct a facility at the Greenbase Industrial & Logistics Parks near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 29, 2024. The cabinet has approved spending of 336.6 billion rupees ($3.6 billion) on developing 100 industrial parks featuring ready-to-use infrastructure. © Reuters
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[2026-04-21 12:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved revisions to enforcement decrees that will exempt owners of multiple homes from higher capital gains taxes if they file for sales permits by May 9.
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[2026-04-21 12:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Democrats sometimes win the battle of ideas with big promises of what government should do. They lose the war when we see what it actually does.
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[2026-04-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s not just the inflation dragon who’s fired up
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[2026-04-21 11:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: You might think that LA had no wildfires, no homeless problem, and no Olympic Games to stage, given how uninspiring Mayor Karen Bass’s 2026-27 budget proposal was on Monday.
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[2026-04-21 11:49 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: April 21, 2026 11:49 | News
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[2026-04-21 11:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Spencer Pratt has blasted Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed $14.85 billion budget, accusing her of pouring money into a homelessness system he says is failing while neglecting basic city services.
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[2026-04-21 11:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BTS is spending its fourth week on Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 10 with “Swim,” according to the chart preview published Tuesday.
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[2026-04-21 11:14 UTC+10:00] [Philippine News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-21 10:52 UTC+10:00] [What's the scam?] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-04-21 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry addressed a parliamentary inquiry into gas exports on Tuesday. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
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[2026-04-21 07:13 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM to update state and territory leaders and is weighing options to increase oil refining in Australia. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-04-21 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-04-21 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The administration aims to double the economy to $200 billion and increase per capita income to $10,000 within a decade by strengthening the production economy and implementing fiscal reforms, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, Secretary to the Treasury told a CEO Forum held in Colombo recently.
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[2026-04-21 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The People’s Bank achieved its highest-ever profit in 2025, while the Bank of Ceylon recorded its strongest financial performance in its 87-year history in the same year. The National Savings Bank also registered a record pre-tax profit of Rs. 59 billion.
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[2026-04-21 05:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: The phrase 'kitty flipping' might conjour up playful furballs or racy sex acts, depending on your turn of mind, but the reality is far more perilous.The term refers to combining the party drugs ketamine and MDMA (ecstasy) - and new research shows it's on the rise in Australia.A new Australia-wide study of our wastewater has revealed that ketamine use has more than doubled in just four-and-a-half years.MONEY: Millions of Australian workers to get instant $1000 tax deduction'Kitty flipping' has grown
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[2026-04-21 05:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kabaya Foods' Tough Gummy was Japan's top-selling gummy candy in fiscal 2024. (Photo by Jun Takai)
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[2026-04-21 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: David Pocock has raised more than $94,000 in a week to fund billboards promoting the 25 per cent tax on gas proposal. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-04-21 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Christmas is still eight months away, but artificial tree maker Lou Liping is already worried about a bad holiday season due to the Iran war.
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[2026-04-21 04:36 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Pauline Hanson’s support for Donald Trump’s war in Iran has become a central battleground in the Farrer byelection, with a big-spending advertising campaign seeking to link the One Nation leader to rising fuel and fertiliser costs hitting regional voters.
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[2026-04-21 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Karen Bass has revealed plans to splurge another near $15 billion in her budget as she desperately clings to power.
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[2026-04-21 03:39 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets
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[2026-04-21 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WHEN the House of Representatives’ committee on justice released the Commission on Audit’s (COA) April 10, 2026 decision upholding the P73.28-million disallowance against the Office of the Vice President, the reaction was swift and predictably political. Allies of Vice President Sara Duterte cried harassment. Critics called it vindication. Lost in the noise was a more important story — one about an institution, a process, and the painstaking machinery of fiscal accountability that most Filipinos never see until it lands on
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[2026-04-21 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-04-21 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: While last season of The Way Home on The Hallmark Channel focused on Jacob Landry reuniting with his family after spending decades in a different century, this season offers up another potential reunion, between Elliot Augustine and his mother Tessa, whom he once thought to have abandoned him. But did she?
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[2026-04-21 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The billions of euros slated by the EU for the build up of weapons factories and procurement of military hardware are a “magnet for the criminals,” according to a senior anti-fraud official.
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[2026-04-21 00:02 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Coalition might bank any revenue generated from changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax rather than campaigning to reverse them, potentially cementing the reforms and handing Opposition Leader Angus Taylor billions to offer in tax cuts at the next election.
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[2026-04-21 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Seven IDF officers have been indicted on counts of bribery, theft by a public servant, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and tax offenses, among other crimes, the State Attorney's Office announced on Monday.
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[2026-04-20 22:16 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS ― France is looking at slashing at least €4 billion in spending this year to keep its public finances under control.
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[2026-04-20 21:40 UTC+10:00] [Overseas Filipinos] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-04-20 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An American flag hangs on the gate of a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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[2026-04-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York’s city comptrollers are supposed to safeguard taxpayer dollars, but many have treated the city pension funds they oversee as their own play money — and Mark Levine is no different.
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[2026-04-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Far-right leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella pledged on Monday to "liberate" the French economy by slashing red tape and bureaucracy.
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[2026-04-20 19:11 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Draft legislation for treasurer Jim Chalmers’ new instant tax deduction policy lands just over a year after Labor proposed the change in the run-up to the 2025 election
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[2026-04-20 18:23 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned the National Disability Insurance Scheme is not affordable in its current form, laying the groundwork for major changes to the $50 billion program to become the central savings plank of next month’s budget.
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[2026-04-20 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: PARIS — A new Michael Jackson biopic will shortly arrive in cinemas telling the story of the King of Pop's early career, but it's a tightly controlled story that avoids any reference to the child sex abuse allegations that dogged his later life.
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[2026-04-20 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Kuala Lumpur: Former Shell executive and ex-Malaysian minister Idris Jala says Australia should use the global energy crisis to tax the windfall profits of gas giants, dismissing the industry’s claims that it would scare off investment and jeopardise trade with Asian neighbours.
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[2026-04-20 15:12 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Seoul Administrative Court ruled Monday that an art collector who earned about 4.5 billion won ($3.1 million) from the sale of a Yayoi Kusama “Pumpkin” sculpture must pay income tax on the proceeds as business income.
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[2026-04-20 14:54 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
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[2026-04-20 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Drivers charge their Tata EVs at a charging station in Mumbai on Sept. 9, 2025. Total electric car sales in India grew 87% in the fiscal year through March, with incoming emissions rules expected to give the segment a further boost in the near future. © Reuters
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[2026-04-20 14:26 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-20 14:23 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Live reviews] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: MUSICAL THEATREGUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!Hayes Theatre, April 15Until May 10Reviewed by JOHN SHAND★★★½
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[2026-04-20 11:44 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-20 11:40 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has admitted the country is facing higher inflation, lower economic growth and a likely increase in unemployment, with next month’s budget and the broader economy held hostage to how quickly the war against Iran is resolved.
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[2026-04-20 11:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Outgoing Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said Monday achieving economic stability and growth through monetary and fiscal policy alone has become increasingly difficult, calling for a broader role for the central bank in addressing long-term structural challenges.
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[2026-04-20 11:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- Outgoing Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said Monday achieving economic stability and growth through monetary and fiscal policy alone has become increasingly difficult, calling for a broader role for the central bank in addressing long-term structural challenges.
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