Germany's Tax Experts Committee said on Thursday it now expects overall tax receipts for 2026–2030 to be €43.4bn higher than its May forecast (about $48.6bn). It estimates the federal government's share will rise by €3.3bn over the five years. The committee projects total government revenue of €997.9bn in 2026 and expects federal tax receipts in 2027 to be €4.1bn above the May forecast; that 2027 estimate excludes planned tax cuts because parliament has not approved them. Finance Minister said d

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Financial Times reports several hundred US lawyers have agreed to volunteer pro bono to monitor next month’s midterm elections — the largest mobilisation of its kind, according to voting-rights groups. Volunteers will support election-integrity nonprofits via election hotlines and litigation against suspected interference, including potential deployment of immigration enforcement to polling places. Former deputy attorney general Seth Waxman said he has worked on election protection since 2004 and has never seen comparable scale in a midterm, adding, This year is completely different.