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(CNN)- In yet another sign that Congress is headed for a clash in the fall over government spending, Senate Republicans Thursday blocked a transportation and housing bill, arguing it would break budget spending caps.

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It essentially obliterates bipartisan spending caps established in the Budget Control Act of 2011 that had kept recent deficits partially in check.

Congress should enact new spending caps along the lines of the Budget Control Act, which helped to shrink outlays as a share of national income from 2013 to 2017.

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Once again, the official cap on discretionary spending for 2018 is $ 1.065 trillion, so the $ 150 billion a year raise lifts that budget line by a formidable 14.4 % to $ 1.22 trillion.

Under a continuing resolution passed last week in place of actual federal spending bills, Pentagon budgets are capped at 2015 levels, severely limiting the service branches» ability to start new programs or even shutdown programs they don't need anymore.

Yields also rose after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said leaders have reached a two - year budget deal which would increase current spending caps by roughly $ 300 billion.

The cap for 2014 is $ 967 billion, so lawmakers can either agree on spending reductions that would bring the federal budget under limit, or they can decide they need to spend more and take down the BCA.

While the House recently approved defense spending of $ 621.5 billion and the Senate approved $ 632 billion for 2018, a 2011 budget law caps military and defense spending at $ 549 billion.

The budget would also zero out the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account and cap exempt nondefense spending, placing the defense funds in the base defense category and eliminating the nondefense OCO funds.

On discretionary (appropriated) spending, the budget would adhere to the current defense spending caps through 2021 and growing with the CBO baseline thereafter.

Perhaps the most immediate way the budget resolution comes into play is with the FY 2018 discretionary spending caps.

The commitment in Budget 2011 to undertake a Strategic Operating Review to find $ 4 billion in annual savings followed the Budget 2010 initiatives which restrained growth in national defence spending, capped funding of the International Assistance Envelope, forced departments to absorb the increase in annual federal employees» wages for 2011 - 12, and froze their operating budgets for 2011 - 12 and 2012 - 13 at their 2010 - 11 levels.

On Wednesday, a report published by Quebec's interim auditor general said the PQ's goal of achieving a balanced budget by 2015 - 16 was «to say the least, ambitious,» particularly if it rules out tax hikes and caps government - spending increases at two per cent over the next two years.

Of particular note is the fact that the budget deal does not contain the kind of spending cap that had been imposed in previous deals.

And now Democrats and Republicans in Congress have busted prior budget caps with a deal to spend an extra $ 300 billion in the next two years.

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For Immediate Release Senate leaders have agreed to a massive budget deal raising the defense and nondefense spending caps for two years, increasing...

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The owners are seeking a hard salary cap that would prevent the big - spending teams from investing in an extra star or two at the cost of a luxury - tax penalty; in the future, budgets will be tighter, and talent may be scarcer.

Another issue that arises in trying to introduce a budget cap would be keeping an accurate record of money actually spent.

After an eventful four years as governor, Cuomo is running on his record of accomplishments: A property tax cap, the legalization of same - sex marriage, a sweeping gun control law and enacted budgets that have kept spending increases under 2 percent.

Finally, to assess overall spending, Graph 5 shows the percentage spent by each MP as measured by his or her total budget (i.e. the sum of all expenses claimed in categories with a budget cap divided by the sum of all budgets, multiplied by one hundred).

The yearly allowance cap (i.e. the maximum an MP can spend) for office costs and staffing is by far the highest among the three budget categories and varies significantly between different MP groups for two main reasons: First, the allowance cap for London MPs is nearly # 10,000 higher than for MPs outside the capital (# 171,400 instead of # 161,850)[3].

This year's Budget saw an announcement that the Treasury intends to cap overall welfare spending.

But Cuomo wants to pay the third party providers out of the current budget, also to stay within the 2 % spending cap.

Nearly half of the 669 school districts seeking voter approval for budgets on Tuesday, May 16 are presenting spending plans that increase property taxes as high as the 2011 property tax cap law allows, according to an analysis by the Empire Center for Public Policy.

Flanagan renewed traditional Republican calls for the budget, including a permanent cap on property tax increases and a cap on spending increases at 2 percent enshrined in state law.

