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German minister makes budget concession in bid to save coalition

By Sarah Marsh and Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s economy minister made a key concession...

4th November, 2024

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German budget deal to save coalition is possible, Scholz ally says

By Andreas Rinke and Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) – Opening a crunch week that could prove fatal...

4th November, 2024

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Spain deploys 7,500 troops to flood zone where anger rises at slow help

By Susana Vera and Raul Cadenas PAIPORTA, Spain (Reuters) – Spain is deploying 7,500 troops to its e...

4th November, 2024

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French people need to work more to boost growth, minister says

PARIS (Reuters) – People in France must work more, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Monday, a...

4th November, 2024

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UK’s Reeves faces heat for weak growth despite tax-and-spend budget

By William Schomberg, David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves face...

31st October, 2024

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UK’s Reeves raises employers’ National Insurance Contributions

LONDON (Reuters) – Finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday she would raise employers’ socia...

30th October, 2024

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Wanted: Norwegians to help form future of country’s $1.8 trillion piggy bank

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Some 40,000 Norwegian citizens picked at random will next month r...

30th October, 2024

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UK budget to give health service huge boost, Reeves says

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves will announce billions of pounds in fund...

29th October, 2024

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Britain’s Starmer says tax rises are needed to avoid austerity

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said taxes needed to rise to...

29th October, 2024

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UK to cap bus fares in England at three pounds in 2025, say PM Starmer

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new government will cap bus fares in England at three pounds ($3.89) in...

29th October, 2024

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Britain’s Starmer says tax rises are needed to avoid austerity

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said taxes needed to rise to...

28th October, 2024

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Romanian firms wary of post-election shock therapy to cut budget deficit

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s largest employer association says a widening budget de...

25th October, 2024