austerity

From alcohol duties to the Queen’s pay–here’s what others are doing to stretch their budgets

Nearly a third of his suggested cuts concern healthcare

Elderly patients are responsible for only a tiny fraction of healthcare spending increases

Canada’s GDP numbers for November came out this morning, and it was a rude awakening. The economy slowed down unexpectedly in...

Stephen Gordon projects the sort of job cuts the public service might be facing. Stephen also considers whether now is a good time...

Alex Himelfarb attempts to put austerity in perspective.

New revelations about Berlusconi further erode his image, but no one seems ready to bring him down

As the nation flirts with financial ruin, the public and his party are turning on the Prime Minister

Will it be hard to cut $4 billion? Andrew Coyne gives it a try.

Economic arguments are, by their nature, complex and abstract. Few more so than the question of whether massive government...