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Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic revival plan strains the kingdom’s finances amid delays, budget cuts and a growing government deficit

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With the government's budget in deficit for six consecutive quarters, Saudi Arabia has become the largest issuer of international debt in emerging markets. And its decision to cut oil production with other OPEC+ members in 2023 has failed to boost export revenues considerably.

The Middle Eastern country's oil earnings have fallen about one-third from 2022 levels when Brent crude averaged almost $100 a barrel in the aftermath of Russia's special military operation ...

Survival essentials: Best budget-friendly foods for prepping

10 days ago - budget, start with the basic list below. The quantities and varieties shown should be enough for two adults for at least three months.

To ease the financial burden, acquire this list on a piecemeal basis. Save money by buying a few items when there are sales or discounts at the nearest store.

If there is something on the list you don't like, substitute.Human knowledge is under attack! Governments and powerful corporations are using censorship to wipe out ...

Budget prepping: Ways to make your food budget last longer

May 11, 2022 - budget.Save money on purchases

Meal plans can help you save money on groceries, but you need to be ready to adjust your plans if you want to take advantage of unexpected sales.

Before you go out to buy food, make a grocery list to prevent impulse buying

Check your refrigerator and pantry, then draft a rough menu plan using what you have on hand and what you will buy. Eating before you go shopping and making a list of the items that you need also helps ...

Biden’s “fiscally responsible” budget plan for fiscal 2025 requires borrowing $16 TRILLION over the next decade

March 19, 2024 -

The president claims his spending plan will trim deficits by $3 trillion over the next decade. But in reality, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, "the level of borrowing under the president's budget would be unprecedented outside a war or national emergency." (Related: Biden's budget request for fiscal 2025 includes $12 billion for student loan forgiveness.)

Biden seeks to spend $7.3 trillion, an 18 percent increase ...

Biden’s budget request for fiscal 2025 includes $12 billion for student loan forgiveness

March 14, 2024 - budget will also allow the federal government to offer tuition-free rides through community college and eliminate origination fees, or fees charged by lenders for processing a borrower's loans.

Finally, the $12 billion proposal will fund other student debt cancellation measures into a $3.7 billion state and local safety proposal.

In addition to the $12 billion specifically set aside for the Reducing the Costs of College Fund, Biden is also asking for the Department ...

NYC Mayor Adams halts final round of budget cuts after slashing spending on illegals

February 28, 2024 -

The Democrat mayor first unveiled the three-round budget cuts in the fall of last year. Under this plan, all city agencies would have to shave 15 percent of their budget in three months' time. This would offset an estimated $10 billion cost generated by providing shelter, food, medical care and legal services for the unlawful border crossers flooding the Big Apple.

The first two rounds of budget cuts – five percent each – were enacted in January ...

DEBT SURGE ALERT: $8.9T government debt to mature, $1.4T budget deficit expected in 2024

February 14, 2024 -

The Federal Reserve has also been running down its balance sheet by $60 billion per month. The bottom line, experts said, is that someone will need to buy more than the said amount in U.S. government bonds. It is more than one-third of the U.S. outstanding federal debt and more than one-third of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

According to education platform Apollo Academy's Chief Economist Torsten Slok, this is going to be a particular challenge when the ...

Month-over-month U.S. budget deficit rose by 50% in December as financial collapse looms

January 16, 2024 - budget deficit hit $509 billion just three months into fiscal year 2024. This is the biggest deficit of all time in the U.S. after one quarter, with the exception of 2021 – an outlier year because the U.S. spent trillions of dollars in COVID stimulus money. In addition, December's budget deficit of $129.4 billion is significantly higher than the median estimate of $87.5 billion and more than 50 percent higher than the December deficit of $85 billion in fiscal ...

“Soulless GOP demons” use whistleblower’s FBI weaponization testimonies for political advantage, betray informant by approving budget for new FBI HQ

November 27, 2023 -

A year after, the informant, who is now a fellow on domestic intelligence and security services at the Washington-based think tank Center for Renewing America, surfaced to voice his frustrations, calling House Republicans "soulless demons," for actually "rewarding the FBI despite his disclosures," with $300 million worth of funds for a new headquarters (HQ). The Congress, whom Friend said has all the political will to reform the troubled bureau, has not even done anything ...

Congress passes ANOTHER stopgap spending bill, delaying long-term solution to budget crisis

November 16, 2023 - budget… Honestly, when are people gonna say 'Enough?'" he added. "What are we paying taxes for? Why are they getting paid [when they] can't get it together?"Stopgap funding bill does not cut government spending

President Joe Biden is expected to sign the stopgap funding bill into law before the current temporary funding measure for federal agencies expires at midnight on Friday, Nov. 17.

