More spending demands, more pressure on budgets

EUobserver takes a deep dive into the workings and new chairs of every single European Parliament committee for the new 2024-2029 session, in a series of articles first published in our print magazine of October 2024 After four years as Belgian finance minister, Johan van Overtveldt, a member of the conservative New Flemish Alliance, was…

2025 SSI Calendar, Double Payments, No Payments, and Budgeting Tips

Managing finances on a fixed income can be a balancing act, especially for recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In 2025, SSI payments will follow a unique schedule that includes months with double payments and others with no payments at all. Understanding these changes is essential for maintaining financial stability throughout the year. The irregular…

Budgeting Management Software Market to Witness Impressive

Budgeting Management Software Market HTF MI recently introduced Global Budgeting Management Software Market study with 143+ pages in-depth overview, describing about the Product / Industry Scope and elaborates market outlook and status (2024-2032). The market Study is segmented by key regions which is accelerating the marketization. At present, the market is developing its presence. Some…

Brace yourself: School budget season is coming

Every year, school boards around the country buckle down and spend months finalizing their district budgets. Lately, those conversations in Oregon have become messy, painful and long, as schools face the challenging financial realities brought on by declining enrollment, increasing costs and the end of additional federal dollars. Backpacks hang outside a classroom in Woodlawn…

A Potential Reserve for Supporting the Defense Forces or a Risk of Inefficient Spending?

For five months, the President has not signed into law the Bill 9559-d supposed by the parliament which aims to expand the powers of local self-government bodies in supporting Ukraine’s security and defense sector. However, considering the prolonged discussions (the bill was voted only nine months after its registration), the question of whether this step…

As pandemic aid ends, Santa Cruz County schools look to slash budgets

Quick Take: Facing millions in budget shortfalls, Pajaro Valley and Live Oak school districts expect to make deep spending cuts as pandemic-relief funding expires and they confront the effects of declining enrollment. For PVUSD, that is likely to mean slashing expenses for mental health staff and programs. Selene Avila’s six-year-old daughter struggled to make friends…

Arms-length agencies accuse Yukon Liberals of interfering with budgets

A trio of independent agencies funded by the Yukon government say civil servants are mucking about with the agencies’ budgets. The heads of all three offices have written to the Legislative Assembly’s members’ services board (MSB) to complain. Annette King, the territory’s child and youth advocate, said the involvement of the finance department’s management board in…