Sentences with phrase «called discretionary items»

Secondary goals, called discretionary items, include non-essential clothing, subscriptions, dining out and taking vacations.

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People stop or reduce spending on dining out, new furniture, cars, jewelry, and other so - called «discretionary» items, while businesses often cut capital expenditures such as new machinery, hiring employees, or moving to larger facilities.

Tedisco's bill requires all member items, discretionary funds, and so - called «lump sum payments», which are controlled by the Speaker of the Assembly, Senate Majority Leader and Governor and negotiated in many instances behind closed doors, be made public and fully transparent within the state budget.

Around a fifth of the discretionary fund is set aside for so - called «member items,» projects sponsored by individual Council members.

Marinello vowed a fairer process in distributing discretionary grants, called member items, if he is elected to the 145th Assembly District seat.