Sentences with phrase «difficult budget decisions»

As the state has grappled with difficult fiscal challenges over the last several months, Connecticut and its policymakers have been forced to reexamine how the state operates and make difficult budget decisions.

In New York state government news, legislators in Albany are taking a week off ahead of difficult budget decisions, and Republicans in the Senate are calling for the elimination of one of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature economic development programs.

That has led to some difficult budget decisions in Austin.

Not exact matches

Growing on a shoestring budget is difficult enough and the lack of capital often results in some tough decisions when it comes to relocating the already limited funds.

Distressed governments have always been obliged to protect the health and safety of their citizens and to make difficult decisions regarding the allocation of scarce resources when budgets are tight.

With $ 1 billion in support promised for the flood ravaged communities, it will be difficult for the opposition Wildrose to criticize the Premier's decision to abandon her promise to balance the provincial budget by 2014, especially as Ms. Smith's constituency includes one of the hardest hit areas.

The hard part is that there are so many choices, that fit so many different budgets, that it can be a difficult decision to make.

The political advantages of this are that you can reduce debt without making difficult political decisions about which budgets and funds to slash.

«That this House notes that young people today grow up in an increasingly complex financial world requiring them to make difficult decisions for the future, often without the necessary level of financial literacy; believes that financial education will help address the national problem of irresponsible borrowing and personal insolvency and that teaching people about budgeting and personal finance will help equip the workforce with the necessary skills to succeed in business and drive forward economic growth; further believes that the country has a duty to equip its young people properly through education to make informed financial decisions; and calls on the Government to consider the provision of financial education as part of the current curriculum review.»

The decision creates a $ 15.8 million hole in this year's budget and will make it even more difficult for county Executive Edward Mangano to balance next year's projected budget, which is supposed to be submitted to the legislature Thursday.

«It's interesting to see an appetite from Labour to take the lead in these councils, particularly given that they're going to have to push through difficult decisions and taking over budgets they didn't set previously, in a very difficult context,» he told politics.co.uk.

The deputy prime minister said the coalition government would not «duck the difficult decisions» by avoiding taking «decisive action to pay down the UK's towering budget deficit».

Cuomo and state lawmakers next year will have to close a budget deficit estimated to be as high as $ 4.6 billion and growing — forcing difficult decisions in a re-election year.

«We know that the size of the budget deficit run up by the previous Government means that difficult decisions need to be taken, and Derbyshire police will have to take their share of that pain.

Others, like New York, are not expected to pursue the option to drop coverage programs — but still, the proposed federal budget cuts may force some difficult decisions.

Chancellor George Osborne has warned of more «difficult decisions» in this week's Budget as he sets out his plans to build a «resilient economy» for the future.

This reform will require difficult political decisions, quite apart from the MOD's collapsing budget.

Difficult decisions such as the scrapping of Nimrod MRA4s were taken as part of the strategic defence and security review, in part due to pressures placed on the budget due to Trident costs.

The Chancellor said that while difficult decisions had to be taken it was essential that the Government tackled the budget deficit.

I am confident we can make these difficult decisions, just as we have on my previous four budgets.

The Chancellor said his Budget - the first Tory Budget in 19 years - was offering «a new contract» with the country as the Government made «difficult decisions» with welfare but added: «The country has to live within its means.»

He says that's why he's asking them to work together on a new public education funding formula and the difficult budget cutting decisions needed to address the state's projected $ 1.5 billion budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year.

«People understand we're in very difficult times and we've had to make tough decisions to move Connecticut forward,» she said, referring to the state's budget problems.

And Heather Briccetti, acting - president / CEO of The Business Council of New York State, said «we realize difficult decisions will be made in this budget.

Amidst all the talk of «going for growth», Lib Dem «hate taxes on the rich», and difficult decisions for Ministers having to reduce their budgets, there is one large, flabby area of government which has been insufficiently tackled, but which could be cut down to size easily, popularly, and with huge benefits for society: the equalities sector.

Cameron says there are going to be difficult decisions in the budget and public sector cuts but he will help areas of need through tax changes and the regional development grant.

Due to budget constraints, registered nurses are often confronted with difficult decisions: They have to decide which care activities they can offer to their patients and which to omit.

«In every area, from staffing to stationary, school leaders are having to make difficult decisions about where to cut and restrict resources to balance their budgets, and it's clear they anticipate further financial challenges ahead».

Because districts» budgets have already been trimmed elsewhere in the past few years, many school boards now face the difficult decision of whether to lay off teachers in order to balance their books.

A spokesman for the Department for Education responded to the NUT survey: «This government is taking the difficult decisions necessary to ensure that the schools budget is protected and will continue to rise as pupil numbers increase.

«In every area, from staffing to stationery, school leaders are having to make difficult decisions about where to cut and restrict resources to balance their budgets, and it's clear they anticipate further financial challenges ahead.»

But they also know that they face some very difficult decisions and must make savings in order to balance the budget.

A decision in favor of Wichita and the other school districts suing for more money would make it more difficult for state lawmakers to fill a projected budget hole and would increase pressure for a new formula that ensures adequate funding.

I would argue that it wasn't right that your district cut corners, School boards have difficult decisions to make with budget cuts, but are those budget cuts warranted?

The Association of School and College Leaders warned that when schools were making difficult financial decisions «it is unacceptable that the free school budget is not being managed properly».

More than nine in ten (91 per cent) of those surveyed said they are forced to provide counselling services and other mental health provision from their own budget, leaving them «faced with difficult decisions» about managing their budget, including whether to «prioritise spending on supporting academic, special educational or mental health needs».

Researchers also found that almost all schools funded mental health provision for pupils «at least in part» from their own budgets, and were often left with «difficult decisions» about deciding whether or not it should be seen as a «priority» as funding is squeezed.

In the current fiscal crisis, the state of Connecticut has to make some difficult budget - cutting decisions.

As the state's largest districts are running large deficits and making budget cuts, more accessible financial data is needed for the community to weigh in on difficult decisions.

But although the funding crisis is real and governors have to make difficult decisions to balance budgets, striking, to me, feels to be the wrong reaction when schools need us more than ever.

This can make it difficult to arrive at a decision about the card, especially if you are trying to forecast how useful it will be for your specific budget.

«This has been a difficult decision and is one that has been made out of necessity because of budget and staff impact,» said Hugh M. Davies, The David C. Copley Director of MCASD.

The journal Perspectives includes a regular feature called Brutal Choices in Curricular Design «designed to explore the difficult curricular decisions that teachers of legal research and writing courses are often forced to make in light of the realities of limited budgets, time, personnel, and other resources.»

«Without [call tracking], we're basically flying blind for half of their lead attribution, which means it's more difficult to make smart decisions about how to spend their advertising budget.»

The Rainmaker Institute will help you analyze the efficiency of your current lead sources and make difficult decisions about how to maximize your marketing budget.

Personal umbrella insurance policies can be a difficult decision for those who are on a somewhat tight monthly budget, as they are an additional expense that doesn't really offer a tangible sense of value.

When PDMSTA Director Keith Bailey recognized that the best strategy to strengthen student behavior, respect and responsibility was by doubling down on their social and emotional learning curriculum, he made the difficult but important decision to allocate his very limited personnel budget to this priority, staffing out a new Director of SEL position, occupied now by an experienced outdoor and experiential educator, Aimee Cox - King.