Sentences with phrase «circuit breaker program»

The plan proposes new spending cuts in programs such as Care4Kids, magnet schools, and reducing municipal aid for the Elderly Circuit Breaker program.

As architect of the original STAR and Circuit Breaker program, Senator LaValle noted that this initiative falls short of meeting the needs of the people on Long Island and that he will not stop fighting until the STAR rebate program is fully restored.

That plan would replace a circuit breaker program Cuomo proposed in his own budget, which many lawmakers criticized as detrimental to municipalities and school districts already struggling under the weight of a two - percent property tax cap passed into law in 2012.

Not exact matches

Cuomo's circuit - breaker and the existing, twice - as - large STAR program share the same basic shortcoming: they treat a symptom (extremely high property taxes) rather than a disease (very high local spending).

The report shows that both programs would provide some property tax relief but the circuit breaker credits are superior to STAR rebates in many ways.

Cuomo had initially proposed a rebate program akin to a circuit - breaker for tax relief as well as a two - tiered wage increase for New York City and a lower one for the rest of the state.

But in a real way, controlling spending is linked to property taxes: Cuomo wants to use the planned surplus to help pay for a $ 1.66 billion property - tax relief plan that is his administration's version of the circuit - breaker program, which ties relief to a household's income.

The details on this count almost don't matter, since both the circuit - breaker and the rebate simply amount to more pain - dulling medication on top of the $ 3.3 billion School Tax Relief (STAR) program.

While some of the tax breaks could take effect in the upcoming year, as long as the legislature agrees to the plan, the full $ 2.2 billion dollar a year program, including the circuit breaker, would not take effect for three years.

On two occasions, errors in programming the timers caused two 1500W heaters to come on in the same circuit, causing the breaker to trip.