Government 'must reduce spending'
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Whatever party wins the next general election will have to either cut spending or raise taxes, says the CBI, which wants the former.
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The Government's own advisory group says urgent action is needed to help vulnerable households
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The Chinese Government will trim spending next year in an effort to slow economic growth to a more sustainable pace. Vice Finance Minister Lou Jiwei says China will reduce the
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 13--Cutting spending projects from Destin's budget can hurt Destin residents even if it saves them money, City Councilor Sam Seevers says.
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GORDON BROWN faces having to raise taxes or cut spending to curb burgeoning public borrowing, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said yesterday.
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Chancellor Alistair Darling needs to raise taxes by Â£8bn in his spring Budget, according to a think tank.
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The abrupt pullback in spending raises the possibility that the country may be experiencing a rare decline in personal consumption.
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Budget cuts will force second-rate response to digital challenge, warns chief.
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The government may plug the pensions shortfall by cutting benefits, Tony Blair indicates.
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Squeezed by a swelling public deficit and debt following last month's costly Athens Olympics, the Greek government said it would cut defence spending and boost revenue by 1.5 billion euros (1.84 billion dollars) in privatisation receipts.
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Schools are warned they will have to make efficiency savings just to keep pace with current funding levels.
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Architect of budget increase criticises the inadequate return the investment has yielded.
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WASHINGTON -- Battered consumers, faced with weak income growth and rising inflation, trimmed their spending in August by the largest amount in nearly a year. The Commerce Department reported Friday that consumer spending, after adjusting for inflation, dropped by 0.1 percent last month, the first...
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The Conservatives will not make spending promises they cannot afford, the shadow chancellor is to say.
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Gordon Brown&#39;s reputation suffered a blow yesterday as the International Monetary Fund urged him to cut spending or raise taxes, just days after his
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Opposition politicians call for tighter control on spending for the 2012 Olympics after the BBC revealed spiralling costs.
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Up to 1,500 social security jobs could be under threat because of budget cuts, a minister warns.