However,
budget office spokesman Erik Kriss said that Megna had meant «must» in the sense of «really ought to,» not «is legally mandated to.»
Not exact matches
«We remain on track for a balanced
budget in 2015,» Rob Nicol, the prime minister's chief
spokesman, said in a statement following the release of the parliamentary
budget office's report.
«We do not prepare or publish cost estimate memoranda in the way that the Congressional
Budget Office sends such materials to members of Congress,» explained a USDA
spokesman.
As a matter of fact Crowley mailed a piece of campaign literature all across Queens to curry favor with those deeply concerned about Education in her bid to become your Congresswoman from the 6thDistrict, however upon research and review and confirmation from her
office spokesman, she's taking credit for schools that were
budgeted and started construction prior to her even being elected to the City Council.
Diaz Jr.'s
office said the capital
budget money, which is controlled entirely by the borough president's
office, was allocated to MJM because they proposed a project — middle - income units, a
spokesman said — in line with the
office's goals, and said the developer was vetted by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
But a
spokesman for the governor's
budget office, Morris Peters, pointed out that Cuomo has presided over state
budgets in recent years that have seen record increases in spending on schools.
«The
budget includes the flexibility to react to needs that emerge during the fiscal year, and every dollar of spending must meet the statutory and program requirements established within appropriation language and be subject to a rigorous agency review process,» said Morris Peters, a
spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
budget office.
A
spokesman for the governor's
budget office, Morris Peters, told public radio over the summer that reports, including the Empire Center's assessment of how the grants are distributed, are not entirely accurate.
Rich Azzopardi, a
spokesman for Governor Cuomo's
office, released a statement Friday indicating support: «We've been in constant contact with Mayor Sheehan's
office, as recently as this morning, and we anticipate reaching a final
budget agreement that will benefit the residents of the city of Albany and New York state as a whole.»
A
spokesman for Malloy's
budget office says the governor's proposal boosts total state funding for the hospitals.
Morris Peters, a
spokesman for the state's
budget office, said the tax increases do not target middle - class New Yorkers, who will receive an income tax cut under the $ 168 billion spending plan for fiscal 2019.
The new measure in the
budget amendments, if enacted in Cuomo's final
budget, will grant the state's
Office of Temporary Disability and Assistance the power to remove shelter operators and appoint new ones, a Cuomo administration
spokesman confirmed.
Cuomo
spokesman Rich Azzopardi continues to affirm: «We've been in constant contact with Mayor Sheehan's
office, and we anticipate reaching a final
budget agreement that will benefit the residents of the city of Albany and New York state as a whole.»
The
Office of Special Enforcement is
budgeted to have 48 employees and $ 6.45 million in the upcoming fiscal year, up from 11 staffers and $ 849,000 four years ago,
spokesman Patrick Gallahue said.
Morris Peters, a
spokesman for Gov. Cuomo's
budget office, did not dispute DiNapoli's findings and said the administration was «closely monitoring the situation.»
Labriola, the $ 172,845 - a-year chief compliance officer in Nassau's
Office of Management and
Budget, was unavailable for comment, according to a county
spokesman.
A
spokesman for Governor Cuomo's
budget office rejects the Commission's analysis, and says spending growth is truly being kept at 2 percent.
A
spokesman for Cuomo's
budget office, Morris Peters, said it's no secret that the $ 485.5 million allocation for the Buffalo Billion was part of the final
budget deal.
And Doug Turetsky, a
spokesman for the city's Independent
Budget Office, said that even if the courts eventually allowed the medallions sale to proceed, it was not clear how much revenue it would produce.
said Morris Peters, a
spokesman for Cuomo's
budget office.
But the ranks of uniformed members have fallen to a planned 7,016 by next June from 7,733 in 2006, said Doug Turetsky, a
spokesman for the city's Independent
Budget Office.
Sue Grimm, a
spokesman for Gov. Robert P. Casey's
budget office, said the money was delayed for two reasons.
The
budget cut is part of a larger effort by the U.S. Justice Department to transfer nearly $ 13 million in unspent funds from its
office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention — funds which would otherwise be in the
office's fiscal 19853
budget — to the U.S. Marshals Service, said a department
spokesman.
The Boston school district, for instance, is aiming to trim the central
office staff of about 700 people by about 100 next year, mainly through attrition, as part of an effort to close a $ 100 million
budget gap, according to district
spokesman Lee McGuire.
Revealing the change in school fortunes, a Department for Education
spokesman said: «Spending totals were based on its best forecast of inflation at the time, produced by independent
Office for
Budget Responsibility.
Jonathan Palumbo, a
spokesman for the Executive
Office of Education, said the administration has proved its commitment to increasing charter schools with the new legislation and noted that the paucity of new schools reflects how most districts, especially those in big cities, had already reached their
budget limits.
The local court
budget will be able to pick up those costs starting in July, said Paul Donnelly, a
spokesman for the Orange County Clerk's
Office.