Tag: austerity
public development assistance once again sacrificed on the altar of austerity
In France, while the budget is still under discussion in the National Assembly, the ministries of Economy, Finance at Bercy and the Ministry of Civil Service specified on Sunday October…
a detoxification cure more than an “austerity cure”, by Jean-François Copé – L’Express
“Do a lot with a little”: this is the course that Michel Barnier set for himself during his general policy declaration, a few days before the presentation of the finance…
“It’s not an austerity budget,” assures Laurent Saint-Martin – L’Express
Fewer civil servants, more taxes for large companies and the richest: Michel Barnier’s government has drastically curbed spending while resuming tax increases in its draft budget for 2025 which aims…
unions and opposition headwinds against the announced austerity cure
The government of Michel Barnier unveiled this Thursday, October 10, its bill for the budget for the year 2025. A project which includes cuts in many areas, such as the…
the left denounces an “austerity plan” which will “make the French suffer” – L’Express
The French government will unveil this Thursday, October 10, during a Council of Ministers from 6 p.m., its draft budget for 2025. To restore adrift public finances, the objective is…
poverty jumps with Javier Milei’s austerity policies
More than one in two Argentinians lives below the poverty line. Official figures published Thursday September 26, 2024 reveal a drastic increase in poverty, +11% in just six months. An…
Alberto Fujimori, from austerity shock to repression and prison
Alberto Fujimori died at the age of 86. President of Peru from 1990 to 2000, he was remembered by some Peruvians as the one who put an end to the…
In Argentina, teachers demonstrate, suffocated by budgetary austerity
Social tension is rising in Argentina. After a demonstration of retirees repressed by the police in front of Congress on Wednesday, this Thursday was a national strike day in public…
public universities in the streets against austerity
Tens of thousands of Argentines, first and foremost students, demonstrated this Tuesday April 23 against the austerity of the ultraliberal government of Javier Milei, in “defense of free public universities”.…
towards new austerity measures
Pakistani officials are going to Washington this Monday, April 15, to negotiate a new aid plan for their country with the International Monetary Fund. New austerity measures are expected, warns…