TEHRAN, Feb 01 - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is expected to try and shore up its political support with big ticket farm giveaways and tax cuts for the middle class in its final federal budget on Friday, months before elections.
TEHRAN, Jan 28 -Desperate for five more years in power, India’s Hindu nationalist government will woo rural and urban middle-class voters with farm relief measures and tax cuts, said officials privy to plans for the final budget before a general election.
TEHRAN, Jan 14 - Spain's minority Socialist government on Monday proposed a sharp increase in overall spending for Catalonia in a 2019 budget proposal that needs votes by parties from the independence-minded region to pass through parliament.
TEHRAN, December 30-Italian lawmakers passed Saturday the populist government's revised 2019 budget before a year-end deadline, despite complaints from the opposition that it was dictated by Brussels and had been rammed through without debate.
TEHRAN, December 26 - The state budget for the new Iranian year starting in March assumes $21 billion of oil revenues, down 28 percent from the current budget , Government spokesman Mohammad Reza Nobakht has said.
TEHRAN, December 25 - President Hassan Rouhani has submitted a new budget bill to parliament for the next fiscal year, beginning on March 21, on an upbeat note despite admitting that US sanctions would affect the lives of Iranians and hinder growth.
TEHRAN, December 25 - President Hassan Rouhani has submitted a new budget bill to parliament for the next fiscal year, beginning on March 21, on an upbeat note despite admitting that US sanctions would affect the lives of Iranians and hinder growth.
TEHRAN, December 23 - After a raucous session, the Italian Senate has approved a national budget law that was tweaked in a bid to satisfy European Union concerns.
TEHRAN, December 22 -Japan has strongly protested to South Korea, saying a South Korean warship had locked its targeting radar on a Japanese surveillance aircraft.
TEHRAN, December 19 - The European Commission said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Italy on its budget plans, which the EU's executive arm had warned could break the euro's rules and lead to legal action.
TEHRAN, December 17 -Australia’s government on Monday forecast the strongest budget outlook in 10 years, arming embattled Prime Minister Scott Morrison with a war chest which could fund possible tax cuts ahead of an early 2019 election which he is forecast to lose.
TEHRAN, December 04 - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday that a revised draft budget to avoid penalties from Brussels would be ready "in the coming hours".
TEHRAN, December 01 - A recent report by a panel of military experts warning that US military supremacy has eroded drastically has created “hysteria” in Washington to increase the Pentagon’s already massive budget , says an American political analyst.
TEHRAN, November 25 _Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says Rome can avoid European Union (EU) sanctions despite the bloc’s recent rejection of his government’s debt-swelling budget plan.
TEHRAN, November 25 _Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says Rome can avoid European Union (EU) sanctions despite the bloc’s recent rejection of his government’s debt-swelling budget plan.
TEHRAN, November 25 _Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says Rome can avoid European Union (EU) sanctions despite the bloc’s recent rejection of his government’s debt-swelling budget plan.
TEHRAN, November 21 -The European Commission took the first step on Wednesday towards disciplining Italy over its draft 2019 budget but Rome said it had no intention of changing its plans, setting up a confrontation that could last months and eventually lead to fines.
TEHRAN, November 16 - In the Buenos Aires metro, Roberto stands in his empty snack bar and shrugs as people hurry past. He knows the problem: "There's simply no money," he says.
TEHRAN, November 13 - Italy's populist government was set Tuesday to defy the European Commission, preferring to risk financial sanctions than revise its big-spending budget .