The GuardianBlow to aim of Scotland fiscal autonomy as North Sea oil tax forecast slashedThe GuardianScottish Labour's deputy leader, Kezia Dugdale, said that making Scotland totally dependent on taxes raised within the country – the central purpose of …

BloombergThe Cost of Oil's Slump: Saudi Economy Shows Slowdown SignsBloombergSaudi Arabia's oil-fueled economic boom is showing signs of losing steam. Official data released last week showed demand for loans growing at the slowest pace since 2011 a …

BloombergThe Cost of Oil's Slump: Saudi Economy Shows Signs of SlowdownBloombergSaudi Arabia's oil-fueled economic boom is showing signs of losing steam. Official data released last week showed demand for loans growing at the slowest pace since 201 …

Wall Street Journal (blog)The US Trade Deficit Excluding Oil Hit a Record High. Here's Why It MattersWall Street Journal (blog)Oil's share of the trade deficit has fallen as domestic production expanded and prices plummeted. If prices rise, cheap o …

Budget: Oil fall to help meet fiscal deficit targetEconomic TimesThe halving of global oil prices since mid-2014 has allowed the Modi government to raise diesel and petrol fuel taxes and cut diesel prices by 25-30 percent - a windfall gain for households a …

Toronto StarOttawa faces deficit with low oil prices, budget watchdog saysToronto StarLiberal Leader Justin Trudeau hammered the Tories for their reaction to plummeting oil prices as the House of Commons resumed Monday. But Finance Minister Joe Oliver says …

CBC.caAlberta now facing $500M deficit due to dropping oil pricesCBC.caOil prices, the lifeblood of Alberta's economy, have been in free fall since last summer, tumbling from US$100 a barrel to below US$50 a barrel this week. "It's like landin …