APM urges FG to account for alleged ₦8.8tn off-budget spending

Dzulkefly reassures Dewan Rakyat RM500m savings due to vacancies, not frontline care cuts

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The RM500 million expenditure restriction warrant imposed on the Ministry of Health (MOH) i...

MOF: Health Ministry spending adjustment capped at RM500m

PARLIAMENT | Amount doesn't involve core spending, Amir says.

Philippines got an economic upgrade, yet many Filipinos feel it’s no ‘big deal’

The World Bank recently upgraded the Philippines to an upper-middle-income country, but that classification makes little difference to many Filipinos grappling with rising cost of living, debt and stagnant wages. “I laughed actually. Like, for real? Where did the data come from?” Ann Michelle Federez-Abato said of the July 1 announcement that her country’s gross national income (GNI) per capita had reached US4,850 in 2025, surpassing the US4,636 cut-off for upper-middle-income...

Lebanon says direct damage from Israeli war estimated at $3-4 billion

Preliminary estimates do not include indirect losses or economic damage, Lebanese information minister says

Cadangan pindaan Akta Suhakam, isu inflasi dan kos sara hidup fokus Dewan Rakyat hari ini 

KUALA LUMPUR: Cadangan pindaan Akta Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (Suhakam) 1999 serta isu jurang antara kadar inflasi dan peningkatan kos sara hidup menjadi antara fokus persidangan Dewan Rakyat hari ini. Menurut Aturan Urusan Mesyuarat, pada sesi soal jawab, Teresa Kok (PH-Seputeh) meminta Perdana Menteri menyatakan sama ada kerajaan bercadang meminda Akta Suhakam bagi membolehkan ... Read more The post Cadangan pindaan Akta Suhakam, isu inflasi dan kos sara hidup fokus Dewan Rakyat hari ini appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

'Energy poverty' explodes as Labor costs Australians $23 billion

Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan says soaring power bills and rising energy poverty expose Labor's failure to deliver on its promise to cut household electricity costs. “The total figure, $23 billion nationwide, is how much they’ve gone up by, and that’s over $1000 for most average households; this is when they were promised to go down by $275,” Mr Tehan told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “Chris Bowen remains as hapless as ever about trying to address this and fix this, and he’s blindly still pursuing his renewables-only approach. “It’s a disgrace; we’ve seen the number of people hit with energy poverty increase now to be over 250,000 households, and they do not seem to care that this number continues to grow under their policies.”

Weekly Indicators: Still Strong Spending, Tepid Tax Payments

Weekly Indicators: Still Strong Spending, Tepid Tax Payments

Pre-election building materials vouchers outlay hits $1.5m

THE Opposition’s leader yesterday pledged that concerns over whether taxpayer funds were misused to finance the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) general election campaign are “not going to go quietly” after a further 663,437 outlay on building material vouchers emerged.

‘I Am Not A Nutritionist’: Brandon Gill Presses ‘Expert’ On Why Taxpayers Need To Pay For People’s Soda

'This is a common sense question'

Gavin Newsom’s Healthcare Tax: Just the Latest Hit to CA Families

Gavin Newsom’s Healthcare Tax: Just the Latest Hit to CA Families

Philippines sets 2027-2030 GDP growth target at 5.0% to 6.0%

MANILA — The Philippines’ budget planning committee announced a 2027-2030 GDP growth target of 5.0 to 6.0, saying on Wednesday that elevated inflation this year may temper household consumption and investments. The economy expanded by a weaker-than-expected 2.8 in the first quarter from a year earlier, weighed down by fallout from the Middle East crisis and delays in passing [] The post Philippines sets 2027-2030 GDP growth target at 5.0 to 6.0 appeared first on Interaksyon.

Finance Ministry Says Claims Of N8trn Shadow Spending Misrepresent IMF Fiscal Reporting Findings

Finance ministry insists reported figures reflect lawful spending mechanisms, not hidden expenditures outside legislative approval or unconstitutional fiscal practices.

