In France, 16 huge - net - worth types, including L'Oreal SA heiress Liliane Bettencourt and Total SA chief executive Christophe de Margerie, signed a petition calling for a «special contribution» by the super-rich to help the country through its current budget crisis, which threatens France's AAA credit rating. (canadianbusiness.com)
So this process has been going on long before the current budget crisis and before Obama could get blamed for everything since the dawn of time. (eatdrinkpolitics.com)
This spending that might save money in the long run but won't do anything to solve Mr Gove's current budget crisis. (totalpolitics.com)