Sentences with phrase «as budget freezes»

This disparity, which has existed since the original New York Charter Schools Act of 1998, has widened in the post-recession years as budget freezes were lifted.

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This component includes transfer payments, excluding the major transfers to persons and other levels of government, the amortization of capital assets, expenses subject to freeze, as set out in the March 2010 Budget, and other expenses.

In addition, the New Deomcratics do not include the various initiatives affecting Employment Insurance Benefits as a Use of Funds and the freezing of Employment Insurance premium rates at $ 1.88 per $ 100 of insurable earnings rather than letting them fall to $ 1.49, as specified in the April 2015 Budget, as a Source of Funds.

If the deficit is due to an economic recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic product, or to «extraordinary events», such as a natural disaster or war, that results in an «cost» of more than $ 3 billion, then the operating budgets of departments and agencies would be automatically frozen to pay for any wage increases.

Earlier this week, he said exactly what anonymous Ministry of Defense sources said a few weeks ago, when they asserted that Iron Dome was under threat of a procurement freeze as part of their eternal war against the Ministry of Finance officials over the defense budget.

The report also warns these shortfalls will increase as inflation combines with the current freeze on working age benefits to put family budgets under new and greater strain.

Donohue has been very outspoken during this budget battle, issuing some memorable zingers directed at Gov. David Paterson in response to the governor's efforts to get the public employee unions to agree to concessions such as furloughs or a wage freeze that he says would help close the budget deficit.

Goldie secured more police officers, a freeze in council tax and new approaches to drug treatments as part of her support for the budgets of Alex Salmond's previous minority government.

To not have this freeze would be irresponsible as we move into our budget process for the coming year.»

Cuomo wants to freeze the growth in the STAR rebates that homeowners receive on their school taxes as a cost - cutting move in the state budget, saying New Yorkers are already getting property - tax relief through a separate rebate check program.

As lawmakers prepare for the state budget waltz, the state Senate and Assembly on Wednesday began to preview their one - house budget proposals, which are set to include a 25 percent income tax cut for middle class New Yorkers, a SUNY tuition freeze and «parity» between upstate and downstate transportation funding.

The prime minister's opponents saw the letter as chaff when they pointed out that he had been campaigning for a cut or a freeze in the EU's # 107bn budget.

It would not preclude the legislature or County Executive Steve Bellone, who has voluntarily frozen his salary since taking office, from proposing raises as part of the budget, on which lawmakers would have to vote.

During his budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo renewed his push for local governments to share more resources as part of a plan to freeze property taxes if counties stay within a two percent cap.

We used that decision - making power to deliver on promises we had made to the electors: rapid demographic change had led to a shortage of local primary school places, so in the last four years we used the Council's resources to expand local primary schools to create twice as many; concerns about a scruffy and run down high street were addressed by comprehensive neighbourhood renewal; and pressure on household budgets was relieved by freezing the council tax and the cost of resident's parking permits.

The state canal system will come off the Thruway Authority's books as part of the state's final budget agreement, which also does not include a toll freeze for frequent travelers, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo initially proposed.

NYSUT amended the suit to include both the cap and a rebate program Cuomo proposed last year that he referred to as a «freeze» for tax increases in the budget agreement.

As well as having their pay frozen with inflation above 5 %, public sector workers face their pensions being raided to help pay off the budget deficit caused by the recession and the bank bail - ouAs well as having their pay frozen with inflation above 5 %, public sector workers face their pensions being raided to help pay off the budget deficit caused by the recession and the bank bail - ouas having their pay frozen with inflation above 5 %, public sector workers face their pensions being raided to help pay off the budget deficit caused by the recession and the bank bail - out.

Labour believes health will be a key electoral issue as voters start to worry less about the economy and more about the NHS as it begins to suffer from the coalition's structural shakeup, declining staff morale after years of frozen pay and a budget not increasing fast enough to cope with the ageing population.

