Those were proposals offered as possible ways to fill future budget gaps. (newsday.com)
Without the offset of the 18 percent wage hike included in the deal realized through health care savings negotiated by the administration with the UFT and Municipal Labor Council, which represents all city employees, this agreement «could increase future budget gaps to levels that would be more difficult for the city to deal with, especially during another downturn,» Moody's warned. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The state still needs to do more to curtail future budget gaps by aligning recurring revenues and expenditures. (nystateofpolitics.com)