Sentences with phrase «election commitment»

[15] Bipartisan support was reaffirmed by both major parties as election commitments in the federal election held in August 2010.

Tony Blair today appeared to rule out the possibility of a snap general election by telling the House of Commons that election commitments on tax would be made after the Budget.

The Conservative report focussed primarily on the establishment of a «responsible fiscal framework for the 2016 federal budget», while the NDP report repeated a number of election commitments.

At the same time, many of the NDP's expensive election commitments remain unfunded and unannounced (for example, $ 10 / day childcare, $ 400 / month renters» supplement, and so on).

Tellingly, the central Liberal Democrat election commitment to fairness in taxes and benefits has been abandoned.

The introduction of the NFF from April 2018 means the Government is delivering on a key election commitment Figures published today show regional and school - level allocations under the new formula, although local authorities will continue to decide individual school allocations up to 2020.

The amendments contain joint recommendations of the Dog and Cat Management Board, Local Government Association, Select Committee for Dogs and Cats as Companion Animals and the Government's election commitments outlined in Let's Keep Building South Australia.

the Albany wave energy project under discussion between the company that builds it and the govt election commitment here in the west is a case in point.

A second option would be to formally include the 2011 election commitments in the 2014 budget as part of a longer - term economic and fiscal strategy, and in doing so begin the 2015 election campaign twelve months earlier.

OPINION: It is vital for the WA government to stick with its budget repair plans despite breaking an election commitment on pay rises.

One thing we do know from recent policy announcements, Conservatives will live up to their election commitments no matter how bad they are as policy commitments.

It is time that the 2006 election commitment is honoured and that the PBO become an officer of Parliament.

The government's election commitment to allow families with children under age 18 to split income would actually encourage a reduction in labour force participation.

It is hoped that the Government will honor its election commitment.

They also respond to the 2015 election commitment to better align the appropriations detailed in the Estimates to those in the Budget and Public Accounts.

The President of the Treasury Board has recently released a four - pillar strategy (a 2015 election commitment) for Estimates Reform aimed at improving the ability of Parliament to properly scrutinize government spending.

Premier Christy Clark is failing people who need mental health and addiction treatment and has failed to meet her election commitment for new addiction treatment spaces — a promise that was made long before this crisis hit,» said Hammell.

Meet her 2013 election commitment to open 500 additional addiction treatment beds before 2017.

Both the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister do not seem to understand that their election commitment to «sustainable» fiscal management does not require balancing the budget at some arbitrary date.

He could raise the GST, but the Prime Minister has ruled that out; he could fulfill an election commitment by undertaking a serious simplification of the income tax system, which could yield substantial revenues (about $ 3 to $ 5 billion), but he seems reluctant to do that; or, he could take the easy way out and simply cut his fiscal prudence in half and «miraculously» free up $ 3billion annually for his cabinet colleagues.

Nevertheless, it raises the issue of how the government will live up to the election commitment to keep the deficit to $ 10 billion (or does a small increase actually matter politically).

Fulfilling these election commitments would cost an additional $ 1.5 billion annually.

Subsequent to the Government's election commitment, the ACCC's Grocery Inquiry report provided further support for the case to address creeping acquisitions.

Government's 2007 election commitment 4.33 In the context of ongoing community concerns about creeping acquisitions, reflecting that the regulatory responses to date had not adequately addressed the problem, the then - Opposition committed in the lead - up to the 2007 election, to introduce a law in relation to creeping acquisitions.

Government consultation 4.36 As part of its preliminary response to the Grocery Inquiry and in line with its 2007 election commitment, the Government committed to respond appropriately and carefully to concerns about creeping acquisitions.

After all, Labour's election commitment to end free movement was forced upon him against his will.

Yesterday's consultation aims to fulfill the Tories» election commitment to make sure «all sites containing pornographic material» must check users are over 18.

«This is reflected in our election commitment to invest $ 192 million in mental health and suicide prevention, which includes the establishment of 12 suicide - prevention trial sites, including one in the Kimberley.

Commissioner Gooda, Mr Jeffries and Dr Arabena used 9 July, National Constitution Day and also a national day of celebration of Indigenous people and culture, to call for an election commitment to Constitutional reform from the major political parties and independents.