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EDITORIAL: Let TETFund be, until fiscal reform supports an effective alternative
10 Mar 2025 21:20 GMT
An overhaul of Nigeria’s tax template will subject monies accruable to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to graduated cuts for five years, beginning this year, if a legislative seal is given to a proposed plan of the Tinubu administration. This …
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Audit reveals mismanagement in Pritzker's healthcare program; calls grow for fiscal reform
06 Mar 2025 11:25 GMT
State Senator Sally J. Turner | Illinois General AssemblyState Senator Sally J. Turner | Illinois General Assembly
A recent audit by the Auditor General has brought to light significant issues in Governor JB Pritzker’s healthcare program for undocumented …
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Congress needs to step up to ensure fiscal reform
27 Feb 2025 00:56 GMT
OPINION:
In the four weeks since President Trump’s inauguration, his administration has identified billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse.
The president set an ambitious goal of restoring fiscal sanity to the federal government and tasked one of the …
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Mahama Urges Fiscal Reform to Combat Corruption and Stabilize Ghana’s Economy
17 Feb 2025 18:01 GMT
President John Dramani Mahama has called for urgent reforms to Ghana’s fiscal policies, stressing the need to eliminate wasteful spending and tackle systemic corruption to stabilize the nation’s economy.
Speaking at the Africa Business Forum 2025 in Addis …
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Expedite implementing fiscal reform measures: IMF
13 Feb 2025 06:15 GMT
… the government's proposed fiscal reform measures are necessary amid the …
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Greg Murphy calls for fiscal reform and praises advocacy efforts
06 Feb 2025 21:21 GMT
Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., representing North Carolina’s 3rd district, has been vocal on various issues through his recent social media posts. Serving in the U.S. Congress since 2019, Murphy has addressed topics ranging from federal government …
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NBK QUARTERLY ECONOMIC BRIEFKuwait’s fiscal reform picks up pace as non-oil growth slows
29 Jan 2025 21:51 GMT
KUWAIT: A range of indicators painted a picture of improving Kuwait’s non-oil sector conditions in Q4 2024. The PMI activity gauge signaled firm expansion, project awards and real estate sales both hit multi-year highs, while bank credit growth closed the …
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White House economist teases the 'biggest' fiscal reform 'America has ever seen'
28 Jan 2025 18:56 GMT
… see the "biggest" fiscal reform on trade, energy, regulations and …
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Medical associations call for healthcare fiscal reform
14 Jan 2025 15:47 GMT
Five major medical and nursing associations issued a joint statement today saying that funding issues with the National Health Insurance (NHI) system remain unresolved.
Although the NHI budget is slated to increase to NT$928.6 billion (USD$28.19 billion), …
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Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Outlines Vision for Economic Growth and Fiscal Reform
13 Jan 2025 19:18 GMT
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Ghana’s Minister of Finance-designate, has committed to refocusing the government’s efforts on strengthening the microeconomy and real sector to drive sustainable economic growth.
During his appearance before the Appointments …