Budget 2026

The Herald reports: That’s a good headline. Schools, hospitals and the motorists of Waikato are the winners of Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ final Budget of this term, with major losers including banks, which will face an additional tax worth $209 million. The Budget included no direct fuel crisis relief for households, although there is additional […]

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Alberta Posts $9.4 Billion Deficit, Breaks Own Fiscal Rules

Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled a $9.37 billion deficit budget on Thursday, projecting three consecutive years of red ink as falling oil prices and rapid population growth strain the province’s finances. The 2026-27 budget sets record spending at $83.9 billion — roughly a 5% increase over the current fiscal year — while projecting revenue […]

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Nobody expected UCP Finance Minister Nate Horner to deliver an NDP budget, but yesterday he did!

Surely nobody expected Finance Minister Nate Horner to stand up in the Alberta Legislature yesterday and table an NDP budget. But that’s pretty much what he did. In the leadup to the 2026 Budget Speech, Mr. Horner made lots of noises about hard choices, tough times, and how Albertans don’t back down from challenges. “In […]

Carole Delga veut "continuer à investir malgré des contraintes budgétaires fortes", et une baisse de 144 millions d’euros de dotations

Comme l’a annoncé la présidente de Région Carole Delga ce mercredi 11 février, la Région Occitanie bénéficiera d’un budget d’un montant de 3,54 milliards d’euros pour l’exercice 2026. Elle accuse une nouvelle baisse...

SARA: One-off RM100 credit available today, applicable for frozen food

The one-off RM100 Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) will be credited to all eligible Malaysians today, 9th February 2026. This is the second round of the one-off SARA programme which was announced during Budget 2026. SARA is a credit assistance that’s credited to eligible recipient’s MyKad and it can be claimed at over 10,000 participating stores […]

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