Topic: Tax & Budget — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-13 18:23 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Western Australia will be handed an extra $6.6 billion by the federal government next financial year thanks to a controversial deal labelled the worst piece of public policy this century.The Commonwealth agency responsible for distributing GST payments today announced how much each state and territory will receive in 2026-27.The biggest winner will once again be WA, despite it boasting the strongest state budget in the country.READ MORE: Melbourne man deleted 'life-changing' $50 million Powerball jackpot emailThe states and territories have
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[2026-03-13 17:54 UTC+10:00] [Economy & Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
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[2026-03-13 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FOR the first time in history, public school learners from Kindergarten to Grade 12 will receive complete sets of textbooks, thanks to a P19.5 billion allocation in the 2026 national budget, Senator Win Gatchalian said.
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[2026-03-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The African nation has a clause in its deal with Chinese lenders that could help fresh up extra cash for new projects
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[2026-03-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Jefferies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Gold gadgets and hair clips ignite discussion online as the jeweller looks to the ultra-rich to set the gold standard for luxury spending
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[2026-03-13 14:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Starbucks ranked as the food and beverage retail brand with the highest total spending by Korean consumers, while budget coffee chain Mega Coffee recorded the most transactions, according to data released Friday by market analytics firm Wiseapp Retail.
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[2026-03-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [taxation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Central finance is like a father … while local governments are like children,’ tax policy expert says, affirming support for revenue-sharing reforms
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[2026-03-13 13:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Federal Government
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[2026-03-13 13:34 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: March 13, 2026 13:34 | News
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[2026-03-13 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The California elite are reportedly setting up a nine-figure endowment fund to push back against the state’s political agenda, specifically the 5% wealth tax on billionaire’s that has already resulted in the ultra-rich fleeing Silicon Valley.
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[2026-03-13 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Centrelink debt recovery] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The anti-corruption watchdog’s long-awaited findings provide some answers, but raise even bigger questions about what exactly the body is for
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[2026-03-13 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: New York City government has plenty of revenue, with zero need for any of the tax hikes Mayor Zohran Mamdani is demanding; it could even pay for some of his ambitious plans — it just needs to be cut elsewhere: This is what budgeting means.
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[2026-03-13 11:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jalen Nailor, center Tyler Linderbaum, defensive end Kwity Paye and linebacker Quay Walker speak during a press conference at the NFL football team’s training facility, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
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[2026-03-13 08:11 UTC+10:00] [US military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US already spent more than $11.3bn in first six days of conflict, but price tag does not include all spending
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[2026-03-13 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The City Council is proposing growing its own budget by 10.44% compared to the previous year despite the Big Apple’s looming fiscal gap.
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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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