Sentences with phrase «cutting public spending more»

«There is,» he continues, «a powerful argument for the UK getting on with cutting public spending more aggressively, now, in order to avoid the risk of being forced into far harsher spending cuts later.»

In other words he has retreated to his core message that his opponents would wreck the recovery and cut public spending more savagely and speedily than Labour.

Indeed, one of the reasons why so many voters feel betrayed by Nick Clegg is that, even on the actual result this year, it could be argued that the true consensus was to cut public spending more slowly.

Not exact matches

And while public dissatisfaction with the legislation has been focused on the notion that the Republican tax cuts are deeply skewed toward the wealthiest Americans and the corporations they run, Barkan, who has spent years galvanizing support for a more diverse and inclusive Federal Reserve, wants to remind Americans this legislation also includes cuts to their healthcare.

In recognizing the catalysts behind the public's persistence to save and reluctance to spend, additional analysis by policymakers should focus on the efficacy of further rate cuts on spending and investment, as well as potential «roundabout» benefits of a more normal rates regime to affirm support toward the public's saving objectives, with the end goal of boosting public's risk sentiment and perceptions of future economic stability.

The peak industry group, which represents more than 60,000 businesses across manufacturing, engineering, telecommunications, mining, airlines and related sectors, will caution the Turnbull government against large cuts but call for careful spending reductions across aged care, health, the pension system and the public service to fund a company tax cut as a key priority.

It's possible that the cuts will have taken such a toll on public services by then that we'll be hollering for more spending, but I see no sign of it just yet.

Ninety four per cent of public spending cuts are yet to hit the UK, and the public sector is due to come under more pressure in the next few years.

Where the big society is seen by many as a cover for spending cuts, some of the provisions of the Localism Bill aim to make local authorities more accountable for the way public money is spent.

The communities secretary has suggested that although cutbacks are serious, local authorities will still be able to provide a «reasonable level of services», by cutting wasteful spending and allowing them to come up with more innovative ways of providing public services.

In those more recent fiscal squeezes, year - to - year cuts in public spending have been notably less deep than those imposed after both world wars or the «Geddes Axe» cuts initiated by the Conservative - Liberal coalition of the early 1920s.

«I think we should also have been looking far more at progressive taxation rather than the kinds of cuts we're talking about here to public spending.

When it comes to giving the public reassurance on spending cuts, Nick Clegg manages to raise more questions than he answers.

Mr McWilliams argued: «A more credible plan to cut public spending in the medium term than simply relying on wildly optimistic forecasts - as seen in the last Budget - is absolutely necessary.»

Spending cuts will continue for many more years to come David Cameron said today as he warned that public debt risks pushing Britain «over the brink».

Still, it's hoped, stripping more power from central government will enable improvements in public services which far outstrip the downsides of cutting departmental spending.

Mr Darling is planning to cut Britain's debts by levying more tax and cutting public spending, though less than under Conservative plans.

Meanwhile, the BBC reported that a poll for Newsnight suggested more people believed David Cameron would make the right cuts in public spending than Brown.

[172] Other unions have also faced calls from members to reduce financial support for the Party [173] and seek more effective political representation for their views on privatisation, public spending cuts and the anti-trade union laws.

While Labour has reverted to «tax - and - spend» type, I pledge to cut taxation for the least well - off and spend precious public money more wisely

The Buffalo Public School District has a new school budget with more spending and staff cuts as individual schools get a say on spending in their buildings.

Come 2015 or whenever the next election is, Labour isn't going to go into the election pledging to spend # 1 billion on giving cash handouts to the richest 15 % of families, and in a fortnight there are # 12 billion in welfare cuts plus untold billions more in cutting public services which will be higher priorities to oppose and pledge to reverse.

Labour, trade unions and some economists argue that by drastically cutting spending in the public sector the government is preventing demand in the economy, just when international markets become more and more volatile.

She added: «With serious cuts in public spending now agreed, it is imperative that the rail industry become more efficient - or the passenger will pay.»

Instead the Chancellor's opponents must put the case for civilised levels of public spending in general and a more flexible approach towards the deficit, a bigger argument that would legitimise their opposition to specific cuts.

Some 94 per cent believe that the deficit in the public finances should be tackled more by cutting spending than raising taxes, while only 2 per cent disagree.

