Sentences with phrase «for aid spending»

«Gordon Brown made a firm commitment to enshrine the 0.7 % target for aid spending in statute, but just seven weeks on he has abandoned that promise,» Moore said.

But the 2013 spending round saw chancellor George Osborne announce an extra # 800 million for aid spending in 2015/16, most of which will come from DfID.

Not exact matches

As part of the explanation as to why Europe gives proportionately more ODA, Gunzburg noted that countries with bigger welfare states — like those for which the Scandinavian nations are famed — tend to pay higher taxes, leading to more government revenue that can be spent on aid.

JPMorgan expects measures will include affordable housing and education spending, including financial aid for B40 students.

Lynch, who has a doctorate in immunology and microbiology from Ohio State University, spent two years there before joining DuPont as a research scientist working on tests for the AIDS virus.

With some of the taxes kept, then Senate leaders are now looking to spend more money on provisions, like Medicaid and financial aid for private coverage, that moderates are focused on.

He also took a really good shot and was a tough minded and confident fighter, something that aided him for the 15 - rounds he spent in the ring with Ali.

For four decades it has been much debated, since the aid program — currently capped at around $ 4 billion — accounts for a significant amount of the federal government's discretionary spendiFor four decades it has been much debated, since the aid program — currently capped at around $ 4 billion — accounts for a significant amount of the federal government's discretionary spendifor a significant amount of the federal government's discretionary spending.

A number of papers seize on the remarks of the former Minister for International Development, Grant Shapps, that Britain's spending on foreign aid is «out of control».

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So when President Barack Obama pushed for a $ 60 billion package of federal aid, it sparked more than three months of partisan sparring — a delay that left Democrats and northeastern Republicans fuming while the remainder of the GOP fulminated against the threat of a growing national debt and the inclusion of spending they deemed wasteful.

In the ensuing furor, he opened up to radio host Charles Adler about his volunteer work during college at a nun - led centre for (mostly) gay men: «If the things they say about me are true, then explain to me why a young Jason Kenney spent his time washing bloody sheets at an AIDS hospice in San Francisco in the 1980s.»

In truth, the final Sandy aid package did not include money for fisheries in Alaska and other states after complaints from conservatives about spending unrelated to the storm.

Who supported JFK, LBJ, and pushed for Medicare, Medicaid, expansions to social security, Aid for Families with Dependent Children (i.e welfare), opposed military spending, etc..

According to Advertising Age (registration required), his (RED) campaign has spent upward of $ 100 million on advertising to produce a mere $ 18 million for the Global Fund to support African AIDS programs.A little more than a....

Now I expect Dill Beacon to try to come to the rescue of the RCC explainiing how they spend huge amounts of money providing medicine for AIDS and HIV positive people.

A leering old villain in a frock, who spent decades conspiring behind closed doors for the position he now holds; a man who believes he is infallible and acts the part; a man whose preaching of scientific falsehood is responsible for the deaths of countless AIDS victims in Africa; a man whose first instinct when his priests are caught with their pants down is to cover up the scandal and damn the young victims to silence: in short, exactly the right man for the job.

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She will also set out a number of green proposals in a 25 - year plan for the environment including eliminating all avoidable plastic waste by 2042 and a commitment to spend part of the Government's multi-billion annual overseas aid budget on international measures to cut plastic use.

Prior to joining Intelligentsia, Michael spent more than a decade leading coffee projects for the international aid organization CRS, living and working extensively in Mexico, Central America and South America.

With a Champions League berth almost secured it appears Louis van Gaal is now ready to spend big over the summer to aid Man United's push for major honours according to the Metro.

A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Agnes spent several years working with AADAP (Asian American Drug Abuse Program), the Asian Pacific Mental Health Clinic and Shanti (Aids counseling) before coming to ECPC in 1995 for training in early childhood development.

Don't spend a ton of money on clay crafts for kids when you can make your own play dough in no time with just a few ingredients and some brightly colored Kool - Aid.

The federal government has approved New York City's plan to spend the first $ 1.77 billion in aid for Hurricane Sandy recovery, with the money expected to start flowing by early summer to homeowners, businesses and others in need.

Our commitment to ring - fence the budget of the Department for International Development, and meet the target of spending 0.7 % of Gross National Income by 2013 on foreign aid, are founded on our conviction that the issues of development, security and trade are intertwined.

