#discretionaryspending — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/iran/109220/ Households to slam brakes on spending as Iran war sends cost surging, warns EY #ConsumerSpending #DiscretionarySpending #EY #Iran #UkEconomy

https://www.europesays.com/britain/30350/ How AI is driving UK spending habits in 2026 – but not in the way you might think #DiscretionarySpending #LivedExperiences #Mastercard #TrendHunter #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/uk/942443/ How AI is driving UK spending habits in 2026 – but not in the way you might think #Britain #DiscretionarySpending #England #GreatBritain #LivedExperiences #Mastercard #NorthernIreland #Scotland #TrendHunter #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales

Rising food bills put takeaways on hold

UK consumers are showing clear signs of restraint in their spending habits, with the latest Barclays Consumer Spending Report for July 2025 pointing to a slowdown in fast food and takeaway purchases. Overall spending in the eating and drinking category increased by just 0.…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #consumerbehaviour #discretionaryspending #fastfood #spendinghabits
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2241355/rising-food-bills-put-takeaways-on-hold/

Rising food bills put takeaways on hold https://www.diningandcooking.com/2241355/rising-food-bills-put-takeaways-on-hold/ #ConsumerBehaviour #DiscretionarySpending #FastFood #food #SpendingHabits

South Korean government plans over 10% cut in discretionary spending for 2026 budget, focusing on AI, digital transformation, and trade competitiveness amid fiscal sustainability concerns
#YonhapInfomax #DiscretionarySpending #FiscalSustainability #AICompetitiveness #TradeCompetitiveness #BudgetGuidelines #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55479

#Spending on the #military would grow next year, as would spending on some #veterans’ care that falls under nondefense #discretionary spending. The rest of nondefense #DiscretionarySpending would fall slightly — or roughly stay flat from — this year’s levels.

It would also roll back $10B of the $80B #Congress approved last year for an #IRS crackdown on high earners (#wealthy) & #corporations that evade #taxes

In exchange for lifting the #DebtLimit, the #deal would meet #Republicans’ demand to #cut some federal spending, albeit w/the help of accounting maneuvers that would give both sides #political cover for an agreement likely to be unpopular w/large swaths of their base voters.

It would impose #caps on #discretionary spending for 2 yrs, though those caps would apply differently to spending on the #military than to other #nondefense #DiscretionarySpending.