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5:14pm, 9th April, 2019

Senate panel chair rejects Trump request for State Department budget cut

Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham flatly rejected on Tuesday President Donald Trump's request to slash the budget for the U.S. State Department by more than 23 percent.

Australia government to boost rural spending in pre-election budget

9:34pm, 31st March, 2019

World

Australia government to boost rural spending in pre-election budget

Australia's conservative government said on Monday it will increase spending on rural infrastructure by nearly 30 percent in its last budget before an election next month.

Budget carrier AirAsia pulls 'Get off in Thailand' ads in Australia

5:36am, 26th March, 2019

Business

Budget carrier AirAsia pulls 'Get off in Thailand' ads in Australia

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia Group Bhd. on Tuesday said it had dropped advertisements of flights between Brisbane and Bangkok, after drawing social media criticism that they used a double entendre that promoted sex tourism.

Senior Republican, eyeing Trump budget, worries about U.S. debt

6:35pm, 13th March, 2019

Politics

Senior Republican, eyeing Trump budget, worries about U.S. debt

A senior Senate Republican gave a lukewarm welcome to U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 budget plan, complaining on Wednesday that growing debt was taking the country in "an ominous direction."

U.S. missile defense budget cut as North Korea pushes ahead

7:32pm, 12th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. missile defense budget cut as North Korea pushes ahead

Just when it looks like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may restart his ballistic missile testing program, U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed trimming the missile defense budget, as one set of deterrents is delayed by two years.

Doomed with Democrats, Trump's budget boosts Pentagon, targets safety net

6:23pm, 11th March, 2019

Politics

Doomed with Democrats, Trump's budget boosts Pentagon, targets safety net

President Donald Trump called on Monday for spending more U.S. taxpayer money on the military and a U.S.-Mexico border wall, while overhauling social safety-net programs in a budget plan likely to die in Congress but live on in his 2020 re-election c...

Trump budget boosts military and border wall, targets social programs

3:14pm, 11th March, 2019

Politics

Trump budget boosts military and border wall, targets social programs

President Donald Trump on Monday called for spending more money on the military and a U.S.-Mexico border wall while overhauling social programs for the poor in a budget plan that sets the stage for his next fight with the U.S. Congress.

Trump budget boosts military and wall but targets social services

2:11pm, 11th March, 2019

Politics

Trump budget boosts military and wall but targets social services

President Donald Trump in his 2020 budget on Monday called for overhauling social programs that help poor and elderly Americans, while boosting military spending and funding a U.S.-Mexico border wall, in the opening gambits in his next funding fight...

With budget, Trump throws opening jab in next funding fight with Congress

5:48am, 11th March, 2019

Politics

With budget, Trump throws opening jab in next funding fight with Congress

President Donald Trump on Monday will ask lawmakers to hike spending for the military and the wall he wants to build on the U.S.-Mexico border and slash other programs in his 2020 budget, the opening move in his next funding fight with Congress.

Trump budget seeks 5 percent cut in non-defense spending: OMB

9:26pm, 10th March, 2019

Politics

Trump budget seeks 5 percent cut in non-defense spending: OMB

President Donald Trump will propose in his fiscal 2020 budget on Monday that the U.S. Congress cut non-defense spending by 5 percent while boosting spending on the military, veterans' healthcare and border security, the White House budget office...

Exclusive: In budget, Trump to ask Congress for $8.6 billion for border wall

6:44am, 10th March, 2019

Politics

Exclusive: In budget, Trump to ask Congress for $8.6 billion for border wall

President Donald Trump on Monday will ask the U.S. Congress for an additional $8.6 billion to help pay for the wall he promised to build on the southern border with Mexico to combat illegal immigration and drug trafficking, officials familiar with hi...

U.S. posts another budget deficit as tax revenues sag

2:43pm, 13th February, 2019

Politics

U.S. posts another budget deficit as tax revenues sag

The U.S. federal government ran a $14 billion budget deficit in December as revenues sagged following last year's tax cuts even as the economy appeared strong, Treasury Department data showed on Wednesday.

