Image Source: 123rf.com It seems like it is next to impossible to save money in today’s economy. The price of everything has continued to go up and, if you’re like me and millions of other Americans, your salary isn’t going up with the cost of everything else. Money is tight for many people. If you … Read more
A majority of Singapore residents view measures in the latest annual budget as inadequate to help them cope with rising costs of living, according to a new poll. Among 1,002 adults surveyed by Singapore-based Milieu Insight, 55 per cent said the budget’s nearly S$124 billion (US$92.8 billion) in spending that includes shopping vouchers and aged … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has promised a package of cash handouts in his final budget before the country goes to the polls this year in an election likely to be fought largely on the … Read more
The French parliament on Thursday finally adopted the state’s 2025 budget following a tumultuous months-long process that saw the previous government toppled and the current administration survive multiple no confidence votes. The Sénat, dominated by the right and center-right, approved the budget with 219 votes for and 107 against. Prime Minister François Bayrou forced the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. India’s government is under pressure to turn around a slowing economy but with little room to manoeuvre as it prepares to present one of the most consequential budgets since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power … Read more
