India raises spending and avoids “outright populism” in the pre-election budget

Capital expenditure will increase by 33% to 10 trillion rupees in 2023/24 The government targets total borrowing at 15.43 trillion rupees It looks forward to a fiscal deficit of 5.9% in 2023/24, 4.5% by 2025/26 NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Wednesday announced one of the largest increases ever in capital spending for the next … Read more

The Democrat voted for the president of Pennsylvania and disappointed the hopes of the Republican Party | National

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) — A Democrat who promised to govern as an independent was elected speaker of the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a surprise move Tuesday on the strength of every Democrat and more than a dozen Republican votes. Representative Mark Rousey was elected president by a vote of 115-85 after the … Read more