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Argentina Shields Past Taxes to Lure ‘Mattress Dollars’ as Banks Seek Clarity

The simplified income‑tax regime now in force offers a limited look‑back to coax informal savings into the financial system.

West Bengal’s Interim Budget Hikes Lakshmir Bhandar, Announces Youth Stipend Ahead of Polls

France Sets Out Compromise Budget as Lecornu Weighs 49.3 or Ordinances

OBR Official Backs Reeves as Budget Messaging Faces Intensified Scrutiny

Trump's $2,000 Tariff Checks Run Into GOP Resistance and Funding Questions

Argentina Senate Panel Seeks to Bar Senator-Elect as Peru’s Justice Board Challenges Court Order

CGIL Calls National Strike for 12 December Over 2026 Budget

French Assembly Backs Tougher Multinational and Tech Taxes as Wealth‑Tax Showdown Looms

Italy Defeats Estonia 3-1 as Norway’s 5-0 Win Makes Playoff Route Likely

Italy Hones 2026 Budget: Targeted Tax Amnesty, 50% Home Bonus, Bank Contribution Talks

Fitch Lifts Italy’s Rating to BBB+ With Stable Outlook

Lecornu Drops Holiday Cuts, Courts Left as Fitch Downgrade and Mobilisations Raise Stakes

Ishiba Resigns as LDP Leader, Declines to Enter Interim Race

Buenos Aires Province Votes in Referendum on Milei’s Program, With Markets on Edge

Long Bond Yields Test 5% as Gold Sets Record and Global Stocks Retreat

Avellaneda Stadium Violence Prompts Arrests, Diplomatic Action and Conmebol Review

Trump and Putin to Meet in Alaska as Europe Presses for Ukraine’s Role

Bank of England Lowers Rate to 4% After Rare Second Vote

Reeves Faces Tax Rises or Spending Cuts to Fill £51bn Budget Gap

UK Rules Out Wealth Tax as IMF Warns Borrowing Surge Risks Fiscal Targets