Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-04 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
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[2026-04-04 05:45 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Michelle* didn’t expect to be spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees fighting over property with her ex-husband in court – and she doesn’t want to do it again.
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[2026-04-04 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is asking Congress to boost military spending to $1.5 trillion for 2027, the largest such request in decades, while demanding cuts to domestic spending on social programs, AP reported Friday.
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[2026-04-04 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: With less than two weeks left to file taxes, some homeowners are scrambling to get their paperwork together before April 15.
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[2026-04-04 02:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has asked for a nearly 40 percent increase in military spending over last year in his annual budget request, which totals $1.5 trillion.
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[2026-04-04 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former Syracuse basketball player John Bol Ajak will be deported to Sudan after spending more than a month in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, according to Syracuse.com.
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[2026-04-04 01:28 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-04 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Tax] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Reforming tax is becoming a credibility test for all – but the Liberal leader doesn’t seem keen while Labor sends mixed signals ahead of the budget
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[2026-04-04 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump White House has said it will request $1.5 trillion from Congress in defence funding for 2027, an approximate 40 percent increase on the most recent fiscal year.
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[2026-04-03 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The White House released its 2027 budget request to Congress on Friday — with a $1.5 trillion request for the Department of War, upping defense spending by $445 billion from the previous year.
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[2026-04-03 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax his way out of the Big Apple’s self-imposed fiscal crisis is facing a fresh and little-discussed threat, according to well-placed financiers – and it’s coming from artificial intelligence.
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[2026-04-03 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po launched an AI+ strategy in this year’s budget speech to promote AI applications in the banking sector
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[2026-04-03 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Friday offering tax incentives to encourage offshore-bound investments to return to the domestic stock market will help improve foreign exchange supply and demand.
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[2026-04-03 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: After spending several months at the Mutobo demobilization center, 214 people affiliated with armed groups were officially reintegrated this week in Rwanda.
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[2026-04-03 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Foreign tourists visiting South Korea on cruise ships will be able to receive a refund of internal taxes on goods purchased at local duty-free stores starting next week, the customs agency said Friday.
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[2026-04-03 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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[2026-04-03 14:11 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Cape Canaveral, Florida: NASA’s Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed towards the moon on Thursday night (Florida time), breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth in the decades since Apollo.
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[2026-04-03 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Nassau’s fiscal watchdog is demanding County Executive Bruce Blakeman replenish nearly $14 million quietly pulled out of opioid settlement funds — and threatening to tank his next budget.
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[2026-04-03 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani has hired a fellow comrade from a lefty think tank for the city’s budget office — inserting the true believer into the historically non-partisan office of “bean counters” with a newly minted role to push the young lawmaker’s socialist ideals, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-03 08:33 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: New tax will hit branded drugs and active ingredients while exempting generics for at least one year
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[2026-04-03 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Swalwell has been dipping into his retirement savings and postponing his tax payments as he campaigns to become California’s next governor.
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[2026-04-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: For over a century, policymakers have swung between two powerful economic poles: the egalitarian promise of Marxism and the efficiency-driven dynamism of Capitalism. One seeks justice, the other growth. Yet in today’s fractured global economy, which is marked by inequality, debt crises, and geopolitical instability, the real challenge is not choosing one over the other, but intelligently blending both to uplift ordinary people.
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[2026-04-03 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ALBANY – State assembly members are set to personally enjoy a million-dollar renovation for their lounge space just off the chamber floor — even as they push to hike taxes on businesses while driving up spending, The Post has learned.
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[2026-04-03 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma said the Government hopes to reduce the pressure on the current tax payers and focus on reducing tax rates.
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[2026-04-03 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s homegrown financial institution Siyapatha Finance PLC displayed robust financial performance for the year ended 31st December 2025, reflecting the Company’s continued strategic growth initiatives, solid asset quality, and resilience amidst volatile economic conditions. The Company posted a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs. 2,660 million, an increase of 26% compared to the previous year.
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[2026-04-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Making a special statement on the occasion of the 94th Anniversary celebrations of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera stated that the Government’s primary strategy is to expand the tax base by way of including all taxpayers to the tax net.
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[2026-04-03 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: China's local governments hope to spur spending by introducing school holidays. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-04-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Some things are worth spending money on even during a cost of living crisis – and for Sydneysiders, Easter is one of them.
