Economics ❯Public Finance

Budget Deficits

Government Spending Taxation Fiscal Policy Revenue Sources City Budgets Spending Cuts Tax Policy Revenue Generation Economic Forecasting Government Expenditure

Denver Lays Off 171 Workers, Eliminates 665 Vacant Positions to Narrow Budget Gap

Officials project about $100 million in savings to help balance the 2026 budget.

Austin Council Approves $6.3B Budget, Sets 5-Cent Tax Rate Election

SEPTA Reveals 20% Service Cuts as Budget Talks Stall

Chicago Public Schools Expands Community Schools to 36 Sites Despite Half-Billion-Dollar Deficit

Chicago Public Schools Previews Major Service Reductions as Budget Deadline Nears

Three Democratic States Roll Back Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants

Bayrou Unveils €40 Billion Austerity Plan With Defense Boost in 2026 Budget

Finance Minister Launches Expenditure Review with 7.5 to 15 Percent Savings Targets

French MPs Reject ‘Année Blanche’ Spending Freeze in Budget Talks

California Finalizes $321 Billion Budget to Address $12 Billion Deficit

San Francisco Halts Residential Traffic Calming Program

San Francisco Supervisors Weigh Lurie Budget Cuts After City Hall Rally

SFMTA Trims Five Muni Routes in Push for $7.2 Million Savings

Pritzker Signs $55 Billion Fiscal 2026 Budget, Leaves Transit Funding Gap

Hessian Universities Protest 2026–31 Funding Pact Over €1 Billion Shortfall

San Diego Council Approves $6.09 Billion Fiscal 2026 Budget Despite $258 Million Deficit

San Francisco Board Weighs Lurie’s $15.9B Budget Proposal as Unions and Advocates Protest

VTA Workers Ratify Four-Year Contract with 14.5% Wage Increases

EU Commission to Open Deficit Procedure Against Austria Over 4.7% Budget Gap

Lurie’s $15.9B Budget Slashes 1,400 Positions to Bridge $782M Deficit