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Starmer Publishes £15bn Defence Investment Plan That Still Leaves Major Funding Gap

Unresolved funding plus required MoD efficiencies hand the bill to the incoming prime minister

Burnham Targets Makerfield Win as Razor‑Close Race With Reform and Restore Looms

Brazil Seeks To Rework MEI Raise to Avoid R$50 Billion Fiscal Hit

Florida Leaders Set May 26 Budget Talks With May 29 Vote Target

Germany Backs 2028 Tiered Levy on Sugary Drinks in Health Savings Push

TotalEnergies to Refund Drivers Charged €9.99 a Liter After Onnaing Station Error

Trump Says U.S. Near Goals, Orders Two to Three More Weeks of Hard Strikes on Iran

France Rolls Out €70 Million Targeted Fuel Aid as Hauliers Launch Road Protests

Backlash Grows to Mamdani’s $127 Billion NYC Budget and 9.5% Property‑Tax Threat

Takaichi’s LDP Wins 316 Seats as Coalition Secures Lower House Supermajority

Lecornu Presses Dati to Quit as He Sets Pre‑Election Cabinet Adjustment by Feb. 22

French Assembly Adopts 2026 Budget After Censure Motions Fail

Mamdani Presses Tax Hikes to Close NYC’s $12B Gap, Warns of Cuts if Albany Won’t Help

Hesse’s Greens File €570 Million Budget Amendments to Bolster Schools, Housing and Transit

Lecornu Forces Budget Revenues Through 49.3 Ahead of Censure Votes

Pakistan Freezes Gas Tariffs for Six Months as Levy Hike Weighed to Ease Gas Debt

France's 2026 Budget Talks Collapse as Government Moves to Special Law

Lecornu Rules Out 49.3 as Assembly Nears Decisive Revenues Vote on France’s Social‑Security Budget

OBR Official Backs Reeves as Budget Messaging Faces Intensified Scrutiny

French Senate Blocks Forced Loan on Wealthy, Rewrites Key Taxes as 2026 Budget Fight Deepens