Hansen takes on Elections BC over HST petition
Vancouver Sun Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:49 AM PDT
Finance Minister Colin Hansen on Thursday put off plans for a provincewide advertising campaign on the harmonized sales tax, claiming Elections B.C. advised it would be illegal to do so while an anti-HST petition is circulating. |
Nevada National Guard to buy debt-ridden UNR fire academy
Reno Gazette-Journal Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:48 AM PDT
The Nevada Legislature's Interim Finance Committee approved Thursday a plan to sell the University of Nevada, Reno's debt-ridden Fire Science Academy for $10 million to the Nevada National Guard. |
Campaign finance disclosure often in the dark ages
Vancouver Sun Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:45 AM PDT
In this age of technology, The Vancouver Sun had to rely on some old-fashioned methods to create the database we are unveiling today because of inconsistent, and in some cases antiquated, rules by city halls. |
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The Trucker Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:45 AM PDT
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Ireland Business World Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:43 AM PDT
Euro fin min talks on Greece at weekend? Euro zone finance ministers may hold a teleconference on Greece this weekend, the spokesman for the chairman of their meetings said. |
Gwen warns gov’t on unnecessary spending
Manila Bulletin Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:39 AM PDT
Nacionalista Party senatorial bet Gwendolyn “Gwen†Pimentel Friday warned the government against unnecessary spending for election projects that could result to inflation and higher government deficits. Pimentel issued the statement following the Department of Finance (DoF) warning that the government had incurred a P134.2-billion deficit in the first quarter, breaching the P110.9-billion limit ... |
Korn: Rally to trim growth rate to 2%
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:38 AM PDT
If the anti-government rally is prolonged, it would bring down the economic expansion rate to only two per cent, from previous projection of about 4.5 per cent, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said on Friday. |
Malaysia may procure from foreign suppliers
Business Times Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:34 AM PDT
THE government, via the Finance Ministry, is studying the possibility of allowing foreign companies to participate in government procurement contracts. International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said this would enable Malaysia to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Participation by foreign suppliers in government contracts is one of the three ... |
Senate bill targets Supreme Court's campaign finance ruling
The Washington Times Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:30 AM PDT
Corporations and unions would have to identify themselves on political ads they bankroll, and top corporate officials would have to make an explicit pledge that they approved the ad they finance under legislation introduced in Congress Thursday. The measures are a direct response to a 5-4 ruling by the Supreme Court in January that upheld the First Amendment rights of such groups to spend money ... |
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