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The city of Wedel in Germany has formally approved its 2025 budget, subject to certain conditions. The Kiel municipal supervisory authority, responsible for overseeing the city's finances, approved the budget on June 6, 2025. The approval comes with a condition that the city must implement detailed budget consolidation
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The Punjab government has unveiled a significant salary hike for its employees as part of the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. The finance minister, Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, announced a 10% pay increase and a 5% rise in pensions, while also setting the minimum wage at Rs40,000. This
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The Punjab Finance Minister, Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman, presented a Rs5,335 billion budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, focusing on development and public welfare. The budget includes a 47% increase in the Annual Development Programme (ADP), with Rs1,240 billion allocated for development projects. Provincial authorities describe the budget
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Nepal's upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 budget has been hailed as relatively balanced and meeting fiscal discipline criteria by former Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat. In a recent discussion in the House of Representatives, he emphasized the need for strict fiscal discipline to drive economic growth through government
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Researchers at National Taichung University of Science and Technology have investigated the impact of hospital budgeting systems on physician-executives' cognitions and medical decision-making under a global budget payment system. The study employed a structural equation model to examine the relationships among hospital budgeting systems, physician-executives' cognitions, and medical
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Kenya's government has increased its health budget to Sh138.1 billion for the financial year 2025/2026, marking a significant 8.7 per cent increase from the Sh127 billion allocated in the current fiscal year. This budget increase signals the government's commitment to Universal Health Coverage
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The Irish government is set to prioritize reducing VAT for the hospitality industry to 9% and increasing spending on housing in the 2026 budget, with "little to no" income tax cuts expected. In a move away from recent budget decisions, the government has decided to focus on supporting
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The University System of Maryland's Board of Regents approved a fiscal 2026 budget that is 7% smaller than last year's allocation, alongside tuition increases of up to 5% and fee hikes of up to 10%. This move aims to trim operating costs and increase revenue to
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has unveiled a Rs2,119 billion surplus budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, highlighting a 10% increase in salaries and a 7% raise in pensions for government employees. The budget, presented by KP Finance Minister Aftab Alam, projects total expenditures of Rs1,962 billion, resulting
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Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has defended the government's highly contentious budget proposals for the fiscal year 2025-26, stating that a mini-budget may be imposed if necessary legislative cover is not provided. The proposals, cleared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), include sweeping enforcement measures, taxation of e-commerce, and
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Teachers and higher education officials have expressed concerns over the inadequate budget allocation for the higher education sector, which they claim is insufficient to meet the rapidly increasing financial needs of the sector. The federal government has earmarked Rs66.4 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, which is Rs18.2
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The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government is set to present a Rs2,000 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, with a significant focus on education and development projects. The budget allocates over Rs1,800 billion for current expenditures, with a surplus of Rs180 billion. The government plans to expand existing taxes and