The stopgap bill, referred to as House Speaker Mike Johnson's "laddered ...

Sen. Rand Paul to hold up any stopgap government budget bill that includes funding for Ukraine

September 25, 2023 - budget DEFICIT approaches $2T.

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan wants government budget deal to include ban on federal funding of censorship activities.

FALSE FLAG ATTEMPT? Missile that struck and killed 15 in busy Ukrainian marketplace was actually launched by Ukrainian troops.

U.S. is spending MORE MONEY to bankroll Ukraine than it is to assist disaster-stricken Maui.

Western defense industry expected to make over $400 BILLION IN ...

Public NUMBS as government DEBT BOMB explodes to $33T, annual budget DEFICIT approaches $2T

September 22, 2023 - budget deficit by $1.7 trillion. However, Epoch Times' (ET's) Andrew Moran pointed out that Biden's claim was a misleading assertion since most of the decline in federal outlays resulted from the expiration of the Wuhan coronavirus- (COVID-19-) related stimulus and relief spending, rather than employing any fierce budget cuts by the White House or Congress. The government spending may be less than during the pandemic which was around $8.9 trillion but it is ...

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan wants government budget deal to include ban on federal funding of censorship activities

September 21, 2023 -

Jordan's demand comes as House Republicans and the GOP leadership are once again at odds over supplemental spending bills.

"We want certain language on these appropriation bills," said Jordan during an appearance on the "Just The News, No Noise" television program. "When we get to those that says, you know, no money can be used to censor Americans, if it's that kind of language, no money can be used to develop a disinformation governance board at the Department of ...

Canada’s budget allots millions of dollars for “vaccine passports” until 2026, memo shows

August 03, 2023 - budget figure of $17.6 million "over three years starting in 2022-2023 to sustain the Canadian COVID-19 proof of vaccination credentials."

"This funding will allow the Agency to provide continued proof of vaccination policy and program support to provinces and territories," the memo further states.

(Related: The Trudeau regime is trying to take over the internet with Bill C-11.)Canada doesn't believe WHO science, wants covid jab passports to remain in ...

NHS receives $26.68M budget to roll out AI and automation technologies in British healthcare system that make it easier to TRACK DOWN people

July 10, 2023 -

British Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has announced a £21 million ($26.68M) fund to provide the National Health Service (NHS) with the most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology and robotic process automation. The fund seeks to enhance patient diagnosis and treatment by equipping NHS staff with advanced AI imaging and decision support tools.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, backed by the Conservative Party, believes these ...

U.S. budget deficit climbs in May amid big government spending and falling revenue

June 14, 2023 - budget deficit is now more than double the one seen prior to the pandemic.

The report stated: "With deficits expanding, substantial policy change will be needed to bring spending and revenue in line. The roll-off (and possible reversal) of student debt cancellation and implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act are likely to help reduce deficits in the near term, but much more action will be needed to stem the unsustainable medium- and long-term trajectory of ...

WHO gets record-high $6.83 BILLION budget increase and approval for replenishment mechanism to raise MORE FUNDS

June 09, 2023 -

The staggering increase in budget and the launch of a new "replenishment" initiative for the agency were given the green light despite the fact that the WHA failed to come up with a final agreement on the pandemic treaty or amendments to the international health regulations (IHR). (Related: WHO pushing new pandemic rules to gain dictatorial control over UN's 194 member countries.)

WHO member states on May 22 agreed to the WHO budget hike, which is a 20 ...

Trudeau gov’t 2023 budget includes $36 million for abortion, slams overturning of Roe v. Wade

April 13, 2023 -

(Article by Anthony Murdoch republished from LifeSiteNews.com)

The 388-page budget was released on March 28 and was tabled by Trudeau’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. A section of the budget is titled, “Safeguarding Access to Abortion and Other Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services.”  

This portion of the budget reads, “With a woman’s right to choose under threat around the world, the federal government is ensuring that abortion ...

Pentagon demands $842B budget as America prepares for war against China

March 30, 2023 -

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley confirmed in Congress during the budget hearing that they need more money to plot war against the communist Asian nation.

"This is a strategy-driven budget and one driven by the seriousness of our strategic competition with the People's Republic of China (PRC)," Austin said in testimony before the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense.

According ...

Pentagon requests $886 billion budget despite failing 5 audits where billions vanished into financial black holes

March 20, 2023 -

According to financial analysts, Pentagon's annual budget is climbing closer to $1 trillion despite its five failed audits, bringing the government debt to almost $32 trillion. Defense Department Comptroller Michael McCord told reporters on Monday, March 13, that the budget request is $26 billion (3.2 percent) more than what Congress enacted last year. (Related: Biden's "excessive" budget proposal to drive national debt to $51 trillion over the next ...