Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
These charts show you how big the federal budget is
The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.
Ray Dalio: We Need to Cut the Budget Deficit Now. Here’s How We Do It
In Ray Dalio's forthcoming book "How Countries Go Broke" he argues that the United States' budget deficit should be cut.
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The adorable charts library for Golang.
If a language can be used to build web scrapers, it definitely needs to provide a graceful data visualization library. --- by dongdong. In the Golang ecosystem, there are not many choices for data ...
NIH Budget Cuts Are the ‘Apocalypse of American Science,’ Experts Say
T he U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, and its grants ...
The government is banking on tax cuts to boost consumption. What if it doesn’t pan out?
Cutting tax rates can promote growth, and conversely raising taxes can hinder it—the intellectual heritage of this line of thought stretches back to an 18th century economist. But this theory ...
Five vital Bank of England charts as UK growth is downgraded and inflation is forecast to rise
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has posted a 78-page report outlining its musings on the future for inflation ...
Stocks to buy or sell: Sagar Doshi of Nuvama suggests Aditya Birla Fashion, L&T Finance, Tech Mahindra today -5 February
Sagar Doshi of Nuvama Professional Clients Group recommends these three stocks today- Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd, ...
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Union Budget focused on sustained economic growth, will have positive effect: Auto industry leaders
The Union Budget 2025-26 has garnered a positive response from the auto industry, with industry leaders welcoming the government's 'focus on long-term economic growth, manufacturing, and ...
WION13d
Union Budget 2025: India hikes foreign aid to Maldives, but THIS country tops the chart
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive budget on Saturday (Feb 1), her budget speech also highlighted on India's foreign aid to different countries, increasing aid for ...
The Hindu13d
Union Budget 2025: Spending on IITs, IIMs and higher education in general stagnates | Data
In fact the actual expenditure in FY24 was relatively higher at 1.25% of the total budget. Chart 1 shows the allocation to higher education as a share of the total Budget, across years.
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Budget 2025-26: Key takeaways in charts
In her budget statement, Nirmala Sitharaman declared that under the new tax regime, those earning up to ₹12 lakh would not be obliged to pay taxes. For incomes up to ₹12 lakh ( ₹12.75 lakh ...