Tag: Budget 2025
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Budget 2025: What Each Federal Department Plans to Cut and Why It Matters
Overview: A Broad Push to Reduce Spending The federal budget released this week lays out a landscape of planned spending reductions across dozens of departments. Following this summer’s expenditure review, ministers and department heads were tasked with identifying “ambitious savings” aimed at reducing red ink and improving efficiency over the next three years. While the…
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Business chiefs urge Reeves to adopt bold, even unpopular, tax moves in Budget
UK business chiefs press Reeves for bold Budget choices In the run-up to the Budget, a broad chorus of business leaders is urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to take a bolder approach to taxation. While manifesto promises can provide a political compass, executives warn that sticking to a cautious, incremental path may fail to unleash the…
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Canada Welcomes H-1B Holders: New Path to Permanent Residency Under Budget 2025
Overview: A New Route for Global Talent Canada is reshaping its immigration landscape to attract high-skilled workers, including U.S. H-1B visa holders. As part of Budget 2025, Ottawa introduced a pathway that could allow up to 33,000 H-1B holders and other highly skilled temporary workers to transition directly to permanent residency by 2027. The initiative…
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Canada Welcomes H-1B Visa Holders as It Slashes Mass Immigration, Unveils Path to Permanent Residency
Canada Opens Gates to H-1B Visa Holders as Immigration Policy Shifts In a move that signals a major shift in North American talent strategy, Canada is expanding opportunities for high-skilled workers, including many H-1B visa holders who have traditionally sought opportunities in the United States. The government’s Budget 2025 introduces a direct pathway that could…
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Canada Opens Gates to H-1B Visa Holders and Fresh Path to Permanent Residency
Canada Expands Access for H-1B Visa Holders In a move that signals a shift in North American talent strategy, Canada is broadening access for holders of the U.S.-based H-1B visa and other high-skilled temporary workers. As part of a broader immigration reform, Ottawa aims to attract technologists, engineers, and researchers who are often at the…
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Bitcoin Falls Below $100,000 as Risk-Off Sentiment Shakes Markets
Bitcoin dips below $100,000 as risk-off mood returns Bitcoin has slipped below the $100,000 mark for the first time since June, reflecting a renewed risk-off mood among investors. After a period of relative stability, the leading cryptocurrency faced renewed selling pressure as concerns about global growth, rising interest rates, and regulatory developments weighed on risk…
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Reeves Poised to Break 50-Year Tax Taboo as Budget Watchers Brace for Change
Rachel Reeves Signals Tough Fiscal Choices Ahead of the Budget Chancellor Rachel Reeves has dominated the front pages with a stark message to voters: balancing the books will require difficult, yet necessary, choices. As the Budget cycle nears its culmination, Reeves has framed the conversation around long-term stewardship of public finances, rather than short-term politicking.…
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Reeves Signals Break From Tax Taboo as UK Budget Looms
Overview: A Budget in the Spotlight As the UK edges closer to this month’s Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves finds herself at the center of a political and economic conversation that could redefine Britain’s tax landscape. Front pages across the country have seized on Reeves’s rhetoric, framing her remarks as a potential break from a half-century…
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Liberals to table big, bold federal budget as Carney stamps new era
Introduction: A new Liberal budget with a bold growth agenda The Liberal government is expected to table a big, bold federal budget Tuesday, led by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, with the country eyeing a strategic shift toward long-term growth and resilience. Market watchers anticipate a package built on what Champagne has described as “generational investments”—priorities…
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Liberal Budget 2025: Carney’s Bold Growth Plan for Canada
Overview: A Budget Built for Turbulent Times Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne unveils the Liberal government’s first budget under a new administration, signaling a shift toward what he describes as “generational investments.” The package aims to bolster growth, shield households from tariff shocks, and position Canada for a longer runway of economic resilience. Prime Minister and…