Sentences with phrase «budget deficit appeared»

Just when the governor appeared ready to think hard about new concepts, an $ 18 billion budget deficit appeared.

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Under Bill C - 59, if the Minister of Finance tables a budget that projects a deficit or if a deficit is reported at the end of the fiscal year, the Minister must appear before the House of Commons Finance Committee within the first 30 days of the House of Commons sitting to explain the reasons for the deficit and present a plan for a return to balanced budgets.
It appears that either the Department of Finance is unable to forecast direct program expenses, or the Minister of Finance has adopted the previous government's approach of ensuring that his deficit targets are met or bettered by «hiding» extra prudence in his budget forecasts — an approach he criticized the previous government for.
Despite years of economic prosperity, the PCs have run deficit budgets since 2008 and do not appear to have planned for any economic downturns (even though the price of oil has always been cyclical in nature).
On balance, the results to date appear to be consistent with the March 2017 Budget forecast of a deficit of $ 23.0 billion.
In a mind - numbing thought, it appears that the implementation of austerity budgets actually had the effect of increasing deficits as economies slowed as austerity began to bite.
Given that reality, the Republican's deep concern about budget deficits does not appear be either sincere or honest.
Gov. David A. Paterson appears to have changed his mind on the State Senate recounts preventing a special legislative session to close this year's budget deficit.
PLATTSBURGH — Following months of budget negotiations, the city appears no closer to bridging the $ 1.6 million deficit.
Furthermore, the Board of Education has failed to discuss the fact that Bridgeport's school budget is not balanced, as Superintendent Vallas has claimed, and a growing deficit will soon be appearing on the City's books.
Well, look at greater Europe: The overall EU budget deficit's around 4 % of GDP, whereas a 7 - 10 % deficit in the US now appears simply run - of - the - mill.
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