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[2026-04-03 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Exports to Asia from the U.S. grew and imports declined in February compared with the month before, shrinking the trade deficit with the region. © Reuters
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[2026-04-03 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vista general del exterior de la Corte Penal Internacional en La Haya, Países Bajos, 12 de marzo de 2025. (Foto AP/Omar Havana, archivo)
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[2026-04-03 03:25 UTC+10:00] [Asean] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deficit with mainland hits two-decade low as trade shifts to Taiwan, Mexico and Vietnam amid tariff fallout and efforts to stabilise ties
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[2026-04-03 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: IT is a no-brainer why the government allocates the biggest chunk of the national budget to education. The Education department, after all, is tasked with laying and building the foundation for the country’s backbone through would-be leaders and responsible citizenry.
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[2026-04-02 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Opened in 1987, Armenia’s Republican Centre of Speleotherapy has, for decades, welcomed patients with respiratory illnesses into tunnels carved deep into rock salt, where the mineral‑rich underground air is believed to help ease conditions such as asthma and bronchitis. Once treating more than 300 people a year, the 4,000‑square‑metre facility now reportedly sees only around 50 patients annually after losing state funding in 2019–2020, leaving its future in doubt.
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[2026-04-02 22:17 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fifa has not agreed tax exemption with US government
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[2026-04-02 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Mozambique has fully repaid its debt to the International Monetary Fund, clearing more than 630 million dollars ahead of schedule. At the start of March, the country still owed over 515 million in Special Drawing Rights.
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[2026-04-02 19:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Completion of Greenline, the ambitious $316 million linear park proposed for the north bank of the Yarra River, has been effectively killed off after the City of Melbourne reduced the $9 million allocated to it in its draft budget to $400,000.
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[2026-04-02 18:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked out a contentious tax reform package to boost home ownership as a way to counter populism. He is also pledging to rebuild Australia’s fuel stocks and floating the prospect of caps on coal and gas prices if the war in Iran further spikes commodity prices.
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[2026-04-02 17:08 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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[2026-04-02 17:05 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The founder of the collapsed First Guardian superannuation fund has been accused of resigning as a director from celebrity chef Scott Pickett’s restaurant group because he knew the business was insolvent.
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[2026-04-02 16:43 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Energy firm says it hopes coupons can help stimulate local spending, unleash potential consumption and accelerate economic growth
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[2026-04-02 15:11 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Beetaloo Energy has significantly bolstered its war chest, banking a cool $15.4 million cash refund courtesy of the Federal Government’s Research and Development tax incentive scheme.
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[2026-04-02 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Some GPs that do not bulk bill have been charging patients administration fees on top of consult fees. (Adobe Stock)
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[2026-04-02 10:01 UTC+10:00] [Tax havens] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Charity calls for a levy on the very richest and the closing of tax loopholes in its report on offshore wealth
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[2026-04-02 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is packing City Hall with dozens of new top aides to shepherd along his pet projects — despite the hipster socialist crying poverty with a whopping budget gap.
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[2026-04-02 08:30 UTC+10:00] [China property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is attempting a difficult pivot: transforming real estate from a debt-driven growth engine into a pillar of a consumption-led economy
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[2026-04-02 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Cheers to Speaker Julie Menin for leading the City Council into drawing up a reasonably responsible budget, one that doesn’t require any tax hikes to fund excessive new spending.
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[2026-04-02 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel plans to fight Iran “to the last American soldier and the last American taxpayer dollar”, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote in an open letter released on Wednesday, hours before US President Donald Trump is set to deliver a primetime address on the war.
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[2026-04-02 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A federal judge in Tyler dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday that sought to allow churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status, dealing a blow to the Trump administration and other conservatives who have worked to eliminate the decades-old law barring nonprofits from supporting political office seekers.
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[2026-04-02 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s tourism industry should pivot towards attracting high-spending visitors through a structured national programme, a leading hotel industry official said, highlighting the potential to significantly increase foreign exchange earnings.
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[2026-04-02 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Major automakers unveiled new electric vehicles at the New York Auto Show on Wednesday, despite lagging consumer demand and a sharp downturn in sales after Washington eliminated a $7,500 EV tax credit.
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