«We believe that development aid should be judged by the criteria of effectiveness and value for money, not by whether a specific arbitrary spending target is reached.»

And the lawmakers want Cuomo to put some spending commitments on the table as well, especially for election reform, seeking $ 3.1 million for aiding local governments to adopt early voting and ease the transition process.

Federal programs that aid Upstate New York will be preserved as part of a bipartisan deal in Congress for a $ 1 trillion spending bill, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

And IDC is backing calls for juvenile justice reform, spending more on Foundation Aid for education and provide legal assistance for immigrants.

Cuomo's amended budget proposal didn't include the much - needed $ 12.5 million in state aid for the city of Albany on which Mayor Kathy Sheehan is relying to balance her own spending plan.

Cuomo has proposed a $ 960 million increase in education aid, but typically lawmakers successfully add even more spending for schools in the state.

If the $ 1 billion number holds for school aid, it would be a 4 percent increase in spending, though how the money will be distributed has not yet been decided.

We send over $ 9 Billion to the City of New York in State aid... It is eminently reasonable for a parent or a City Council Mmeber to say «where are you spending the money?»

Cuomo has insisted that extending high rates on wealthy earners is a key piece of his budget, which also includes a $ 961 million spending increase for education aid and a $ 163 million plan to phase out college tuition costs at state and city universities for those who earn less than $ 125,000.

Mr. President, Senator Cruz's amendment expands tax subsidies for upper income households to aid private or parochial schools by allowing 529 account balances to spend up to $ 10,000 a year on private or parochial school tuition and supplies.

After these reductions, which represent $ 2.85 billion of gap - closing benefit for the State Fiscal Year, School Aid will continue to represent the largest State - supported program, accounting for 29 percent of General Fund spending.

Cuomo and the state Legislature have not yet nailed down a budget deal that could include an extension of a tax on millionaires, more tuition aid for middle - class college students and more spending on clean water infrastructure.

And whatever financial problems schools are having this year might be exacerbated next year as critics say Cuomo's spending proposal calls for essentially eliminating future increases in a key aid category.

Local school districts are preparing for another tight budget season this year, with minimal state aid increases projected in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tentative spending plan and a cap of less than 2 percent on tax levy growth.

SOF spending is a measure of cash disbursement for operations and debt service supported by State revenues; it excludes capital investments and spending supported by federal aid.

Stung by the expiration of federal aid intended to help states balance budgets as they seek to recover from the recession that began in 2008, the final budget is also expected to include another cut in local aid to cities and towns and to call for reduced growth in the rate of spending on education and health care, although special education is one of the few areas in which significant investments appear imminent.

• Redesigning Education: Noting that New York is first in spending but 34th in results, Governor Cuomo proposed restructuring a portion of our education aid to create incentives that reward school districts for improving student performance and implementing management efficiency policies.

But he stood firm on the need for legal aid cuts, saying: «It was the case that too much taxpayer money was spent on legal aid.

This could mean less money for costly items in the spending plan like school aid, which increased this year by more than 6 percent.

The ads are part of a multi-million dollar push for health care spending in the budget, typically one of the costliest areas in the spending plan aside from education aid.

The public accounts committee warned that officials at the Department for International Development had failed to lay out their plans for mitigating against malpractise in the fragile states where the UK's aid budget is to be spent.

The campaign points the finger at Washington for the potential cuts in aid and urges Albany to «secure» money to bolster health care spending.

Taxpayers» money could be spent on international aid organisations previously condemned for offering «poor» value for money, MPs have suggested.

Meanwhile, a budget watchdog group said the state could still spend more money on the poorest schools and save hundreds of millions of dollars if only it reconfigured the formula for distributing school aid.

For instance, Nick Clegg has made a great deal of his proposal of free school meals, shouted his pro-European credentials and is now showing his vigorous support for a private member's bill that seeks to enshrine in law the United Nations overseas aid spending targFor instance, Nick Clegg has made a great deal of his proposal of free school meals, shouted his pro-European credentials and is now showing his vigorous support for a private member's bill that seeks to enshrine in law the United Nations overseas aid spending targfor a private member's bill that seeks to enshrine in law the United Nations overseas aid spending target.