Sentences with phrase «budget officer»

Last fall, an analysis by the parliamentary budget officer estimated it could cost $ 19 billion a year.

Legislative budget officers in 26 states say that K - 12 education finance will be a priority in their 2005 legislative sessions.

Across the country, state spending in fiscal 1997 is expected to rise by about 4 percent, while tax proceeds drop slightly, the National Governors» Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers reported last week.

And as budget officer Kevin Page has repeatedly warned, the government lacks a credible plan to put our fiscal house back in order.

As would other key players, including former TD Bank chief economist Don Drummond (author of a detailed report outlining cost - cutting opportunities in Ontario) and former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page, who has spent decades uncovering wasteful spending in the public service.

«Mickey doesn't understand I'm the chief budget officer of Erie County.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer said in July that due to slower growth, Ottawa's projected surplus of $ 1.4 - billion this year is on track to become a $ 1 - billion deficit.

The Riverhead Town Board recently appointed Bryan Carroll to the newly created position of town budget officer and terminated the employment of current Deputy Town Supervisor Jill Lewis.

The study released Thursday by parliamentary budget officer Jean - Denis Frechette found that close to 33,000 families could pay more taxes because of the income - sprinkling rule that came into effect Jan. 1.

The government has consistently refused requests by the Parliamentary Budget Officer for data.

But he points to a report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer released earlier this year showing that, since 2009, the debt service ratio — a measure of income spent to pay debt — has remained steady at around 14 per cent, not much higher than the long - term average.

A second, more conservative report released by the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates savings of $ 4.2 billion a year for the federal government alone.

Kate Jonietz, full - time confidential secretary to the supervisor, was appointed budget officer at no additional remuneration.

The term of the current Parliamentary Budget Officer expires in March 2013.

We will make the Parliamentary Budget Officer truly independent.

Parliamentary budget officer forecasts slide in value of payments under Liberals» new child benefit program

Finally, long - term fiscal projections conducted by the Finance Department and the Parliamentary Budget Officer show that federal finances are sustainable over time.

And finally, condolences to the family of former county budget officer J.J. Hanson on his passing from brain cancer last month.

It hasn't been announced who is doing Hein's press releases these days since former mouthpiece J.J. Hanson was promoted to budget officer last year, but this missive was a scorcher.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer frustrated again.

Perhaps some day soon we'll again have a Parliamentary Budget Officer who might be able to help in the task of figuring out just what sort of «duplication» is being eliminated and what consolidation is occurring.

Amendments to the Parliament of Canada Act in 2006 created the position of Parliamentary Budget Officer within the Library of Parliament.

This resulted in a conflict between the Government and the Parliamentary Budget Officer over his mandate and independence.

This meant that the Parliamentary Budget Officer worked at «the pleasure of the Prime Minister» and could be dismissed at any time, without cause.

This created an immediate conflict of interest with the Parliamentary Budget Officer accountable to the very person who appointed him and could fire him.

Perhaps the Government will propose the creation of a Parliamentary Balanced Budget Officer (PBBO) in support of transparent and accountable budget making.

For example, a recent Parliamentary Budget Officer analysis of tax expenditure changes from 2005 to 2013 demonstrates that multiple new measures introduced by Stephen Harper provided new benefits to tax filers in the 96th to 100th percentiles.

This year, 2015, started with a recession, the economic and fiscal impacts of which have been projected by the Parliamentary Budget Officer using the Bank of Canada's July Monetary Policy Report.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer recently updated their deficit outcome for 2017 - 18, from $ 20.2 billion to $ 18.2 billion.

From today's Ottawa Citizen: Canada's new budget officer has been told he can't release any report to MPs, senators and taxpayers without the approval of the

A nonpartisan comptroller could also eliminate the appearance of conflicts of interest that arise because a politically appointed budget officer controls the purchasing department, Mr. Cohen said.

Why intelligent people would vote for Rubio — with his sleazy record in the state legislature, his hand - picked budget officer under indictment & Rubio himself being investigated by the IRS — totally escapes all logic!

QUEENSBURY Warren County Budget Officer Frank Thomas said if the county can raise taxes while remaining under the cap, it should do so.

The county executive does not soil his hands in controversy, but his obedient budget officer confirmed that there had in fact been no communication with railroad interests before the plan was announced at the executive's budget presentation.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Edward Wright Jr., C.A.S.» 74, senior budget officer; Julia Chiu, Ed.M.»

The National Governors Association and National Association of State Budget Officers concur: governors» 2010 budget submissions showed the largest general fund reductions since 1979.

Soon thereafter, D.C.'s chief financial officer, Anthony Williams, fired 11 school budget officers.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer calculates in a new report that personal income taxes have been cut by about $ 17.1 billion through a variety of changes introduced since 2005.

The kerfuffle over the pricetag of many of Harper's get - tough - on - crime plans came to a head in February when the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer noted there needed to be a lot more detail in the government's cost projection (read report).

Budget Officers complete financial planning functions for various organizations.

Assisted Commanding officer and budget officer with annual financial planning.

The Manager works with all Standing Committees of the Legislature to coordinate and oversee the implementation of all Committee directives, works in conjunction with the Clerk of the Legislature and the County Attorney to develop the monthly Legislative agenda, and serves as Budget Officer for the County.

Since under the County Charter, the County Executive, is the «chief budget officer of the county» his lack of understanding of the county budget, shows the extent of the learning curve faced by Mr. Lacorte and the time that would have to be spent actually learning how county government and budgeting works.

Canada's economy will not fully recover until 2013 and the federal government will carry a structural budgetary deficit of C$ 19 billion ($ 17.6 billion) after the crisis, a report by the parliamentary budget officer said on Monday... «PBO calculations continue to suggest that the budget is not structurally balanced over the medium term,» the report said.

Mr. Hammerle was a member of the board during the tenure of former Town Supervisor Bill McGintee, whose financial mismanagement resulted in charges against the onetime town budget officer, Ted Hults, in Mr. McGintee's resignation, and in an internal town fund deficit that was just recently tallied at $ 27 million.

Former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page called for this system because it puts spending decisions back in the hands of Parliament; and in fact, Minister Clement has already examined this proposal in response to a recommendation by the House of Commons Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.