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CANANDAIGUA — With one major task completed, the Town Board is turning its attention to two others.

Glenville lawmakers gave final approval this past week to a $21.1 million spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that includes a small tax increase and invests heavily in infrastructure upgrades.

The lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, approved a federal budget Friday that increases spending by around 25% in 2024 and devotes a record amount to defense. The budget for 2024-2026 was developed specifically to fund the Russian military and to mitigate the impact of “17,500 sanctions” on Russia, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said. Under the spending plan, the country's largest ever, defense spending is expected to overtake social spending next year for the first time

The government plans to introduce two key bills in the winter session of Parliament to establish goods and services tax (GST) appeals tribunals and seek approval for changes in its spending plans.

Germany’s highest court has blocked Olaf Scholz’s plan to spend €60bn (£52.4bn) of emergency borrowing on green initiatives.