June 18, 2026
The government is working to reduce waste in government expenditure, reduce non-priority spending and ensure thriftiness in administrative outlay, he says
Registered businesses and workers face higher taxes, while agriculture, real estate remain difficult to tax
The 19% increase from 2024 produced the highest expenditure on nuclear weapons since the group began tracking spending
The budget has been designed to focus on structural reforms in manufacturing and finance
Any such increase in the military budget would require congressional authorisation, which could pose a challenge
Spending by US shoppers goes up 9.1% from 2024 on the year's biggest shopping day
China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military and political pressure over the past five years to assert its claims
Shuttering of local clinics and treatment has resulted in deaths of living with HIV, UNAIDS’ community partners say
