Fiscal consolidation

Image for Czech election winner ANO close to government agenda deal with right-wing partners
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Czech election winner ANO close to government agenda deal with right-wing partners

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech populist party ANO is close to agreeing a joint agenda with far-right and ri...

24th October, 2025

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Czech 2026 deficit target can stay unchanged to pass budget quickly, poll winner says

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech populist party ANO, on track to form the next government after winning an el...

24th October, 2025

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Germany facing budget gaps despite improved tax revenue forecast

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany expects to bring in 33.6 billion euros ($39.18 billion)...

23rd October, 2025

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Analysis-What France and others can learn from Sweden's hard budget lessons

By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -When Sweden's then-finance minister Goran Persson dashed to Ne...

23rd October, 2025

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Italy to get 4 billion euros in 2026 from banks, insurers

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -Italy plans to garner around 4 billion euros ($4.66 billion) next...

22nd October, 2025

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Tax changes will boost Polish 2026 budget by over $5 billion, says ministry

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland is planning tax changes and tightening the tax system which could result in...

22nd October, 2025

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Very important that Sweden returns to fiscal discipline, central bank chief says

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -It is important that Sweden quickly returns to budget discipline and meets the...

20th October, 2025

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France gets only brief reprieve from budget pressure

By Leigh Thomas, Jan Strupczewski and Yoruk Bahceli PARIS (Reuters) -Financial markets cheered last...

20th October, 2025

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France knows it must cut deficit and that calms markets, IMF says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -French politicians agree that public finances need to be shored up and this co...

17th October, 2025

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Italy overperforms on fiscal targets, entering virtuous cycle -IMF

By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Italy has been outperforming on its deficit targets and is...

17th October, 2025

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EU's Dombrovskis says suspension of French pension reform costly, but to be offset

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France appears to be on track with its 2025 budget gap reduction, and while th...

16th October, 2025

Image for UK's Reeves says she would like a bigger fiscal buffer but that means trade-offs
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UK's Reeves says she would like a bigger fiscal buffer but that means trade-offs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Thursday she would like to have...

16th October, 2025