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Europe’s fiscal tug of war

Pressure to display fiscal discipline is no less high than pressure to spend more on security and economic innovation

World - Financial Times - October 26

Safety breakdown led to Greenock tug crew deaths

George Taft, 65, and Ian Catterson, 73, drowned in February last year when MV Biter capsized while assisting a cruise ship.

Why chancellors need fiscal rules

Rachel Reeves’s new set-up frees up capital spending but her ability to reap benefits depends on many other things

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Peering inside a (fiscal) black hole

Come for the snark, stay for the Soundgarden puns

World - Financial Times - November 1

Trump’s Tax Proposals Face a Fiscal Reckoning

Advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill are already looking at ways to scale back some of his more expensive ideas.

Business - The New York Times - November 7

Starmer to pledge to ‘embrace fiscal reality’ in the Budget

UK prime minister is facing growing criticism that planned tax rises will hit ‘working people’

Business - Financial Times - October 27

The elusive pivot from monetary to fiscal tightening

IMF wants lower interest rates and government deficits. That looks unlikely

World - Financial Times - October 29

The UK gets it wrong again on fiscal rules

You’re a little much for me, public sector net financial liabilities

World - Financial Times - November 5

China’s $1.4tn fiscal package fails to excite

Beijing unveils fiscal stimulus to help shore up its faltering economy

World - Financial Times - November 11

Europe’s growth prospects hit by fiscal restraint

EU governments’ belt-tightening plans come at a time when more investment is needed and growth is weak

World - Financial Times - November 14

Jeremy Hunt attempts to block watchdog report on £22bn ‘fiscal hole’

Former chancellor argues publication on Budget day will be used by Labour as ‘political weapon’

Business - Financial Times - October 29

UK’s rising fiscal burden narrows tax gap with Europe

Britain’s fiscal picture is closer to EU averages than it has been for decades

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Barclays’ chief defends Reeves as business criticises Budget tax rises

Retail and hospitality bosses warn UK chancellor that national insurance changes will lead to job losses

Business - Financial Times - October 31

China’s lawmakers gather to approve long-awaited fiscal stimulus

Local governments have been weighed down by trillions of dollars of debt

World - Financial Times - November 4

BoE expected to cut interest rates despite looser fiscal policy

UK central bank focused on longer-term picture of slowing inflation even as Budget predicted to increase near-term demand

World - Financial Times - November 4

China announces $1.4 trillion package over five years to tackle local governments' 'hidden' debt

Authorities in Beijing have ramped up stimulus announcements since late September in an effort to bolster its flagging economy.

Business - CNBC - November 8

Fiscal policy was a squabble too far for German coalition’s odd throuple

At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countries. Germany’s coalition government, which collapsed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night ...

World - The Guardian - November 8