Mayor Bloomberg’s Budget Avoids Tax Rises or Broad Layoffs - NYTimes.com 
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed a spending plan lacking drama, with the most contentious elements of the budget at least seeming familiar.
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New Report Cites Strong Start-Up Culture of Dance in the City - NYTimes.com
The dance world workforce is 35 percent full-time, 40 percent part-time, 14 percent independent contractors and 11 percent volunteer, according to the report
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California Nears Deal on a Budget - NYTimes.com
The plan, which the Legislature is expected to begin approving on Tuesday, will rely on more optimistic revenue predictions.
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European Union’s Budget Increases
A proposal seeking 4.9 percent more money in a time of widespread belt-tightening stirred up some of the bloc’s member states.
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British Deficit Defies Advocates of Austerity - NYTimes.com
A year into Britain’s controversial austerity plan, retail sales have had the sharpest monthly plunge in 15 years and real household income is expected to fall 2 percent this year.
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Britain Sticks to Austerity Despite Slowing Growth - NYTimes.com
George Osborne, chancellor of the exchequer, presented a budget that included a medley of fairly small-bore measures aimed at spurring growth and easing the pain for the middle class.
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Liverpool Declines a Lead Role in Britain’s Big Society - NYTimes.com
The city was to be a “vanguard member” of the government’s Big Society program, until the size of accompanying budget cuts became clear.
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Spain Meets Budget Deficit Goal - NYTimes.com
Spain met its 2010 budget deficit target as spending cuts by the central government in Madrid helped offset the missed targets of about half of the country’s regional governments.
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Congress Gives NASA New Orders That Bypass the Moon - NYTimes.com
Legislation directs it to turn to private companies to launch astronauts into space, and extends the shuttle program to mid-2011.
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Ireland Unveils Austerity Plan to Help Secure Bailout - NYTimes.com
Spending would be cut by $20 billion over four years and taxes would go up as Ireland rebuilt its finances.
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