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• [New] The maximum level of total Canadian government funding (e.g., municipal, provincial, territorial, and federal) authorized by the TDCF's terms and conditions will not exceed one hundred percent of a project's total eligible expenditures. Transport Canada
• Local solar manufacturers across Europe, India, and the United States, whose products are often 50% to 100% more expensive than imports, are grappling with severe financial losses and bankruptcy risk despite receiving government subsidies. Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Japan's defence expenditure is about money - a tighter government budget could force trade-offs and delay the achievement of the 2% of GDP target for defence spending. Boym Institute
• Without another entity exercising authority over the civil administration, Hamas will simply exert itself over select government functions that serve its interests best, furthering its strategy of weaponizing Gaza's state apparatus without expending substantial resources of its own. The Washington Institute
• The Australian Government has committed tens of billions in additional defence funding over the coming decade, with total expenditure projected to reach approximately $425 billion. Nineteen Group
• In 2026/27, the budgeted expenditure of the United Kingdom government is expected to reach over 1.4 trillion British pounds, with the highest spending function being the 400 billion pounds expected to be spent on social protection, which includes pensions and other welfare benefits. Statista
• The maximum level of total Canadian government funding (e.g., municipal, provincial, territorial, and federal) authorized by the Arctic Infrastructure Fund terms and conditions will not exceed one hundred percent of a project's total eligible expenditures. Transport Canada
• China's government pledged earlier this month to boost overall R&D expenditure by at least 7% over the next five years, billions of extra dollars a year that scientists will have at their disposal. Yahoo News

Last updated: 19 June 2026