But the president - elect's pick to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget, Representative Mick Mulvaney (Republican, South Carolina), has pushed for sharp
cuts in government spending in recent years.
The Republican's obsession with debt (or maybe that's just a convenient excuse) has them calling for more and bigger
cuts in government spending.
Independents want
cuts in government spending and entitlement reform, but just not those cuts and reforms in things like education and Medicare and various middle class subsidies from which they immediately benefit.
«In the short to medium term, Angola may have to struggle with a weakening current - account deficit, lower fiscal revenue and likely
cuts in government spending,» says Abiola Rasaq, head of research and strategy at Lagos - based financial institution Associated Discount House.
However, there is hope that growth accelerated in early 2013 despite higher taxes and
cuts in government spending.
When the Social Democrats in Sweden tackled their deficit in the 1990s, they started with an 11 % across - the - board
cut in government spending, followed by similar sized cuts to local government.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected
in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered
in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases
in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest
in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which we operate
in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain
in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both
in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes
in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction
in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24)
spending by the U.S. and other
governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco
in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations
in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign
government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Here is how the small - business agency is going to be affected by the $ 85 billion
in government -
spending cuts that will go into effect starting Friday.
The party plans to find $ 1.3 billion
in government spending cuts (just like the Liberals, but
in a shorter time frame), which would be achieved partially through a hiring freeze
in the public sector.
Poloz indicated
in his statement that the prospect of a big
spending push by the federal
government caused the committee to move away from its intention to
cut interest rates.
Governments often
cut spending and balance the books
in time for an election.
There has been a common consensus that world
governments have slightly taken a back seat on the issue of sustainability and the environment (the sustainable development commission was axed
in 2010 as part of Uk
government spending cuts for example).
To try and secure the deal, the
government announced an austerity plan to raise taxes and slash US$ 20 billion
in public
spending — including
cuts to social welfare and public jobs, and a lowering of the minimum wage.
Pressure on Washington, D.C., to
cut its overall
spending has resulted
in fewer
government contracts available for all businesses, says John Shoraka, associate administrator for
government contracting and business development at the SBA,
in a conference call with reporters.
Both identify about $ 1.2 trillion
in spending cuts to the day - to - day operating budgets of
government agencies, though Reid's proposal also counts an extra $ 1 trillion
in savings from winding down wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The cliff is a combination of expiring tax breaks and automatic
spending cuts that could remove up to $ 720 billion of
government stimulus from the U.S. economy starting
in January, all of which has prompted various doomsday scenarios.
While the president - elect hasn't specifically said he'd
cut alternative energy credits, they could become a target
in his plan to slash
government spending.
Though, she cautioned that the threat of a
government shutdown and the fiscal restraint imposed by years of the 2013 sequester, which will
cut more than $ 1 trillion
in government spending through 2021, could be calamitous.
Reis argued that helicopter drops might be ineffective because the Fed already turns over its profits to the
government and might reduce these transfers after such a move, leading the
government to
cut spending in the future.
Attempts by Monti's
government to
cut spending caused widespread public anger, boosting the support of populist parties
in the election.
Even if the next
government turns away from the tax hikes and
spending cuts brought
in by Monti, it will struggle to revive an economy which has scarcely grown
in two decades.
In the United States, the federal government has traditionally underwritten investment in early stage energy technology, but the White House has proposed cutting that spendin
In the United States, the federal
government has traditionally underwritten investment
in early stage energy technology, but the White House has proposed cutting that spendin
in early stage energy technology, but the White House has proposed
cutting that
spending.
With the
government's strategy over the past few months apparently focused on undermining the Wildrose Alliance by stealing from its agenda, many had expected the Tories would further woo disaffected right - wing voters with deep
spending cuts in this year's budget, which was unveiled on Feb. 9.
Balancing the budget
in every year would mean that
governments would be forced to increase taxes and
cut spending in downturns, and to do the opposite when the economy is growing quickly.
Saudis need financing for the war
in Yemen and a generous system of state handouts (
government spending cuts have limits, especially when some 90 percent of the population is employed by the
government).
Protecting major transfers to persons,
spending on health and education and other
spending such as that for Aboriginal programs, research and development, and assuming you won't revisit defense and international assistance, then to find an additional $ 8 to $ 11 billion by 2015 - 16 would require major
cuts in labor market programs,
spending on the homeless, infrastructure programs, and last, but certainly not least,
government personnel costs.
