Sentences with phrase «budget responsibility said»

He asks Byrne to accept that the Office for Budget Responsibility says the rich will pay more than under Labour.

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Presenting the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts, the chancellor said borrowing would hit # 68.2 bn this year and # 59bn next year, compared with the March forecast of # 55.5 bn and # 38.8 bn.

As the Governor of the Bank of England said yesterday, and the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility has also noted, the British economy is expected to continue to grow this year.

Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, who had insisted he wouldn't back a budget without raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18 included in it, backed the extender, saying his priority was to keep government running in New York.

The independent Office for Budget Responsibility has said that NHS spending needs to rise at four per cent a year above inflation - nearly twice the rate proposed by Labour - in order to maintain current service levels.

EJ McMahon calls the governor «the Jekyll and Hyde of fiscal responsibility» and says the late state budget presents him his best chance at a positive legacy.

Speaking at a Harlem rally yesterday, Cuomo said legislative leaders wanted to «give up on» a plan to raise New York's age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18 after budget negotiations bogged down.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the recently enacted state budget included the majority of the priorities that he named in his January State of the State message, including raising the age for adult criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, providing free public college tuition for some middle - class families and allowing ride - hailing services to operate upstate.

A spokesperson said Cuomo asked all local governments to take more responsibility for their budgets by eliminating waste and prioritizing vital programs.

Manhattanville President Dr. Molly Easo Smith said, «The entire Manhattanville College community is proud and delighted to host Governor Cuomo and his budget message of fiscal austerity, responsibility and reform.

Similarly, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said Osborne will breach his own welfare cap in three successive years from 2016 to 2019.

«Based on the OBR's [Office of Budget Responsibility] latest forecasts, Scotland's fiscal position, relative to the UK, continues to worsen,» John McLaren, one of the economists who carried out the work, said.

Leaders of both parties said they are working for financial responsibility in town, especially after the state budget uncertainty, which had threatened more than $ 20 million in education aid to the town.

The key Republican lawmaker involved involved in talks surrounding juvenile justice reform said Monday he's hopeful an agreement can be reached this week on raising the age of criminal responsibility as part of a broader budget agreement.

Mr Osborne said the foundation for the Budget had to remain fiscal responsibility, but argued such an approach would not result in growth on its own.

Noting that the state budget places significant responsibility with the Regents for clarifying and fleshing out changes to teacher evaluation, Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus said that public hearings would ensure that all voices are heard.

Mulgrew laid out a strategy to ramp up the union's activism to engage City Council members in every borough and district, because, he said, the Council has the responsibility of approving or rejecting the mayor's budget.

Andrew Tyrie, the committee's chair, said the estimates had an «arbitrary air of precision», and the Eurosceptic Conservative backbencher Jacob Rees - Mogg asked whether, rather than allow the independent Office for Budget Responsibility to make the forecasts, Osborne had «taken back control so that you can fiddle the figures».

«The state board currently addresses its responsibilities with both a budget and a staffing level that has decreased or been flat over the past six budget cycles,» he said.

She repeatedly challenges Mr Cameron to concede that the Office of Budget Responsibility has said that unemployment will be lower than Labour had forecast.

«The goal of this budget proposal is to achieve administrative efficiencies within the Tax Department by releasing them of the responsibility to review assessment determinations,» said Morris Peters.

«Who does the OBR [Office for Budget Responsibility] say is hardest hit?

The paper challenged last week's predictions from the UK Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that short - term oil revenues would flatline to produce cumulative tax revenues of # 33.2 bn by 2018, saying that oil income would rise to up to # 57 billion.

As Robert Chote, chair of the Office of Budget Responsibility, said, cuts to immigration will increase Britain's debt - to - GDP ratio.

Silver spokesman Michael Whyland says the speaker is not stepping down but plans to appoint the lawmakers to take on responsibilities including state budget negotiations.

He said: «According to the official forecasts from the Office of Budget Responsibility, the government's plan means that the debt in 2016 - 17 the national debt will be about # 1,300 bn, that is about # 300bn more than now.»

«The mayor's budget uses the state as a scapegoat to shirk responsibility for their own budget choices,» said Megna.

Kellogg said that for her and her running mates, the big challenges facing Hurley are, «Making a change in our local government, protecting the quality of life that we have in Hurley as development pressures move up the Thruway, protecting our water and the beautiful scenic qualities of our town, and maintaining our low tax rates as NYS mandates additional responsibilities to the localities without providing funding (at the same time that they cap our annual budget increases) and as we get additional pressures from New York City to reduce their tax contributions for the reservoir property.»