Spanish PM to announce snap election soon after budget vote: sources

5:57am, 13th February, 2019

World

Spanish PM to announce snap election soon after budget vote: sources

Spain's minority Socialist government plans to announce an early general election after its expected defeat in a budget vote on Wednesday following its refusal to negotiate Catalan self-determination, political sources said on Tuesday.

'We're happy with it,' say makers of big budget 'Alita: Battle Angel'

1:40pm, 8th February, 2019

Entertainment

'We're happy with it,' say makers of big budget 'Alita: Battle Angel'

Big-budget action film "Alita: Battle Angel" may have garnered lukewarm reviews, but the filmmakers behind the manga-inspired movie envisioned by James Cameron say they are delighted with how it has turned out.

Chicago's focus turns to pensions after budget approval

7:41pm, 14th November, 2018

US

Chicago's focus turns to pensions after budget approval

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday gave overwhelming approval to the final budget proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who leaves office next year, and who said he will address looming pension funding challenges in December.

'Lame-duck' Congress returns, facing budget, Mueller, border wall issues

6:30am, 13th November, 2018

Politics

'Lame-duck' Congress returns, facing budget, Mueller, border wall issues

The U.S. Congress returns on Tuesday for a post-election "lame-duck" session, facing a funding deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown, as well as demands for protections for Special Counsel Robert Mueller and money for a proposed U.S.-Mexi...

German finance minister 'quite optimistic' that solution will be found for Italy budget

10:32am, 12th November, 2018

World

German finance minister 'quite optimistic' that solution will be found for Italy budget

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Monday he was relatively optimistic that a solution would be found in Italy's row with Brussels over its 2019 budget, which the European Commission has rejected.

Hammond to turn up heat on Brexit rebels in budget speech

8:23pm, 28th October, 2018

UK

Hammond to turn up heat on Brexit rebels in budget speech

British finance minister Philip Hammond will use his annual budget speech on Monday to urge his divided Conservative Party to get behind the government's push for a Brexit deal, or put at risk a long-awaited easing of austerity.

EU rejects Italian draft budget, setting up standoff with defiant Italy

6:10pm, 23rd October, 2018

World

EU rejects Italian draft budget, setting up standoff with defiant Italy

The European Commission rejected Italy's draft 2019 budget on Tuesday, saying it brazenly broke EU rules on public spending, and asked Rome to submit a new one within three weeks or face disciplinary action.

EU Commission rejects Italy budget, demands new version: AGI

8:53am, 23rd October, 2018

World

EU Commission rejects Italy budget, demands new version: AGI

The European Commission has rejected Italy's 2019 budget and will ask Rome to present a new document within three weeks, Italian news agency AGI reported on Tuesday, citing EU sources.

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Senate panel chair rejects Trump request for State Department budget cut

Australia government to boost rural spending in pre-election budget

Budget carrier AirAsia pulls 'Get off in Thailand' ads in Australia

Senior Republican, eyeing Trump budget, worries about U.S. debt

U.S. missile defense budget cut as North Korea pushes ahead

Doomed with Democrats, Trump's budget boosts Pentagon, targets safety net

Trump budget boosts military and border wall, targets social programs

Trump budget boosts military and wall but targets social services

With budget, Trump throws opening jab in next funding fight with Congress

Trump budget seeks 5 percent cut in non-defense spending: OMB

Exclusive: In budget, Trump to ask Congress for $8.6 billion for border wall

U.S. posts another budget deficit as tax revenues sag

Spanish PM to announce snap election soon after budget vote: sources

'We're happy with it,' say makers of big budget 'Alita: Battle Angel'

Chicago's focus turns to pensions after budget approval

'Lame-duck' Congress returns, facing budget, Mueller, border wall issues

German finance minister 'quite optimistic' that solution will be found for Italy budget

Hammond to turn up heat on Brexit rebels in budget speech

EU rejects Italian draft budget, setting up standoff with defiant Italy

EU Commission rejects Italy budget, demands new version: AGI

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

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Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments: report