government spending Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/government-spending/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:39:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png government spending Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/government-spending/ 32 32 UK government’s plans to track and de-risk its own ‘shadow debt’ show the costs of the Net Zero transition will be imposed directly onto businesses and consumers https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-governments-plans-to-track-and-de-risk-its-own-shadow-debt-show-the-costs-of-the-net-zero-transition-will-be-imposed-directly-onto-businesses-and-consumers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-governments-plans-to-track-and-de-risk-its-own-shadow-debt-show-the-costs-of-the-net-zero-transition-will-be-imposed-directly-onto-businesses-and-consumers https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-governments-plans-to-track-and-de-risk-its-own-shadow-debt-show-the-costs-of-the-net-zero-transition-will-be-imposed-directly-onto-businesses-and-consumers/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:31:11 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36230 Introduction The UK Budget papers of November 2025 acknowledge the funding models through which the government plans to increase the liabilities of UK taxpayers, beyond the government borrowing the money…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-governments-plans-to-track-and-de-risk-its-own-shadow-debt-show-the-costs-of-the-net-zero-transition-will-be-imposed-directly-onto-businesses-and-consumers/feed/ 0 DOGE: Can Elon Musk Achieve a $2 Trillion Federal Spending Cut? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/doge-can-elon-musk-achieve-a-2-trillion-federal-spending-cut/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doge-can-elon-musk-achieve-a-2-trillion-federal-spending-cut https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/doge-can-elon-musk-achieve-a-2-trillion-federal-spending-cut/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:27:31 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35804 When Donald Trump vowed to dismantle Washington’s bureaucracy, few expected Elon Musk to lead the charge. Yet, Musk now heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a White House task…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/doge-can-elon-musk-achieve-a-2-trillion-federal-spending-cut/feed/ 1 The Olympic Games: A Golden Opportunity or an Economic Burden for Host Countries? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-olympic-games-a-golden-opportunity-or-an-economic-burden-for-host-countries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-olympic-games-a-golden-opportunity-or-an-economic-burden-for-host-countries https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-olympic-games-a-golden-opportunity-or-an-economic-burden-for-host-countries/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:15:17 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35719 Since their revival in the late 19th century, the Olympic Games have captivated global audiences. Cities often compete eagerly to host the Olympics, driven by promises of economic growth, infrastructure…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-olympic-games-a-golden-opportunity-or-an-economic-burden-for-host-countries/feed/ 0 The Italian Universal Minimum Income Project: Analysis of a Case Study https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-italian-universal-minimum-income-project-analysis-of-a-case-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-italian-universal-minimum-income-project-analysis-of-a-case-study https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-italian-universal-minimum-income-project-analysis-of-a-case-study/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:44:40 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34501 As emphasized in June, the law establishing the Italian universal-minimum-income programme (RdC) also puts the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies — the same authority that advocated its adoption —…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-italian-universal-minimum-income-project-analysis-of-a-case-study/feed/ 0 Legitimacy and the Cost of Government https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/legitimacy-and-the-cost-of-government/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=legitimacy-and-the-cost-of-government https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/legitimacy-and-the-cost-of-government/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:11:00 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/legitimacy-and-the-cost-of-government/   WP 2013-05. Executive Summary Although it is generally agreed that government size has a negative impact on economic growth, it is also manifest that the intensity of this causal…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/legitimacy-and-the-cost-of-government/feed/ 0 The Receipt for Government Services for 2013 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:32:25 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013/ Richard Durana, Ph.D, director of Institute of Economic and Social Studies (INESS) has annouced that INESS released the Receipt for Government Services for 2013.
The annual price of the state for Slovakia increased by EUR 322 (7.3%) and reached EUR 4,704 per citizen.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013/feed/ 0 Germany: government waste galore https://en.irefeurope.org/our-edited-publications/article/germany-government-waste-galore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=germany-government-waste-galore https://en.irefeurope.org/our-edited-publications/article/germany-government-waste-galore/#respond Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:02:08 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/our-edited-publications/germany-government-waste-galore/ The times when Germany was the symbol of fiscal probity seem far away. The German Taxpayers' Association (BdSt) publishes each year its "Black Book" providing an overview of government waste which makes Darth Vader look like a choirboy in comparison.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/our-edited-publications/article/germany-government-waste-galore/feed/ 0 $ 3.40 https://en.irefeurope.org/key-figures/article/3-40/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-40 https://en.irefeurope.org/key-figures/article/3-40/#respond Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:25:50 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/other-publications/key-figures/3-40/ This is the estimation of lost output for every dollar of government spending that made the University of Chicago’s professor Harald Uhlig in a paper published by the American Economic…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/key-figures/article/3-40/feed/ 0 Government Spending https://en.irefeurope.org/topics-glossaire/article/government-spending/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-spending https://en.irefeurope.org/topics-glossaire/article/government-spending/#respond Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:09:19 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/other-publications/topics-glossaire/government-spending/ The Negative Consequences of Government Expenditure - Jeffrey Miron, Mercatus Center, 2010

Does Government Spending Stimulate Economies? - Veronique de Rugy & Jakina Debnam, Mercatus Center, 2010

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/topics-glossaire/article/government-spending/feed/ 0 Why Government Spending Does Not Stimulate Economic Growth: Answering the Critics https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-government-spending-does-not-stimulate-economic-growth-answering-the-critics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-government-spending-does-not-stimulate-economic-growth-answering-the-critics https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/why-government-spending-does-not-stimulate-economic-growth-answering-the-critics/#respond Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:54:22 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/why-government-spending-does-not-stimulate-economic-growth-answering-the-critics/ Despite decades of repeated failure, President Obama and Congress continue to promote the myth that government can spend its way out of recession. Heritage Foundation economic policy expert Brian Riedl…

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