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Fiscal Issues

Washington DC

Why Congress Let Biden’s Child Benefits Lapse

And what it can learn from the Dutch.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 26, 2022June 9, 2022
Sigrid Kaag

Netherlands’ Kaag Disappoints Liberal Well-Wishers

Foreign journalists thought this Dutch finance minister would be different.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 26, 2022April 23, 2022
San Francisco California

America’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Explained

Where the money would go and why.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 2, 2021November 29, 2021
Joe Biden

Child Benefits Could Outlive Biden’s COVID-19 Stimulus

A new allowance could cut child poverty in half and encourage Americans to have more kids.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 8, 2021November 24, 2021
Joe Biden

Biden Plans $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Rescue Program

Money would go to hiring health workers, raising unemployment benefits and supporting states.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 14, 2021November 24, 2021
Berlaymont Brussels Belgium

EU “Government Shutdown” Looms

If Hungary and Poland maintain their veto, the EU could be without a proper budget.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 7, 2020June 20, 2022

Spain Proposes Major Tax Increases to Fund 2021 Budget

Wealthy Spaniards and corporations would pay more.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 28, 2020January 30, 2022

Dutch King Announces Borrowing, Investments to Weather COVID-19

Unlike during the last economic crisis, the Dutch government is not cutting spending.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 15, 2020December 1, 2021
Emmanuel Macron

What’s in France’s €100 Billion Stimulus

The big items are tax cuts, job retraining and investments in the green economy.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 5, 2020February 16, 2022
The Hague Netherlands

Dutch Extend COVID Aid for Businesses

Government pays half the rent and 90 percent of salaries.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 29, 2020October 2, 2021
London England

Singapore-on-Thames Is Unlikely

Britain won’t become a tax haven.

Igor DordevicIgor DordevicAugust 18, 2020November 25, 2021
Hamburg Germany port

Germany’s Surplus Obsession Hurts the Eurozone

There are things Germany can do to boost its own economy as well as those of its neighbors.

Nemanja PopovicNemanja PopovićJanuary 6, 2020November 10, 2021
Frankfurt Germany

Germany Under Pressure to Spend

The Dutch are relaxing fiscal targets to invest in their economy. Will the Germans follow suit?

Nemanja PopovicNemanja PopovićSeptember 25, 2019November 14, 2021
United States Capitol Washington

American Deficits to Top Trillion Dollars for All of Next Decade

Donald Trump did not create this problem, but he has made it worse.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 22, 2019October 24, 2021

Italy Backs Down from Budget Fight with EU

The ruling Five Star Movement and League agree to rein in spending.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 17, 2018November 28, 2021

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