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Keywords: Budget deficit
Germany is facing increasing financial pressure after the country’s council of tax experts lowered its forecast for tax revenues between 2026 and 2030. The revised estimates are expected to place additional strain on the federal budget at a time when the government is already dealing with slower......
Italy has urged the European Commission to allow greater flexibility in budget rules so that energy-related spending can be treated similarly to defence expenditures. The proposal reflects mounting pressure on European governments to address rising energy costs affecting households and businesses. Italian......
Former head of France’s Court of Auditors and current member of the European Court of Auditors, Pierre Moscovici, has warned that France has exhausted its fiscal flexibility amid rising energy prices linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict. In an interview, Moscovici stressed that the country......
Russia’s fiscal position has deteriorated sharply in early 2026, forcing the government to introduce emergency measures as revenues fall and spending rises. The federal budget deficit reached 4.6 trillion rubles, or about 58.8 billion dollars, in the first quarter alone, already exceeding the full......
Canada recorded a budget deficit of C$31.21 billion ($22.53 billion) over the first ten months of the 2025/26 fiscal year, as government spending grew faster than revenue, the finance ministry reported on Friday. This compares to a deficit of C$26.85 billion during the same period last year. Program......
Russia’s central bank has reduced its gold holdings to the lowest level in four years after selling roughly 500,000 troy ounces in early 2026, as mounting fiscal pressure and declining energy revenues weigh on the country’s finances. Data released by the Bank of Russia shows reserves fell......
Türkiye recorded a central government budget deficit of 214.5 billion Turkish liras ($4.9 billion) in January, according to official data released by the Treasury and Finance Ministry. The ministry reported total budget revenues of 1.42 trillion liras ($32.38 billion) for the month, while expenditures......
Russia’s oil and gas tax revenues fell in January to their lowest monthly level since the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the mounting strain Western sanctions are placing on the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war effort. State income from the energy sector dropped to 393 billion rubles,......
Morocco managed to reduce its budget deficit to 3.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, in line with the targets set by the Finance Law. The deficit reached approximately 60.5 billion dirhams, reflecting an improvement compared with the previous year. This performance was achieved thanks......