«Defence Secretary Philip Hammond won a crucial battle as his budget was frozen at # 23.9 billion in the review — a cut of just 1.9 per cent in real terms.

perhaps David Cameron would be so good as to explain to the hardworking party workers, those that have lost their jobs, those that face a wage freeze, and importantly THOSE PEOPLE who have donated money just how this came about: - David Cameron has personally authorised up to # 2m of extra expenditures, none included in the budget for the year...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh plans to keep the city's property tax rate flat, cut spending and freeze hiring in his first budget proposal as mayor.

Otsego County has enacted a hiring freeze for all workers except for those at the county correctional facility as a way to address what officials say is a budget shortfall of almost $ 4.7 million.

The 2013 budget also continues several austerity measures, including freezes in pay increases for county employees as Niagara County's government continues to chart a conservative budgeting course during a period of declining state aid and increases in unfunded state mandates.

At stake is the authority of the prime minister, as Tory rebels dispute the government's motion suggesting that the best way to approach next month's EU budget negotiations, covering the period from 2014 to 2020, is to argue for a real - terms freeze in spending.

Legislators rejected this change during the first round of budget negotiations, with the Assembly creating a credit based on income (and not tied to local spending) and the State Senate embracing a simpler but less onerous plan advanced by groups representing cities, towns, counties, school boards and villages to give the «freeze» check back to the local government to invest as it sees fit.

None of these folks seems at first blush likely to enter the putrid Albany scene, but that's partly why Paterson took the lead with preemptive budget cuts and staff freezes — and as recent history shows, when a gigantic operation needs a bailout, a few potentates come together to set it in motion.

As budget negotiations enter their final full week before the April 1 deadline, Cuomo has made a priority of first freezing, then curbing the growth in property taxes, which he said is New York's No. 1 problem.

As the recession deepens, bringing hiring freezes and furloughs to budget - strapped universities across the country and threatening the solvency of private - sector firms, supporters of the Grassley - Durbin proposals appear likely to press anew to pass the bill.

The fact that frozen may have just as many benefits as fresh is fabulous news for those struggling to meet their recommended five servings a day on a tight budget.

If you're on a tight budget, look for cheap sources of protein such as canned tuna, ground beef, whole eggs, frozen chicken breast, and cottage cheese.

As everyone in education is all too painfully aware, frozen budgets and rising costs have conspired to put schools and academies under increased financial pressure and led to cost - cutting measures.

The research adds that increasing the budget by # 1 billion in 2019 - 2020 to # 39.7 billion would «make it a bit easier to implement school funding reform as the baseline would be a real - terms freeze rather than a real - terms cut».

Walker's latest budget proposes a $ 129 million general aid increase to K — 12 education, but a freeze on property - tax limits suggests that this revenue will be used to replace a portion of local money rather than increase funding as a whole.

As the goal posts for attainment and achievement are being moved, while budgets are frozen, School Business Managers and Bursars are having to find new ways to save time and money in the race to become more efficient.

After the unexpected budget freeze last year, and mid year cuts this school year, the reality of not having necessities such as pens, pencils, paper, and books is fresh and still negatively impacting classrooms across the district.

In 2009, following state budget issues as a result of the financial crisis, the charter funding formula was frozen.

While this didn't mean that schools received no funding, the extreme decrease in state and federal funding, (as well as later freezes and sequestrations as the legislature attempted to deal with the state budget), meant that Kentucky's school districts were forced to rely on their other source of income: property taxes.

Instead, budgets were being cut in real terms as the government had frozen per pupil funding and loaded on extra costs such as higher pension contributions, the statement added.

Using the budget as cover, he's freezing the program where it is in order to make it easier to chip away at it in the future, when his campaign promises are out of mind.

As the state grapples with a budget disaster and Gov. Dannel Malloy continues to propose changes that would dramatically change the way Connecticut pays for education, the state should refrain from opening any new charter schools and freeze the funding of existing ones.

Keep in mind that for the budget - conscious or those taking baby steps into this category, many freeze - dried and dehydrated foods can be used as toppers to the dog's usual diet.

The budget did include a straight up tax break for investment in North Sea oil, as well as a freeze on fuel duty increases.