The budget included a deal to raise the age of criminal responsibility («a legacy accomplishment,» the governor said), allow the expansion of ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft into upstate and Long Island, and create a college affordability plan for public university students.

«I don't think in our effort to achieve greater budget and fiscal responsibility, we should sacrifice the kind of transparency and openness that I think you need as part of the process as well,» DiNapoli said.

While the congressman said the governor needs to take responsibility for New York's bloated budget, Cuomo said his entire tenure has been devoted to reducing spending.

«Big pharma keeps coming up with excuses to skirt responsibility for the opioid crisis that they created,» said budget spokesman Morris Peters.

But with the two - month extender in place, «it's all running, it's all in place,» he said — even if many other budget items and high - profile agenda items like raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 were left unresolved.

The group in its statement made available to the Nigeria Politics Online and signed by Executive Director Adetokunbo Mumuni, Said that, «Budget padding in fact is corruption, as it is implicit in corruption offences such as abuse of office, attempt to embezzle, divert, and misappropriate public funds, conspiracy to act corruptly, and illicit enrichment, which are recognized under the UN Convention against Corruption to which Nigeria is a state party, and included in national legislation such as the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act and the Fiscal Responsibility Act.»

Nearly four in ten questioned in the poll say that Cuomo's «politely deferring» to current Gov. David Paterson on the budget, with just over four in ten saying that Cuomo's «ducking his responsibility.»

Party analysis says figures from Office for Budget Responsibility show the amount written off will jump from # 2bn in 2044 - 45 under loans capped at # 3,000

Outgoing Chairman of the Legislature and City of Poughkeepsie Mayor - elect Rob Rolison said, «Dale's years of service as a legislator and his experience as Majority Leader and Chairman of the Budget, Finance and Personnel Committee have prepared him well for the duties and responsibilities that come with being Chairman of the Legislature.

He said in the statement that raising the age of criminal responsibility and affordable housing are what stalled negotiations, as well as fears about the federal budget, but some lawmakers criticized Cuomo.

«The executive budget asserts the responsibility for funding New York City subway and bus capital improvements should rest solely with the City of New York, which would require a sevenfold increase in City capital contributions,» said Carol Kellerman, president of the Citizens Budget Commibudget asserts the responsibility for funding New York City subway and bus capital improvements should rest solely with the City of New York, which would require a sevenfold increase in City capital contributions,» said Carol Kellerman, president of the Citizens Budget CommiBudget Commission.

«The Council's taking on a whole lot of new... responsibilities to a certain extent in terms of oversight and investigations and other areas of the budget, I think which is going to make the Council a more equal partner with the mayor,» said Council Member Daniel Dromm, chair of the finance committee, after Thursday's hearing.

Responding to Wednesday's early - morning passing of the New York State Budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo said reforming the state's education system is arguably the most important responsibility of his position.

The Office for Budget Responsibility has said George Osborne's budget increased the chances of Britain having a double - dip receBudget Responsibility has said George Osborne's budget increased the chances of Britain having a double - dip recebudget increased the chances of Britain having a double - dip recession.

In it, he said that the Office for Budget Responsibility took the decision to publish employment forecasts a day early, following the publication of this story in the Guardian, because the Guardian figures were misleading and the OBR wanted to correct those figures.

Secondly, the idea that exercising a check on the budget for the executive branch absolves the executive himself from responsibility including legal responsibility for his actions here is SHEER NONSENSE to which I can say «tell it to the judge!!»

And he said the shadow education secretary was taking the fight to the Conservatives as the Office for Budget Responsibility prepares to unveil the growth and borrowing figures that will provide the statistical justification for tax rises and spending cuts in next week's Budget.

John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, said that information buried in the small print of last month's Office for Budget Responsibility report showed that three tax avoidance measures were now expected to raise significantly less than when they were first announced.

«The current administration didn't have an opportunity to build a budget that would support the roles, responsibilities this current administration desires,» Legislature Chairman Michael Stammel, R - Rensselaer said.

«For a second time, the City Council failed on its most important responsibility to the residents of Troy: passing a balanced budget to fund operations of the City,» Madden said.

«The fact that Governor Johnson brings to the table his executive - level experience and a proven record of fiscal responsibility and that he left his term - limited post in New Mexico with a balance budget and a $ 1 billion budget surplus, I believe that he would be the best candidate to represent the Libertarian Party on a national level», said State Chairman, Victor Kocher.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says the recently enacted state budget included the majority of the priorities he named in his January State of the State message, including raising the age for adult criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, providing free public college tuition for some middle - class families, and allowing ride hailing services to operate upstate.