Government Spending News

The government has spent over £2 million on influencers since July 2024, utilizing them alongside traditional media for campaigns.

A top Democrat criticized the Trump administration, stating that billions were spent to remove experienced federal workers, implying a cost to the government.

Labour has been accused of paying for praise after official figures revealed that 11 Whitehall departments and major public bodies have spent £2.3 million of ta

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers is set to inform Cabinet colleagues that spending moderation will require trade-offs in Budget 2027 due to global

Newfoundland and Labrador health officials are withholding details of an external forensic audit concerning payments made to a travel nursing agency. The findin

The UK's £70bn 'great grid upgrade' program is reportedly over budget and behind schedule, prompting the National Audit Office to call for greater transparency

Takaichi Sanae's extensive spending proposals are causing concern in financial markets as she advocates for a state-centric approach to Japan's economy.

Britain plans to invest millions in space defence to counter threats and launch new satellites, as part of a broader UK Space Strategy detailing £7.8 billion in

SpaceX's market capitalization briefly reached $2 trillion again after its shares surged 38% in five weeks to $150, driven by investor optimism in AI infrastruc

Andy Burnham is set to face his first Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) amidst rising borrowing costs, with the Resolution Foundation stating that increasing de

Two House Democrats, Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, crossed party lines to vote with Republicans, salvaging the GOP's legislative agenda amidst an in

The Victorian state government spent $60,000 on a statue of former premier Daniel Andrews, despite the project later being cancelled.

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the rightwing leader of the Madrid region, is under pressure to explain why her government spent €6.3m on a residential penthouse. The pentho

The Trump administration has blocked or recovered over $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare laboratory payments, including $732 million from 157 labs r

Japan's Prime Minister stated in a Yomiuri interview that the country aims to cap new bond issuance at 40 trillion yen for fiscal year 2027.

Justice Prasanna B. Varale has raised concerns about the dire state of education in Maharashtra, particularly Marathi-medium schools, questioning the government

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has criticized the Centre's expenditure of Rs 92 crore on maintaining ministers' bungalows in Delhi, arguing that the funds coul

Rajasthan has announced a Rs 12,500 crore school revamp plan following a drive by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP).

Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke stated that the decision to not proceed with planned increases to fuel excise duty would incur a "significant" cost.

The US public debt has exceeded $40 trillion, with a widening fiscal deficit and rising Treasury yields concerning global markets. Increased government spending

The US national debt escalated from a projected $0 in 2009 to over $40 trillion by 2026 due to factors like tax cuts, increased spending, wars, and crisis expen

Public finances faced increased pressure last month due to higher spending, leading to an unexpected rise in the deficit.

The US gross national debt has exceeded $40 trillion for the first time, a milestone attributed to rising costs of social safety-net programs, military spending

The U.S. national debt has reached $40 trillion, as President Trump's efforts to reduce fiscal burdens were undermined by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts, an