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Cape Verde President Promulgates Revised 2026 State Budget of €942 Million
The rectified budget raises state spending from €868m to €942m, with new funds for education, oncology and kidney transp...
France's IGF and Igas Propose €4.2bn in Family Policy Cuts
A government spending review published in July proposes changes to housing aid, family allowances and tax breaks that co...
Brazil Congress Approves Fuel-Tax Relief Tied to Oil Windfall and Spending Brakes
Finance Minister Dario Durigan says the package’s two fiscal brakes should trim mandatory spending by about R$10 billion...
Uttarakhand Approves ₹676 Crore for Infrastructure and Local Development
The state government has cleared spending on electricity, drinking water, street lighting, education, and grants to panc...
France’s Wildfire Crisis Exposes Decades of Underfunding and a Broken Civil-Defence Model
Record 98,000 hectares burnt across France, as exhausted firefighters say they lack even basic equipment. A funding syst...
Poland’s Medical School Boom Can’t Fill Residency Slots — Here’s Why
The number of Polish medical schools has surged 150% since 2020, yet over 2,000 state-funded residency positions remaine...
Massachusetts to Replace Aging Cape Cod Bridges in $4.5 Billion Project
The Sagamore and Bourne bridges, the only road links to Cape Cod, will be replaced starting in late 2027. The project ai...
Colombia’s May Economic Growth Masks a Spending-Fueled Façade
Colombia’s ISE indicator rose 4.1% year-on-year in May, the strongest reading in nearly a year, but the expansion rests ...