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- The war in the Middle East drives fiscal strain worldwide and reduces public budgets.
- Officials in London, Seoul, and Bangkok must choose between higher energy spending and fiscal discipline.
- Europe and Asia face the heaviest pressure due to dependence on imported oil and gas.
- Portugal and Greece have enacted household supports, including tax cuts and profit-margin caps.
- Angel Talavera of Oxford Economics says political pressure drives these decisions.
