Sentences with phrase «balance this budget without»

Are government ministers — and, to be fair, the Opposition leader — dissembling when they claim to be able to balance the budget without such harsh measures?

Gov. Deal has overseen three balanced budgets without raising taxes, saved millions of taxpayer dollars by maintaining Georgia's AAA bond rating, and increased our rainy day fund by more than 500 %.

Further complicating Cuomo's task, 52 percent of voters want Cuomo to balance the budget without cuts to health care and education — the two biggest spending areas, which the governor - elect has been quite clear will likely suffer next year.

«This overall situation once again underscores the need to work even harder at the state level to provide new and ongoing tax relief to middle class families, starting with balancing our budget without any tax increases, lowering onerous energy taxes for seniors and other homeowners, and making the successful two percent property tax cap permanent,» Flanagan said.

We have an opportunity to balance the budget without raising a single tax or fee and without laying off a single person.»

The Conservative Party robo - calls will ask voters to contact their local state lawmakers to demand they balance the budget without tax or fee hikes or new borrowing, Long said.

Cuomo just needs to learn how to balance a budget without raising taxes, shouldn't be too hard when you're spending $ 160 billion, the amount is really a drop in the bucket as its a very small percentage of the budget.

The other stuff you post hear is great but its meaningless if you can't balance the budget without further taxing us to death.

Or why a state government slow to fund major regional transportation needs would commit $ 100,000 to build a skateboard park anywhere — much less in Albany, a city so broke it couldn't balance its budget without a bailout from the governor this year.

Because of the tough choices we made last year, we were able to balance this budget without broad cuts and with no new taxes, fees or borrowing.

The question of balancing a budget without overtaxing the homeowners, and paying your workers with new contracts at the same time, is not unique to Yonkers.

The data — taken from The Key's annual State of Education report to be released in May, and weighted by Ipsos MORI — reveals that only eight per cent of school leaders expect to either achieve a surplus or to balance their budget without making any savings in the next financial year.

But the Hagan campaign was an exemplar of Democratic centrism, touting her as an ardent moderate (as if there is such a thing) and advertising her as a «deficit hawk» who would balance budgets without increasing taxes.

Mayes's leadership helped deliver a remarkable record of balanced budgets without tax increases.

The Philly teachers» contract has expired and the reform commission is looking for millions in concessions to help balance its budget without massive personnel cuts.

A proposal like this could rapidly balance the budget without raising tax rates.

Not exact matches

Flaherty is still committed to a balanced budget by 2015 without raising taxes or making cuts to provincial transfers.

A GfK Roper poll sponsored by the Associated Press and conducted around the same time showed 69 % felt taxes would have to be increased to balance the budget, compared to just 29 % of Americans who felt it could be balanced without raising taxes.

We will eliminate the deficit and return to balanced budgets, without cutting transfer payments to individuals or to the provinces.

In the absence of tax increases, the government will not be able to achieve its goal of a balanced budget by 2015 - 16 without major cuts in direct program expenses and the elimination of «boutique» tax expenditures in the order of $ 8 to $ 11 billion by 2015 - 16.

Whether it's class size and composition issues, downloaded costs to school boards without the extra funding to cover them, or public sector workers who previously accepted «net zero» or cooperative gains settlements, a balanced budget might be hard to achieve while keeping educators, parents, and students happy.

Given recent economic developments (which suggest there will be no surplus this year) and global uncertainties, together with a commitment by all three major political parties to balanced budgets and no tax increases (other than the NDP), it would be fiscally imprudent for any political party to make new major election «promises» in the coming months without indicating how they would be financed.

The reality is that you will not balance the budget in 2019 - 20 without cutting spending and / or raising taxes.

According to Oliver's statement the government has an «unwavering commitment to balance the budget», but right now, because of lower oil prices, no one believes that Oliver can do it without some «voo doo» budget magic.

In light of recent developments, too bad Harper didn't stick to his 2011 commitment — to balance the budget over the medium term, without specifying a specific year.

Originally, the Harper government seemed to understand this and committed only to balancing the budget over the medium term, without specifying a date.

Moreover, if the only issue that the media and some Canadians are interested in is how the government will live up to its claim that it will balance the budget in 2015 - 16 then this issue can be addressed without a full - fledged budget.