«Working together, our accomplishments are many ---- a game - changing property tax cap, record support for schools and elimination of the GEA, a 20 - percent middle class income tax cut, six straight budgets that have held the line on spending, targeted investments that will create jobs and revitalize our economy, and critical road and bridge funds for every region of the state,» he said.

The Governor prioritized education spending in his budget proposal, including growth that is twice what would be allowed under the cap.9 To truly prioritize education the State should reform the Foundation Aid formula to ensure the highest needs districts are properly funded without unnecessarily sending aid to the wealthiest districts.

When Governor Cuomo faced a $ 10 billion budget deficit upon taking office in 2011, he pushed an austerity budget of cuts and caps to spending, taxes, and state workers, claiming, «I am a progressive who's broke.»

President & CEO of the Long Island Association Kevin S. Law said, «Tough times calls for tough decisions and Governor Cuomo has shown courage and leadership with his proposed budget that lowers spending, does not propose new taxes and supports a property tax cap along with mandate relief to our schools and local governments.

Local school districts are preparing for another tight budget season this year, with minimal state aid increases projected in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tentative spending plan and a cap of less than 2 percent on tax levy growth.

Nearly half of the 669 school districts seeking voter approval for budgets on Tuesday, May 15 are presenting spending plans that would increase property taxes as high as the 2011 property tax cap law allows, according to an analysis released today by the Empire Center for Public Policy.

The budget should cap state spending, include a plan to freeze and ultimately cut property taxes, fast - track the elimination of the 18A energy tax that is passed on to consumers, cut the Estate and job - killing Corporate Franchise Tax, and reduce burdensome and unnecessary bureaucratic red tape that stifles job growth.»

Tell them we have a decent chance that spending cuts — not tax hikes — will balance our budget and there's a chance for a property tax cap that reigns in runaway State mandates.

But the pledge to stick to the spending cap could complicate next year's budget negotiations.

Overall, Cuomo's budget caps state spending increases at under 2 percent over last year's budget.

Many have proposed the big changes we sought — minimum wage, meaningful paid family leave, a balanced budget that caps spending and cuts taxes — but almost all have failed.

«This budget caps spending under 2 percent for the seventh year in a row and includes a tax cut that will save 6 million middle - class taxpayers an average of $ 250 this year,» he said.

Budget gaps in coming fiscal years could run as high as $ 3.4 billion without a voluntary 2 percent cap on spending increases in the state budget, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office found in a report released MBudget gaps in coming fiscal years could run as high as $ 3.4 billion without a voluntary 2 percent cap on spending increases in the state budget, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office found in a report released Mbudget, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office found in a report released Monday.

And even if spending is capped at a 2 percent increase, the budget gap shrinks to $ 1.7 billion next year.

But Cuomo indicated the budget will be a challenging one nonetheless, given the $ 4.6 billion deficit and, when spending is capped at 2 percent, a $ 1.7 billion hole to climb out of before the budget is approved.

Cuomo in January projected a $ 2 billion surplus by 2016 - 17 — he spoke of achieving this surplus in the present tense — as well as surpluses in coming budget years, as long as the state sticks to a 2 percent cap on spending increases during that time.

Cuomo was endorsed earlier today by the business lobbying group, which cited his efforts to install a cap on local property tax increases, limits on spending hikes in state budgets and an uptick in the state's credit rating.

Last night, the White House and Congressional leaders struck a budget deal in order to raise the Debt Ceiling until March 2017, as well as to raise the Sequester spending caps for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2016 (by $ 50 billion and $ 30 billion respectively).

The state over the last four years has adopted budgets that do not increase spending year over year by more than 2 percent, a voluntary cap that Cuomo wants to keep.

If spending stays capped at 2 percent as it has been during previous Cuomo budget proposals, the deficit shrinks to $ 1.7 billion.

The passage of a state budget that includes a voluntary 2 percent spending cap is a «credit positive» for New York, Moody's Investors Service found in a report released on Friday.

The $ 171 million dollar budget would increase spending by about 2 % but still falls within the state property tax cap.