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The Minister for Treasury and Public Function, Maria Jesus Montero. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

ECONOMY

Spain's 2023 budget passes first reading in Parliament

The Nomad Today 11/1/22

The next year's public accounts include the highest social spending in history with 274.445 billion euros, including European funds, the government says

Spain

PARLIAMENT

Big win for Sánchez as Spanish parliament approves his budget

The Nomad Today 12/28/21

Spain's political stability looks to be largely secure until the elections in autumn 2023

Spain

POLITICS

Spanish government gets budget approved thanks to Netflix, HBO

The Nomad Today 11/25/21

The political support of the nationalist parliamentary groups of Catalonia (ERC, PDeCAT) and the Basque Country (PNV and Bildu) has been crucial

04 November 2021, Portugal, Lisbon: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks on the last day of the Web Summit. Photo: Pedro Fiuza/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

BUDGET CRISIS

Portugal's president calls for new elections on 30 January

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/5/21

Portugal's next regular election had not been due until the autumn of 2023

Applause and congratulations to the Minister of Finance, Maria Jesus Montero, after the vote on the Budget Bill for 2022. Photo: Eva Ercolanese/Psoe.

Spain

BUDGET 2022

Spain budget bill passes first Parliament vote with broad support

The Nomad Today 11/4/21

The coalition government formed by PSOE (Social Democrat) and Unidas Podemos (Left) had the support of its main partners, including some Catalan and Basque nationalists

27 October 2021, Portugal, Lisbon: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa delivers a speech during a debate on the 2022 state budget before the voting at the Portuguese parliament. Photo: Pedro Fiuza/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

CRISIS

Portugal on verge of snap election after 2022 budget rejected

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/28/21

The Marxist Left Bloc and the Communist Party voted against the budget, as did the conservative Social Democratic Party

Pedro Sánchez declared the beginning of the political course on September 1 by giving a conference at the Casa de América under the title "A just recovery." Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

2022 BUDGET

How much Sánchez and the ministers of the Spanish government earn?

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/15/21

The president of the Constitutional Court has the highest paid public position, with a salary that is almost double that of the prime minister

Minister of Finance Maria Jesus Montero presented the draft budget of the State for 2022 in Parliament. Photo: Eva Ercolanese/PSOE.

Economy & Business

TAXES

Tax changes included in the Spanish budget for 2022

The Nomad Today 10/13/21

There are three tax changes that will come into effect in 2022 and will affect large companies, the self-employed and pension plans

Finance Minister María Jesús Montero, at a press conference after the extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

ECONOMY

Spanish Government approves the state budget bill for 2022

The Nomad Today 10/7/21

The bill includes aid to young people to spend on culture and to leave parental home and a controversial Housing Law with which it aims to influence rental prices and which has caused the rejection…

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Finland

SECURITY

Police warn of worsening security if government enforces budget cap

The Nomad Today 8/17/21

Police chiefs ask in a statement for a debate on how valuable - or cheap - security is in Finland

The leaders of the 5 parties of the government coalition, after the negotiation concluded. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

PUBLIC FINANCES

Budget deal: more spending, deficit to go through the roof

The Nomad Today 4/30/21

During the pandemic, the government has pursued an exceptionally expansionary fiscal policy and intends to follow a similar roadmap for the future.

The leaders of the 5 parties of the government coalition. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

NEGOTIATIONS ENDED

Finland dodges government collapse with last-minute budget deal

The Nomad Today 4/28/21

"I believe that the government can continue its work after these framework negotiations," Prime Minister Marin said.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks to the press during a break in negotiations. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

Finland

BUDGET NEGOTIATION

Finnish government paralyzed, economy in trouble

The Nomad Today 4/27/21

The leaders of the ruling coalition parties have been locked in, confronted and unable to agree on the budget for nearly a week as bad economic news continues to arrive.

HANDOUT - 10 December 2020, Belgium, Brussels: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) talks with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa before the start of the first day of a two days face-to-face European Council summit. Photo: Zucchi Enzo/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

COVID RECOVERY FUNDS

EU leaders reach deal to end blockade on 1.8-tn-euro budget package

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/11/20

Warsaw and Budapest had been blocking the passage of the hotly-anticipated package.

Matti-Vanhanen-Minister-Finance-by-Jussi-Toivanen-Vnk

Finland

BUDGET AMENDMENT

Government debt expected to total 138 billion at the end of 2021

The Nomad Today 11/23/20

The government submitted to Parliament its plan to amend the budget proposal for 2021, which allocates additional funding for future-oriented investments and for increased expenditures arising from…

30 October 2020, Poland, Warsaw: Protesters march during a protest against a court ruling that tightens the abortion law in Poland. Photo: Grzegorz Banaszak/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

RECOVERY FUND

Hungary, Poland veto EU budget decision over rule-of-law mechanism

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/16/20

The new tool could be tied to the independence of the judiciary and fundamental values like freedom, democracy, equality, and respect for human rights. In particular countries that have been…

Minister-of-Finance-Matti-Vanhanen.-Photo-by-Lauri-Heikkinen-Vnk.

Finland

7TH SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET

Government offers extra 1.5 billion to save companies and citizens from Covid-19

The Nomad Today 10/24/20

The need for central government net borrowing would increase by about 1.8 billion euros, bringing the estimate of overall central government net borrowing to approximately 19.6 billion in 2020.…

The leaders of the parties that make up the government, and the Minister of Finance (R), during the presentation of the budget proposal for 2021. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

POLL

2021 is not a good time to raise taxes, Foreigner.fi readers say

The Nomad Today 9/22/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

PM Sanna Marin (C), Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo (L) and Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko (R) during the presentation of the draft budget. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

PANDEMIC

Finland 2021 budget proposal: 2 billion to manage Covid-19 crisis

The Nomad Today 9/18/20

The government will reserve 30 million euros for supporting investment connected with testing technology.

PM Sanna Marin (R) followed by Minister of Finance Matti Vanhanen at the budget presentation. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

TAX HIKES

Key figures of the government's budget proposal for 2021

The Nomad Today 9/17/20

The draft budget foresees a deficit of 10.8 billion euros and the public debt will rise to 135 billion euros. The proposal includes tax increases on heating fuels, alcohol and tobacco.