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Peru Enacts Law Raising Retired Teachers’ Pensions to About S/3,500

Regulators face a 90‑day deadline to set payment rules under warnings of an S/8 billion yearly bill.

Lurie Stands By San Francisco Layoffs as Workers Protest $643 Million Gap

Mexico Names Jennifer Krystel Castillo to Lead SAT’s Large Taxpayers Unit

San Francisco Begins City Layoffs With 127 Notices as Lurie Targets 500 Cuts

Germany’s Debt Ratio Rises to 63.5% as Municipalities Post Record €31.9 Billion Deficit

Federal District Seeks R$4 Billion From FGC to Stabilize Banco de Brasília

States’ Revenues Fall to 8.4% of GDP in 2026, CIEP Finds

Moody’s Downgrades B.C.’s Credit Rating After Record Deficit Forecast

German Cities Demand €30 Billion a Year From Berlin as Municipal Budgets Reel

Takaichi’s Coalition Pushes Record ¥122.31 Trillion Budget Through Japan’s Lower House

Mexico’s January Revenue Jumps as ‘Healthy’ Excise Taxes Take Effect

France Cuts 2026 High-Income Minimum Tax Forecast to €650 Million, Extends Levy Until Deficit Below 3%

Germany’s State Fiscal Equalization Hits €20 Billion as Bavaria Pays Record €11.7 Billion

Detained Vice Admiral Challenges Navy Ouster as Reports Flag Payroll Irregularities

North Rhine-Westphalia Posts 2025 Surplus on Tax Windfall, Launches Municipal Debt Takeover

Khan Proposes 4.1% City Hall Council Tax Rise to Fund Police Phone-Theft Crackdown

Brazil Plans to Bar R$11 Billion in 2026 Congressional Amendments Beyond Agreed Cap

New Report Finds Saxony’s Municipal Finances in Crisis as Deficits Deepen

Rio Signs Law to Join Propag, Starting Exit From Fiscal Recovery Regime

UK Borrowing Tops Forecasts in November as Year-to-Date Deficit Widens