The EU is preparing its next medium term budget. This is an act of legislation but they have convened a European citizens panel https://citizens.ec.europa.eu/index_en on the topic; its rercommendations are documented here. No matter the cynicism and valid criticisms aimed at these panels, this must be a good thing. The process continues and this page…
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Technically not the budget, but here are some links and notes … TBH, not as bad as I expected but like many others I ask if its enough.
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This was an article about sources; conclusions and polemic are on the linked blog articles, see below/overleaf. The sources were documented in delicious and are now no longer available.
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While researching my articles on the UK 2014 budget, I wanted to write a quick note on Annuity prices, yields and interest rates, I came across nothing easy to find or understand. There is a companion wiki article on the UK 2014 Budget. This was created in 2014 and amended in 2023, when the notes…
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