Thousands protest in France against Macron's austerity policies

Sep 18, 2025

France witnessed large-scale anti-austerity protests on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to oppose looming budget cuts and pressuring President Emmanuel...

Sukhu announces temporary salary cuts in Himachal budget, state outlay reduced by Rs 3,586 crore amid fiscal crunch

Mar 21, 2026

In a major austerity push, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday announced a six-month deferment of salaries for ministers, legislators and...

PCB announces PKR 7.76 billion budget for FY 2020-21, 10 pc reduction from last year

Jun 27, 2020

Lahore [Pakistan], June 27 : The Board of Governors (BoG) of the Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday approved a PKR 7.76 billion operating expenditure...

France's outgoing PM Lecornu rules out parliament dissolution amid deepening crisis

Oct 08, 2025

Caretaker French PM Sebastien Lecornu ruled out dissolving parliament after coalition talks to pass an austerity budget amid France's political crisis. As opposition leaders,...

Maharashtra Governor Koshyari announces austerity measures to cut expenses

May 28, 2020

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 : The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari today announced a series of austerity measures to reduce the expenses...

Argentina: President Javier Milei asks nation to brace for "painful economic shock"

Dec 11, 2023

Newly elected Argentina President Javier Milei warned his country's people to prepare for "painful austerity measures" as he seeks to turn around decades of...