The federal government is not confronted with a short - term fiscal crisis but it is facing a stubborn medium - term structural deficit that will prevent you from balancing the budget by 2015 - 16, without new expenditure cuts and / or tax increases.

Without an integrated plan to expand our economy and balance the budget, Ontario will face even higher deficits and will struggle even more to cover the cost of essential public services.

Budget 2018 - 19 expects a deficit of $ 19.4 billion for 2017 - 18 and forecasts deficits for the next five years, without any timeline to balance the bBudget 2018 - 19 expects a deficit of $ 19.4 billion for 2017 - 18 and forecasts deficits for the next five years, without any timeline to balance the budgetbudget.

Also, parents may consider a prepaid card for their teenage or college - age children to teach them budgeting and money management without worrying about overcharging a credit card or incurring overdraft fees or minimum balance fees charged by many checking accounts.

Nine seconds of cryptic slogans — «read my lips,» «no new taxes,» — is totally inadequate to explain how any candidate proposes to reduce the foreign debt and balance the budget, without increasing taxes.

Retaining our core players surely makes a difference as well, without massive holes appearing (Cesc, RVP, Song) and a more balanced squad there's not a need to fill multiple first - team positions on a tight budget.

«Working with President Clinton in the White House, I learned how to do what the Tea Party won't: create jobs and balance the budget — without even thinking about ending Medicare's guaranteed benefit.»

Eric Naughton, Nassau's deputy county executive for finance, said Mangano «delivered a balanced budget which maintains all essential services without a property tax increase... If the Legislature approves the budget, any risks identified by NIFA are manageable in 2018.»

The prior audit also recommended the mayor and city council develop «realistic budgets», without relying so much on casino revenues to balance them, and adopt a multi-year financial plan.

Clinton won the budget showdown against House Speaker Newt Gingrich by agreeing to balance the federal budget, albeit without Medicare spending cuts.

«While we are pleased that the Governor has followed the Senate's lead in decoupling the state and federal tax codes to save New Yorkers $ 1.5 billion, it is also critical that we balance this year's budget without the $ 1 billion in new taxes and fees proposed by the Governor.

DeFrancisco, who represents Onondaga and Cayuga counties, has served as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee since 2011 where he helped Senate Republicans set the tone for a return to fiscal responsibility with passage of five consecutive on - time budgets that controlled spending and were balanced without tax increases.

But without lawmakers passing a budget bill — what had come to be known as the «big ugly» in Albany, according to news reports — those issues still hang in the balance.

Lawmakers are also skeptical of Cuomo's promise to balance the budget — without big spending increases — while still funding many of the pricey proposals he laid out in his state of the state, which include upgrades to airports, big investments in economic development and increases in spending on education and workforce development.

Following approval of the annual budget, no additional unassigned General Fund fund balance shall be appropriated as revenue during the fiscal year without the affirmative vote of at least two - thirds of the total membership of the County Legislature.

Said Curran: «I truly believe we can balance our budget and fix our finances without raises taxes or laying off county workers.»

«My first priority is to ensure the budgetary process proceeds in an open and transparent way, without delay, so we are able to pass a balanced budget that is both fair and on time,» Krueger said in a press release.

Initial trends of districts appropriating greater portions of their reserves to balance budgets immediately following the implementation of the tax cap have started to subside and districts are generally able to balance operations without tax - cap overrides.

«This budget was to close a $ 10 billion deficit and we can't balance that without looking for reductions in a lot of different areas, and the biggest cost drivers are education and Medicaid.

«I can not overstate the urgency of the need for all parties to come together to negotiate a realistic, responsible budget that addresses our state's fiscal issues, distributes education aid equitably and balances without the use of illusory gimmicks,» he wrote.

In an op - ed for the Wall Street Journal published online Monday night, the House Budget Committee chairman said his plan would balance the budget in 10 years without raising Budget Committee chairman said his plan would balance the budget in 10 years without raising budget in 10 years without raising taxes.

As the Chairman of the Budget, Finance and Personnel Committee, Dale worked closely with our Budget Office to ensure comprehensive, balanced spending plans came before the Legislature — fiscal plans that kept much - needed services intact without raising taxes.

In fact, some speakers and attendees cited the governor's platform of balancing the state budget without new taxes and a bill introduced late last week to cap local property tax increases and offered grudging support.