Latest Fiscal policy Stories

The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt: WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Congressional leaders should appoint budget conferees in order to work out the differences between the House- and Senate-passed budget proposals, or commit to a separate process to begin serious negotiations on reforming entitlements and our tax code in order to put the debt on a...

Findings are 'much worse than we imagined,' researcher says In one of the most detailed studies of its kind, a team of Greek and U.S. researchers have vividly chronicled the harmful public health impacts of the economic austerity measures imposed on Greece's population in the wake of the global economic crisis. Writing in today's [Thursday, April 18] American Journal of Public Health, the researchers cite data showing the economic recession and subsequent austerity policies in Greece...

AAHC Encourages Congress and President to Protect Medical Research, Health Workforce WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recognizing that the current fiscal environment calls for a federal budget that incorporates deficit reduction measures, the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) urges Congress to consider the Obama Administration's FY2014 budget as a good framework for moving forward in the appropriations process. Although AAHC regrets that the...

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary C. Alan Walker announced today the award of a $519,000 Municipalities Financial Recovery Act Grant to Altoona to support the implementation of new technologies that will help the city implement its financial recovery plan. "This grant will promote fiscal accountability in Altoona through the implementation of new technologies and upgrades," Walker said. "The...

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken urged Congress to set aside partisan differences and get back to the work they were elected to do: namely, addressing the national debt. McCracken joined Sens. Angus King (I-Maine), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill), Chief Counsel for Advocacy Dr. Winslow Sargent, and a handful of other small-business leaders at a roundtable discussing the massive impact the growing debt has...

Lucintel Evaluates Vietnam’s Business Environment: GDP to Reach US $206 Billion by 2017 Irving, Texas (PRWEB) February 16, 2013 Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. The country is expected to witness good economic growth over the next five years. The real GDP of Vietnam is projected to reach US $206 billion by 2017, growing with a CAGR of 6.5%. Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, conducted a competitive...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Campaign to Fix the Debt - a nonpartisan coalition of business, government, and policy leaders and more than 360,000 citizens dedicated to urging federal lawmakers to forge a plan to solve our nation's debt problems - launched DebtDeniers.com a website that debunks the myths spun by "Debt Deniers." A growing chorus of "Debt Deniers" has emerged in recent months. DebtDeniers.com will expose the most dangerous Deniers and...

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis today reported a 0.1 percent decline in annualized growth in real gross domestic product for the fourth quarter of 2012. The economy ended 2012 on a very sluggish pace, even though one-time factors put the number below the trend. While the inventory runoff and the steep decline in defense spending in the fourth quarter made economic activity look weaker than it really was, the underlying demand from...

Unemployment is seen as the biggest problem, 51 percent of respondents said it was O.K. to cut spending on national defense in order to reduce the budget deficit BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago released new survey results, 2012 NORC Presidential Election Survey: Americans' Views on the Deficit. Results from the survey suggest that a large majority of Americans are more concerned...

Fiscal Cliff, the name given to Obama’s latest fiscal policy, is said to affect small business owners all over the country. XSM introduced ways how these businesses can yet fight the battle and increase their revenue. Denver, CO (PRWEB) December 10, 2012 The Fiscal Cliff is to come in play in 25 days and is set to affect almost all individuals residing within the United States. The new tax reforms are set to increase the tax revenue in an attempt to improve the economic conditions and...