Financial experts say the central bank's intervention seems to have catalyzed a virtuous circle: As new
governments come
in and promise to deliver
spending cuts, tax increases and balanced budgets, once gun - shy banks have an added incentive to tap new financing from the central bank and jump back into bond markets that they were running from just a few months ago.
Interest rates
in the US were reduced to historically low levels during 2001, while discretionary tax
cuts and
government spending increases (along with the automatic stabilisers) have shifted the fiscal position
in a markedly expansionary direction.
Ryan Avent pointed out that even if we enacted Trump's massive tax
cuts and
spending increaes, adding $ 34 trillion
in new debt over the next two decades, our ratio of debt to GDP two decades from now would still be 30 percentage points less than Japan's
government debt ratio is right now... and the market is still buying their negative interest rate long term debt...
The drop
in spending largely reflects
cut backs
in the federal
government required by the so - called sequester that went into effect
in March.
The stimulus was to be implemented
in 2009 and 2010 and could take the form of either increased
government spending and / or tax
cuts.
The
government's need for new financing, rising,
in part, from tax
cuts and increased
spending... Read more
Under the Canada Economic Action Plan the deficit will be eliminated by 2015 - 16; although total net public debt will have increased by $ 150 billion, the debt ratio will have declined to 33.0 per cent
in 2015 - 16 and reach the
government's target of 25 percent by 2019 - 20; program
spending will fall to below 13 percent of GDP and will continue to fall thereafter; public sector jobs have been eliminated; and income and corporate taxes have been
cut.
The report just released by the PBO shows that because of the
cuts to direct program
spending introduced
in the 2010 and 2012 budgets and the changes to the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and the Old Age Security (OAS) system, the
government now has a fiscal structure that is sustainable
in the long term.
Inflation is also likely to be fanned by an anticipated pickup
in economic growth, driven by a $ US1.5 trillion tax
cut package and increased
government spending.
The reason for
cutting spending in Budget 2012 was simply an ideological desire for smaller
government and the need to placate Conservative supporters.
Some economists have raised concerns that recent moves by the Trump administration and Congress to boost economic growth through $ 1.5 trillion
in tax
cuts and increased
government spending could cause the Fed to worry about overheating and inflation.
After inheriting a surplus the
government immediately
cut the GST by two points, and
in doing so created a structural deficit and an unsustainable fiscal situation, which then required significant
spending cuts in the 2010, 2011 and 20012 budgets
in order to put the federal finances back on a sustainable path.
OTTAWA — As Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers the federal budget Thursday
in the House of Commons, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer will deliver arguments
in court seeking clarity on its mandate and more information on the Conservative
government's
spending cuts.
Together with the stimulative effects of tax
cuts and more
government spending, the most likely outlook remains a robust one, with growth still reaching 2.8 % for 2018 and 3.0 %
in 2019.
In response to these strains, state and local
governments have
cut infrastructure investment, slashed support for higher education,
cut spending on K — 12 education,
cut spending on social benefits other than Medicaid, reduced administrative staff and reduced most other areas of the budget.
The Liberal
government spends only five per cent of the province's GDP on agri - food (far below the national average of 14 per cent),
cut thesuccessful Buy B.C. program, and
in 2009
cut theAgriculture and Lands budget by 25.4 per cent.
The Spanish
government outlined an austere 2014 budget that includes further
cuts in spending by its ministries and a salary freeze for public employees despite the country's emergence from recession.
But with or without the GST
cut, we'd still be
in surplus — yes, even today — had the last two
governments shown the slightest discipline
in spending.
The
government, it said, remained on course for a # 10 billion surplus
in 2019 - 20, but only by delaying capital investment, promising further
cuts in spending on public services, and bringing forward a one - off boost to corporation tax receipts into 2019 - 20.
Cutting government services — either temporarily
in a shutdown, or permanently through
spending reductions — can disrupt a broad range of commerce and hit American workers and businesses tied to the public sector.
Even if we do observe economic weakness, it's not likely
in my view that the Fed will have much leeway to
cut rates, due to persistent inflation pressures (which have historically been associated with profligate
government spending of precisely the sort that has been revived
in the past few years).
Overall, the
government will face $ 600 billion
in spending cuts and tax increases on January 1.
Cut government spending and,
in general, more people are added to the unemployment line.
He cavalierly promises to
cut close to $ 6 billion
in government spending if he becomes premier after the June 7 provincial election.