Imee Marcos denies having ₱2.5-B budget ‘wishlist,’ says projects were never funded
Imee Marcos denies having ₱2.5-B budget ‘wishlist,’ says projects were never funded
South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties failed to reach a budget deal ahead of the legal deadline, with final negotiations set for December 2 amid disputes over fiscal spending and key allocations.
South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister Gu Yoon-cheol and FSC Chairman Lee Ok-won will hold a closed-door meeting to discuss the 2025 budget, stablecoin legislation, and inter-agency cooperation on financial and regulatory reforms.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries union opposes full relocation to Busan, advocating for a strategic split between Sejong and Busan to maintain policy effectiveness and administrative coordination.
Mindboggling.
“The pilfering of the #ReserveFunds is a grave disservice to the #FilipinoPeople who depend on #PhilHealth for financial risk protection from #illness and who are still heavily burdened by out-of-pocket #HealthExpenditure." said the group of petitioners led by Senator Aquilino #KokoPimentel III
Pimentel-led group seeks to block P89B transfer of Philhealth fund to #NationalBudget
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/koko-pimentel-led-group-seeks-block-transfer-philhealth-fund-national-budget/
#USHouse passes 45-day spending stopgap, sending bill to Senate to avert a #GovernmentShutdown. Credit goes where credit is due; #HouseSpeaker #KevinMcCarthy FINALLY stopped trying to pander to #FarRight fraction of the #Republicans & reached across the aisle to get #Democratic votes to pass the bill.
Too bad we will be doing this all over again in 45 days.
Lawmakers in #Congress have less than 2 days to pass a #FederalBudget & avoid a #GovernmentShutdown.
I wrote an essay on how House Speaker #KevinMcCarthy & Pres #JoeBiden ALREADY MADE a deal on spending, #McCarthy ALREADY backed out of that agreement, McCarthy is playing to the #FarRight #Republicans that want cuts to #SocialServices, & what would a shutdown mean to the US:
https://www.facebook.com/thedavid.mfano/posts/pfbid029bt5kpAv5jGrGCDME9EKJri4MeQ8ucsQAyxZBCcPvZYshMzqc9wHEYYhjxyJMkXAl
Social Security Benefits Targeted for Cuts by House Conservatives
#BloombergNews #SocialSecurityCuts #HouseConservatives #RetirementBenefits #ElderlyCitizens #NationalBudget #Politics #News