Advertisement

Topic: 2014 budget

Jump to

Latest Headlines Quotes

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

GOP says technology and higher minimum wage don't mix

A Republican lawmaker said Sunday that new technology in the fast-food industry could lead to massive job cuts if Congress raises the U.S. minimum wage.

World News // 1 decade ago

Italian PM to hold vote of confidence in Parliament

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said he plans to call for a vote of confidence in coming weeks after the Forza Italia party left the governing coalition.

World News // 1 decade ago

Hundreds of thousands of people take part in Spain protests

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations across Spain to protest unemployment, high taxes and funding cuts, organizers said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Police raid ex-state-run Greek broadcaster's office, roust occupiers

Greek police stormed the headquarters of ERT Thursday, rousting staffers occupying the former state broadcaster's offices since it was closed abruptly in June.

Energy News // 1 decade ago

Norway sets aside more money for energy

Norway's energy agency said it was pleased the federal government raised its budget allocation by $1.2 million for fiscal year 2014.

World News // 1 decade ago

Russia plans increases in spending on defense, nuclear weapons

Russia's spending on nuclear weapons will increase by 50 percent by 2016, a draft budget released Tuesday by a parliamentary committee said.

Defense News // 1 decade ago

Israel seeks U.S. funds for Arrow-2 to counter Iran

Even as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu seeks to stymie U.S. efforts to negotiate a reconciliation with Iran, his government's trying to persuade Washington to boost U.S. military aid to ensure funding for the Arrow-3 anti-ballistic weapon intended to counter Iranian missiles.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Stocks stumble on shutdown jitters

Fears of a U.S. government shutdown sent stocks tumbling Friday, closing down for the week for the first time this month.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

The Issue: The budget battle -- to fund or not to fund Obamacare

Let's see if we've got this straight: The U.S. government runs out of money in little more than a week and will breach the debt ceiling within a few weeks, Congress is nowhere near approving a fiscal 2014 budget and defunding/repealing healthcare reform remains House Republicans' top priority.

Outside View // 1 decade ago

Outside View: GDP growth revised up but outlook remains treacherous

U.S. gross domestic product growth was revised up for the second quarter to 2.5 percent from 1.7 percent because the trade deficit was much smaller than originally estimated and investments in inventory were revised upward.

Quotes

The 2014 United States federal budget is the budget to fund government operations for the fiscal year 2014, which begins on October 1, 2013 and ends on September 30, 2014. The original spending request was issued by President Barack Obama in April 2012. The actual appropriations for fiscal year 2014 must be enacted by the full Congress before they can take effect, in accordance with the United States budget process. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 United States Budget existed only as several competing drafts as of late March 2013 before President Obama submitted his budget proposal for the 2014FY on April 10, 2013, two months past the February 4 legal deadline due to negotiations over the United States fiscal cliff and implementation of the sequester cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011.

FULL ARTICLE AT WIKIPEDIA.ORG

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "2014 budget."