Sentences with phrase «amount of taxpayer money»

They did however spend a large amount of taxpayer money on a Public Relations company.

Although the total magnitude of the consulting contract with Mass Insight hasn't been reported, that initial six figure payment is chump change compared to the amount of taxpayer money that is being spent on the salaries and benefits of the consultants and education reformers who have been hired to surround Pryor at the Department of Education.

The amount of taxpayer money sent to private voucher schools in Wisconsin will need to be examined before passage of Walker's proposal to expand the statewide program, two Republican lawmakers also said Wednesday.

When it comes to investing such a substantial amount of taxpayer money, the expectation that updates and reports will be provided in a timely manner should be higher than ever.

Then there is also the amount of taxpayers money handed over to these groups for such vital activities as drinks, receptions, foreign travel and administrative support.

Before President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos attempt to shift large amounts of taxpayer money into school choice, we should carefully consider what we are getting into.

Free schools are driven by a selfish agenda — they are not built where most needed, they are driven by the self - interested, and they are black holes for large amounts of our taxpayer money.

Not exact matches

Taxpayers are taking the bait and losing significant amounts of money, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

Amazon's faux competition will lure one otherwise enviable place into handing over a huge amount of its taxpayers» money to a fabulously wealthy corporation for something that place could have gotten for free.

Current provisions could constitute a blank check at taxpayer expense to broadcasters so that they could fund new equipment for the transition from the U.S. Treasury, as the legislation creates a new Treasury Fund in an undisclosed amount of money.

Alison Flores, principal tax research analyst at the Tax Institute at H&R Block, said some taxpayers will want to adjust the amount of money that's being withheld by their employers by updating their W - 4 forms.

A tax credit is an amount of money a taxpayer is able to subtract from taxes owed to the government.

Whether he likes it or not, Bernanke just pledged what will likely amount to a trillion dollars of taxpayer money to Obama's reelection, thereby impacting not only the economy, but potentially immigration policy, the next Supreme Court nominee, education, and even more urgent determinations, like questions of war and peace.

The Occupy movement is primarily in protest of corporate greed — but is beginning to cost taxpayers significant amounts of money.

As the Occupy movement continues, it is beginning to cost taxpayers significant amounts of money.

«As a public official spending taxpayer money, (Murdock has) learned a tremendous amount of information through his role as a public official, and now he's seeking to utilize that information to operate, to submit a bid, and I think he owes a huge explanation to the people of Wilmette,» said Beth Beucher, a Harbor Association member.

Right - minded people are becoming increasingly and rightfully disgusted at the amount of taxpayers» money being spent on government «initiatives» run by companies like A4E and the disgusting practices used by ATOS.

A bill introduced Thursday night by Sen. Simcha Felder would change the state's tax law in order to address the federal tax overhaul that caps the amount of money taxpayers can deduct in state and local taxes at $ 10,000.

It is important to note that under Speaker Sheldon Silver's bill, (1) receiving public funds depends on the candidate's ability to raise money from numerous small donors, so only donations up to $ 250 are matched with taxpayer dollars and that (2) candidates are limited to a maximum amount of public funds ($ 400,000 for Senate candidates and $ 200,000 for Assembly candidates in the general election race).

Among its changes, AEG dramatically increased the amount of money it expected to raise for taxpayers with its proposal — jumping from last to first in that critical category.

He says he's already filed papers in two of the cases he's prosecuting to require the politicians, if convicted, to forfeit the amount of money they would receive in the future in taxpayer funded retirement benefits.

With public financing of campaigns WE would allot a finite amount of money which could only come from the taxpayers instead of corporate donors thus they would automatically be working for the voters only which would beholden them to the public automatically forcing them to do our will versus others.

I think that what that amounts to is that they're building a good foundation with the budget in dealing with the so - called» 5 - billion dollar surplus,» more better said $ 5 billion of taxpayer's money.»

This is a victory for common sense, since it halts the prospect of some new body, or group being set at vast amounts of taxpayer's money to take evidence for a long period before reaching the conclusion that some bankers broke the law and others acted against the interests of their customers.

