Government Budget

The deficit for the fiscal year is expected to reach C$43 billion, representing 1.5% of the gross domestic product. This is a significant increase from the C$36.4 billion deficit that was forecast in November. By 2027–28, the government predicts a shortfall of C$14 billion instead of the previously projected C$4.5…

I have been mulling some numbers I have seen in the news recently: 42% of poll respondents say local governments should fix homelessness. 3,654 new homes have been mandated in my small city of 29,500 people in the next eight years. $4.7 billion of discretionary state government spending for homelessness…

Morristown Celebrates: 2023 Budget Boosts Public Safety, Infrastructure & Education, Without Raising Taxes. The Morris County Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted a 2023 budget last night, with no tax rate increase and expanded funding for public safety, infrastructure, human services, education, and economic development. “We are proud to adopt a 2023 Budget that continues to encourage the high quality of life consistent…

From Mirror Budget to Weak Anarchism (5) Previous entry. The “Mirror budget” may be integrated with the “prediction-normalized vote” mentioned earlier, from that point of voting（budget allocation） with an awareness of one’s position on the whole. If “how to allocate the budget in the Mirror Budget” is thought of as…

This year’s budget is the biggest in history with almost half of the increase being spent on the planned health system restructure ($3b) and climate change initiatives. The record increase in spending has been widely criticised by opposition parties who argue it will have an inflationary effect on an already…

From Mirror Budget to Weak Anarchism (4) Previous entry. If the Mirror Budget is not carried out as a real budget proposal, what is the difference between “Mirror Budget” and saying “I like your idea!” or “Are you there?”? Doesn’t the Mirror Budget, which continually presents budget proposals instead of…

From Mirror Budget to Weak Anarchism (3) Previous entry. For example, the aggregation system we at VECTION have been talking about is the idea of the “ Mirror Budget”. The name “Mirror Budget” is derived from the concept of “Mirror World.” “Mirror World” is like an expanded version of “Pokémon…

This article is my point of view on militaries. Please don’t get defensive as I am talking about militaries in general here 🙏🏻. Have you noticed that whenever some new technology is discovered or developed, it is first tried to be incorporated into a weapon? For example, the creation of…

Countless of hours are spent putting government data together — people don’t have countless of hours to read it. It’s March, which means government agencies are in the full swing of budget season. A lot of work goes into constructing a budget — meetings, building projection models, more meetings, adjusting…