इन्धनको मूल्य घटेसँगै बजार मूल्य घटाउन सरकारको आग्रह

काठमाडौं। उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्री गौरिकुमारी यादवको निर्देशनपछि वाणिज्य, आपूर्ति तथा उपभोक्ता संरक्षण विभागले इन्धनको मूल्य घटेको प्रभाव उपभोग्य वस्तु तथा सेवाको मूल्यमा पनि देखिनुपर्ने भन्दै व्यवसायीलाई मूल्य समायोजन गर्न आग्रह गरेको छ। विभागले शुक्रबार जारी गरेको विज्ञप्तिअनुसार मध्यपूर्वको तनावका कारण बढेको इन्धनको मूल्य सामान्य अवस्थामा फर्किएपछि नेपाल आयल निगम ले असार १६ गतेदेखि []

General : RM500 Mln Adjustment Does Not Affect Operations, Healthcare Services: Dzulkefly

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- The RM500 million expenditure restriction warrant imposed on the Ministry of Health (MOH) is a technical adjustment and does not affect the delivery of healthcare services to the public, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

CMHC dished out $31.7M in bonuses last year despite housing crisis, records show

“If your organization’s goal is making homes affordable, your C-suite shouldn’t be taking millions in taxpayer-funded bonuses while Canadians can’t afford homes,” said the CTF's Franco Terrazzano

Outstanding overdrafts reach 4-yr high on leveraged stock investments

SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The amount of money drawn out from overdraft accounts...

Sen. Rand Paul Fumes About Healthcare Expense

Sen. Rand Paul Fumes About Healthcare Expense

How Americans Are Making Room in Their Budgets for Higher Prices

How Americans Are Making Room in Their Budgets for Higher Prices

FG denies spending N8tn outside budget, says claims misrepresent IMF report

By Innocent Anaba The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it spent over N8 trillion outside the approved budget, describing the allegation as false and a misrepresentation of the 2026 Article IV Consultation Report by the International Monetary Fund, IMF. The government said reports suggesting that about two per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, [] The post FG denies spending N8tn outside budget, says claims misrepresent IMF report appeared first on Vanguard News.

Poll: Almost Half of Americans Struggle to Afford Food and Fuel

(NaturalNews) Nearly half of Americans reported difficulty affording everyday necessities such as groceries and gas, according to a new Harris Poll conducted for Th...

Millions of Americans taking on debt, draining savings to afford groceries

Millions of Americans are borrowing money or draining their savings to buy groceries, highlighting the financial strain many households face as the cost of living rises, new research has found. More than a quarter of working-age adults who relied on credit cards to buy groceries were either unable to pay their balance in full or []...Click to read more

‘The public isn’t against net zero. They’re waiting for it to pay them back’

In July, events in the Middle East will push the typical family’s energy bill to £1,862, a 13 The post ‘The public isn’t against net zero. They’re waiting for it to pay them back’ appeared first on LabourList.

Fiscal, current account deficits expected to continue until 2028 

THE Philippines is expected to continue running fiscal and current account deficits through 2028, with economists warning that sustained government spending will be needed to help keep the domestic private sector in surplus and avoid a financial crisis. In a paper, Lessons from Sectoral Financial Balances for Philippine Crises, De La Salle University Economists Jesus []

The GOP’s “Affordability” Problem

This post The GOP’s “Affordability” Problem appeared first on Daily Reckoning. This could cost the midterms... The post The GOP’s “Affordability” Problem appeared first on Daily Reckoning.

Farm Credit Canada CEO billed $182,000 in expenses while telling staff to ‘tighten the belt’

The chief executive of Crown lender Farm Credit Canada billed taxpayers more than 182,000 in expenses last year — nearly four times the amount claimed by her predecessor — while simultaneously urging employees to cut travel costs and “tighten the belt.”

The Moniker Millionaire, Billionaire, and Trillionaire are just a Reflection of Inflation

The Moniker Millionaire, Billionaire, and Trillionaire are just a Reflection of Inflation

I saw British soldiers killed due to spending failures. More money isn’t the answer

Without radical change, simply 'spending more' will be a catastrophic waste we can't afford

I'm No Longer Focused on Funding My 401(k). Here's Why.

This saver is starting to take a different approach.

As U.S. consumers struggle, key inflation metric approaches 3-year high

Recent polls have shown broad opposition to the president’s handling of the cost of living. There’s no reason to assume that these numbers can’t get worse. The post As U.S. consumers struggle, key inflation metric approaches 3-year high appeared first on MS NOW.

$31M in bonuses last year at Housing Corporation: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

'Your C-suite shouldn’t be taking millions in taxpayer-funded bonuses while Canadians can’t afford homes,' says group's federal director

Lumbini government's expenditure stands at 47 per cent

Dang, July 4: The Lumbini provincial government has spent 47.20 per cent of its total budget for the current fiscal year...

The summer of affordability is a power-grid story

From camp fees to grocery bills, affordability is everywhere this summer. But the bigger cost-of-living story may be the price of powering Canada’s future.

Government spending in quarter one 2026 dropped by 21%; capital expenditure still below target

The Capital Expenditure for the period under review was GH¢7.345 billion (0.5 of Gross Domestic Product). This was lower than the programmed target of GH¢12.645 billion (0.8 of GDP) by 41.9.