Ramallah, Palestinian Territory (IRIN) – Izz Tawil draws a black circle on the flip-chart in his office in Ramallah, capital of the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). “The Palestinian economy is a closed cash-circle,” the general manager of the Palestinian microfinance network Sharakeh explains. He goes on to draw several small arrows [...]
Saleem Samad – AHN News Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – Bangladesh, the world’s poorest Muslim majority country, unveiled a $22 billion deficit budget high on defense expenditures and low in farm spending. The government projects revenue income at $16.01 billion in the coming fiscal year, up from nearly $13 billion. The budget was placed in [...]
“If you own your home then you may be accepted for a secured homeowner loan. Even if you have a bad credit rating, do not fear as most lenders will still offer you a loan for up to 85% of the value of your home for a maximum of 35 years. Great news! Or not? [...]
According to VCU’s budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, the school plans to increase its mandatory university fee by $50 per student to raise about $11 million for intercollegiate athletics, an $875,000 increase. View full post on All Stories
NASHVILLE – A $30.78 billion state spending plan that received final approval Saturday from the General Assembly includes funding for an extension of unemployment benefits for thousands of Tennesseans, plus $5 million to help the University of Memphis operate a branch on Lambuth University’s campus. View full post on All Stories
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage The Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly passed the Borough’s fiscal year budget last Monday night without raising the mill rate. Assembly woman Cindy Bettine says the spending plan met approval around 10:30 pm. Borough mayor Larry DeVilbiss had called for more than two million dollars in cuts to the $378.9 million [...]
By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, May 18, 2011 TAMPA — Even in a tough budget year, it’s hard to resist the lure of innovative technology. That’s what Hillsborough County School Board members are saying as questions roll in about their decision to put an Apple iPad in the hands of every student and [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Sacramento, CA, United States (AHN) – The impasse over extending taxes continues in California despite a revised budget plan from Gov. Jerry Brown that relies on an unanticipated rise in revenue. Republicans have insisted on an alternative plan that would cut compensation for state workers by 10 percent. The [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Sacramento, CA, United States (AHN) – California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday was set to unveil an updated budget plan to close a record $26.6 billion deficit while taking into account better-than-expected April tax receipts and Republican opposition to a June ballot on tax extensions. The announcement will come [...]
Prime Minister Naoto Kan suggested Monday that the second extra budget for fiscal 2011 to secure additional funds for reconstruction of areas ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will not be ready by at least August. “We will consider (how to craft the budget) based on local opinions,” Kan told a parliamentary session, [...]
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