Ultimately,
a big increase in government spending on basic energy research will happen only if scientists can persuade the public and politicians that it is an essential hedge against potential calamity.
Not exact matches
Municipal operating
spending has also
increased because of further downloading of responsibilities by federal and provincial
governments onto municipalities. The
biggest increases in spending by municipalities over the past two decades have been for housing, health, social services and environmentâ $» all areas where federal and provincial
governments also have responsibility, as the FCM's recent State of Canadaâ $ ™ s Cities and Communities report demonstrated.
The sustained economic downturn is a result of the job killing NDP
government policies (i.e. 50 %
increase of minimum wage; carbon tax — the
biggest hidden tax
in Alberta history; and out of control
spending and borrowing).
But the tax burden would remain the same, and the 62 - year - old ruled out any major rises
in public
spending, saying: «I am quite clear that we are
in a new political environment
in which the era of
big increases in central
government spending is over.
Speaking on The
Big Issue, the policy analyst cited the restricted
spending in 2017 and
increased budgetary allocations for 2018 as the reasons
government will have to be wary of this year.
It will
spend an extra # 4.7 billion on applied research, to be delivered
in rising sums over the next 4 years, which amounts to a 23 %
increase in government R&D
spending — the
biggest since 1979.
By calling for a
big increase in government education
spending as a way to boost the U.S. economy, the president is doubling down on a bet that has already been lost, repeatedly, by his predecessors.
It may help the
government cut
spending, but there's a
bigger social cost
in the long run — the lack of access to legal advice could see an
increase in drawn - out courtroom battles,
increased acrimony between ex-spouses, and most worryingly, a detrimental impact on children.