”budget” News

Annual Budget Process Ramps Up, With Many Questions Unanswered

With economic stimulus legislation and the fiscal 2009 omnibus spending law out of the way, attention now turns to congressional budget writers and their task of drafting the annual resolution that guides decisions on spending and tax
03 14 2009 2:23PM (...more)

House Democrats try to pare Obama 2010 budget

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama 's fellow Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday proposed slimming
03 26 2009 10:12AM (...more)

Rogge doesn't expect Vancouver budget deficit

LONDON – International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge is confident the 2010 Winter Games in 09 12 2009 4:15PM (...more)

Swelling deficit poses key challenges to Obama reform plans

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama 's administration and a Congressional financial watchdog projected Tuesday swelling 10-year government
08 26 2009 2:01PM (...more)

White House, Congress watchdog to unveil budget forecasts

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House and a financial scrutiny arm of Congress will release Tuesday separate government budget estimates and updated economic forecasts
08 25 2009 6:58PM (...more)

New deficit projections pose risks to Obama's agenda

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama 's domestic policy proposals will face the reality of skyrocketing deficits on Tuesday when officials
08 24 2009 7:54AM (...more)

2010 Games seeks to borrow workers

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Organizers of next year' s Winter Olympics in Vancouver, facing a potential budget crunch, said on Thursday they want employers to lend them up to 1,500 short-term workers for
08 19 2009 8:27PM (...more)

White House delays release of mid-year budget update

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House said Monday it was delaying the release of the annual midsummer US budget update, but refuted suggestions it was trying to put distance between its own optimistic predictions and the sour state
07 21 2009 2:11PM (...more)

Obama to convene cabinet to cut govt spending

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama , faced with mushrooming budget deficits , announced he will convene his first full 04 19 2009 12:35PM (...more)

Obama to convene cabinet to cut gov't spending

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama , faced with mushrooming budget deficits , announced he will convene his first full 04 19 2009 7:25AM (...more)