It seems rather incongruous that he should spend half of his time on seemingly narrow tasks like trying to get local councils to cut out waste and be more efficient at providing public services, and the other half of his time on «Communities» - ie religion.

Some Cabinet ministers fear that Mr Brown is locked into pursuing a «core vote» strategy appealing to Labour's traditional voters in the north and the Midlands, and risks alienating southern middle - class voters who may be more supportive of cuts in public spending.

In contrast to Kashif Ali's positive campaign, Labour are misleading voters about public spending and, more specifically, police budget cuts in this by - election.

Dems will be working hard to prevent Mitt Romney from achieving separation from the House GOP, arguing that the Dem emphasis on a mix of tax hikes and spending cuts, along with more public investment to keep the recovery going, is far more balanced than the Romney / House Tea Party emphasis on gutting government at all costs.

More than 200,000 public sector jobs have already been axed or are now on the line since the massive spending cuts began, research from GMB union showed today.

And there are issues he is clearly not on our side — on nuclear disarmament for example (he wants in principle to preserve a nuclear deterrent though is happy for Trident to go into the defence review)-- and many more where there simply isn't clear enough evidence, like where exactly he stands on public investment versus spending cuts.

NEW YORK (WCBS 880)-- In addition to cutting more than 6,000 teaching jobs from New York City's public schools, Mayor Bloomberg's proposed $ 67 billion spending plan could force 20 fire companies to close.

Public sector austerity and government spending cuts have hit women harder than men and increased relative disadvantage in ways that reduce incomes and childcare support, and may cut back women's employment and opportunities more broadly.

Mr Osborne has given an interview to the FT (of which there is more inside the paper here) in which he asserts that Labour's projected 1.1 % annual increase in public spending between 2011 and 2014 is «unsustainable» and that it will be spending cuts rather than tax rises which account for reducing the the fiscal deficit:

As Fraser Nelson writes: «If spending can be more than doubled with little or not effect on services (some, like education, have grown worse) why should [the public] believe that cuts should be so damaging?»

The No - Turning Back Group will call for tax cuts: «David Ruffley, a leading member of the group, said: «Some of us would like him to cut public spending even more in order to fund tax cuts to inject a fiscal stimulus int o the UK economy at the Budget.»»

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said public support for a «millionaire tax» to avoid more spending cuts is growing and he thinks Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Senate's Republican majority may yet support it.

Asked whether he was prepared to go into the next election with the Conservative party proposing public spending cuts while the government pledged to increase spending, Cameron replied: «I don't care what the government does any more.

By 36 - 24 %, voters still blame the last Labour government more than the present coalition government for the public spending cuts.

I believe the right thing to do is, as Labour proposed in the election, to give inflation and then have a more balanced approach to public spending so that we don't have huge cuts for councils, police and schools.

More than 200,000 public sector jobs have already been axed or are now on the line since the massive spending cuts began, research from GMB union showed on Sunday.

The first reason is that, almost three years after Gordon Brown left Downing Street, more people still blame Labour rather than the Conservatives for the state of the economy and the public spending cuts that Osborne has imposed.

The prime minister promised the public they would have more money in their pockets within «just a few years» if they toughed out the forthcoming spending cuts, saying there was «no other responsible way» to deal with the budget deficit.

Mr Cable is expected to stress what he argues is a more transparent approach to public spending cuts.

The governor says the money is needed to pay for a middle class tax cut, agreed to last year and which is scheduled to begin phasing in later this year, as well as a plan to provide free tuition at public colleges for New Yorkers earning less than $ 125,000 a year and to spend more on public schools.

They argued that the keys means of achieving public service improvement was higher spending, that spending more constituted a sort of achievement, and that any tax cuts were disguised spending cuts.

They would cut spending more aggressively than proposed to date by, among other things, radically reducing retirement benefits for newly hired public workers.

Criticising the government's decision to tackle the deficit through cutting back on public spending, Mr Barber's alternative Plan B would tax higher earners more rather than targeting «the poorest and most vulnerable,» which, he argues, is what the current public sector cuts are doing.

At a time when pressure on school places and buildings is increasing, and the public sector is being asked to make more cuts on spending, it is critical that school providers understand current issues on planning if they are to make best use of their built assets, according to Karen Cooksley and Lindsay Garratt from law firm Winckworth Sherwood