Sentences with phrase «independent budget office questions»

Conversely, a more recent study from New York City's Independent Budget Office questions whether choice programs actually benefit lower - income students.

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Leslie, the MP for Nottingham East, asked the prime minister a question about whether Osborne had unwisely squandered the # 27bn forecasting windfall he was handed by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility in November's autumn statement.

The Independent Budget Office came up with the figures in response to questions raised by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, after Mayor de Blasio began prodding Albany to approve an added 2.5 percent tax on sales of homes in the city for $ 2 million and up.

A report released by the city Independent Budget Office has raised questions about the potential effects of the so - called «mansion tax,» a proposed part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing strategy that would levy a 2.5 percent surcharge on the sale price over a threshold of $ 2 million for residential properties.