The Assemblies are on quango death row, but sizeable amounts of taxpayers» money is still being paid to them in subscriptions.

Nissan was convinced to stay in the UK with a promise of no tariffs or extra bureaucratic burdens on the car industry after Brexit, the business secretary has finally revealed, prompting fears that sector - by - sector deals could cost the taxpayer «colossal amounts of money».

Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister, wrote to Clark, his former cabinet office colleague, warning that a series of deals for different industry sectors could cost the taxpayer «colossal amounts of money» in subsidies.

«Any assurances given about our future relationship with the customs union and the single market would go to the very heart of the Brexit negotiations, revealing whether the government is intending to stay within either, or whether you intend to negotiate a patchwork of carve - outs, subsidies and sectoral arrangements, which will create winners and losers and may cost the taxpayer colossal amounts of money,» he said.

The idea behind Connecticut's public campaign financing system was that replacing major amounts of special interest money in the election process with taxpayer dollars would cut down on influence peddling and state corruption.

Because of an «unfit for purpose» system, their claims take years to resolve, wasting untold amounts of taxpayers» money as other bureaucrats and Johnson's hired gun lawyers fight them to the bitter end despite the mountain of evidence that Iraq is a death zone for gays.

THE ELIZABETHTOWN - LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Elizabethtown - Lewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on Tuesday May 8th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for 2018/2019 school year and a levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday May 15th, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote / Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours for 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (DST).

Despite the amount of money the state is willing to spend to either entice businesses to stay here and return some cash to taxpayers» pockets, the poor reputation continues to follow the state.

Mr. Russell said necessary road repairs and improvements make it even harder for the town to stay under the cap, which limits the total amount of money the town can collect from taxpayers.

The quest for private donations without public financing can not match the overwhelming power of the small amounts needed to qualify for huge grants of taxpayer money.

The state of New York is telling the counties here, local taxpayers, thou shalt pay a certain amount of salary without coming up with a corresponding amount of money.

Six times the amount of money that the state's requesting that we save to get the tax incentive breaks to the taxpayers.»

Estimates of the amount of money that taxpayers would hand over to the state were rosier than reality should have permitted.

State and local taxpayers expended significant amounts of money in most states to implement and maintain existing state standards and tests.

... Taxpayers are paying an enormous amount of money to those operators and kids are being shortchanged.

In addition to increasing per - pupil funding, Huberty's bill provides schools with weighted funding for students with dyslexia, and reduces the amount of money that local taxpayers in wealthier areas would pay in Recapture by $ 163 million in 2018 and $ 192 million in 2019.

Currently, the amount of money a school receives is not based on the needs of its students, and the amount taxpayers must pay to support education is very different in each town.

An Assembly committee Thursday abruptly scrapped a vote on a proposal to reduce the amount of money public school districts can raise to offset the loss of state aid for taxpayer - funded private school vouchers.

While this sounds extreme, I often think about the amount of money taxpayers are paying to feed, house and entertain the very people being put away.

A tax credit is an amount of money a taxpayer is able to subtract from taxes owed to the government.

The motivation for issuing tax breaks is commonly to stimulate the economy by increasing the amount of money taxpayers have to spend or to promote certain types of behaviors such as purchasing energy - efficient appliances or attending college.

Backup withholding is the amount of money withheld by the Fiscal Service to satisfy debts owed by the taxpayer to the IRS.

So while the city is spending taxpayer funds to enforce the pit bull ban, which is killing dogs at taxpayer expense, it is also spending a significant amount of money trying to justify keeping the failing ban.

In response to this decision, Khan has commented that it was his «duty to ensure taxpayers» money was spent responsibly» and that he was «very angry that London taxpayers have now lost tens of millions of pounds — committed by the previous mayor on a project that has amounted to nothing».

The resulting report looked into the amount of money lost to taxpayers from leaks during careless gas drilling on federal lands.

IPCC Draft Report Leaked, Shows Global Warming is NOT Due to the Sun I am a retired Professional engineer, not a scientist but let me make a few comments: You have scared the governments into giving you the enormous amounts of their taxpayers» money that you use to maintain your lavished lifestyle.