Labour quietly ditches Tory ‘pot for life’ pensions plan – POLITICO

Labour quietly ditches Tory ‘pot for life’ pensions plan – POLITICO

The policy aimed to tackle the problem of millions of small workplace pension pots being lost as workers change jobs, with employers instead paying into one portable pension pot which would be taken from one job to the next. The DWP published a call for evidence last November, but the proposal was widely criticized by … Read more

Delta proposes N936 billion budget for 2025

Delta proposes N936 billion budget for 2025

“Our focus areas remain clear: agriculture; support for micro, small, and medium enterprises; youth empowerment; tourism; entertainment; social safety nets through poverty alleviation; physical infrastructure; healthcare; and education.” The post Delta proposes N936 billion budget for 2025 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic … Read more

US seeks to ‘reassure’ world at COP climate conference – POLITICO

US seeks to ‘reassure’ world at COP climate conference – POLITICO

It also comes as green advocates fear the new balance of power in Washington will lead to a rollback of environmental regulations and the end of climate leadership on the world stage. “Cracking down on methane leakage, decarbonizing our economy, and combatting sea level rise are firmly on my agenda for COP29,” said Whitehouse in … Read more

Why DPS says it must close Denver schools to avert “full-blown crisis”

Why DPS says it must close Denver schools to avert “full-blown crisis”

Carrie Olson remembers the first time she was told Denver Public Schools would need to close schools because fewer babies were being born. She had only been on the Board of Education for a year or two when the state demographer predicted the difficult decision that Olson — first elected in 2017 — and her … Read more

Wie Lindner aus der Ampel aussteigen könnte – POLITICO

Wie Lindner aus der Ampel aussteigen könnte – POLITICO

Der „Herbst der Entscheidung“ scheint immer mehr zur Entscheidung zu werden, ob die FDP womöglich wirklich aus der Ampel aussteigt. Passieren könnte das noch vor den finalen Haushaltsverhandlungen, und inzwischen kochen die wildesten Spekulationen hoch, wann der richtige Zeitpunkt dafür sein könnte. Welche Ultimaten die FDP ihren Partnern jetzt stellen will und was die US-Wahl … Read more

Finance Ministry unveils plan for 2025 budget, cuts all around – Israel Politics

Finance Ministry unveils plan for 2025 budget, cuts all around – Israel Politics

The Finance Ministry sent an outline of the 2025 budget to ministers on Wednesday ahead of a government meeting on Thursday, at which the ministry seeks to approve it. The budget is aimed at buoying Israel’s economy through the significant challenges and costs of the Israel-Hamas War, which has seen growth projections slashed and … Read more

Fraud busters investigate EU Parliament’s most powerful group – POLITICO

Fraud busters investigate EU Parliament’s most powerful group – POLITICO

“The EPP Group prides itself in extending its full cooperation” to legal authorities, a spokesperson for Weber and the EPP groups said in a statement to POLITICO said, adding that no external auditors “currently have any open cases of alleged misuse of funds.” Layered inquiry EPPO is in charge of investigating serious crimes affecting the … Read more

Gov Otu presents 2025 budget of N498 billion to Cross River assembly

Gov Otu presents 2025 budget of N498 billion to Cross River assembly

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State, on Tuesday, presented a budget proposal of N498 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the Cross River House of Assembly. Presenting the proposal to the lawmakers in Calabar, Mr Otu noted that the sum of N328 billion, representing about 68 per cent of the total budget size, … Read more

What Iran’s military budget increase means for Middle East

What Iran’s military budget increase means for Middle East

Iran says it is planning to raise its military budget by two hundred percent, which would essentially triple its defense spending. This should raise eyebrows in the region and could lead to an arms race. Reports say that Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani declared on Tuesday, October 29, the goal of this major raise … Read more

Lithuania’s Social Democrats win parliamentary election – POLITICO

Lithuania’s Social Democrats win parliamentary election – POLITICO

For instance, Lithuania will maintain its hardline approach toward Russia and will keep its pro-Western foreign policy, with LDSP having vocally supported increasing the defense budget. Blinkevičiūtė, a member of the European Parliament, is hoping to form a coalition with the Union of Democrats “For Lithuania” (DSVL) and the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), she … Read more