Sentences with phrase «funding local government spends»

The funding local government spends on tackling anti-social behaviour should be protected, a poll has indicated.

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For one, federal spending cuts are also likely weighing on state and local government hiring — as about 25 % of their funding comes from Washington.

The plan calls for federal spending of $ 200 billion over the next 10 years and for state and local governments and the private sector to fund the remaining $ 1.3 trillion.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

In this regard, the National Housing Task Force recommends that increased federal spending for housing be allocated through a program of entitlements to states and localities based on need as well as through a program of matching funds based on the willingness of local governments, businesses and nonprofits to provide land and financing.

Moreover some have already spent funds on the local government elections in May or the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, without knowledge that a future snap election would bring that spend under regulation and within a future cap.

Sir Merrick Cockell, the Conservative chair of the Local Government Association, said in July spending cuts and increased demand for services would lead to a funding shortfall of # 14.4 billion by 2020.

Of this, $ 31.1 billion is Federal matching funding, $ 7.3 billion is the local government share and New York State will spend approximately $ 14.2 billion.

E.J. McMahon, president of the fiscally conservative Empire Center, called the spending «pork» from a «slush fund» and questioned why state taxpayers are footing the bill for things «local government ought to be doing.»

Overall, the report points to the third of New York's all - funds budgeting coming from the federal government as well as the billions sent to local governments, schools and for transportation spending.

The savage cuts to local authority spending and the decision by the Coalition Government to end ring - fenced funding for the Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant is having a major adverse impact on the help schools can give to ethnic minority pupils, the research has shown.

«A local tourism tax, or so - called «bed tax», is one of many areas being looked into by the independent Lyons inquiry into local government funding, which will report... ahead of next year's comprehensive spending review.

Federal spending has been virtually flat since the recession, with almost all the new funding coming from local and state governments.

Collins» amendment, which excludes large municipalities such as New York City, would bar federal reimbursements for state Medicaid funds raised from local governments, shifting roughly $ 2.3 billion in Medicaid spending from the counties to the state.

People's council tax liabilities depend on which «band» their property is in, the number of council tax payers in the local authority's territory (the council tax base), how much the local authority intends to spend that year and the funding it has been allocated from central Government.

Biden, in 2009, was put in charge of the stimulus spending approved in the wake of the recession — government funds meant to support a host of local - level projects.

Together with Danny Donohue, and all of CSEA's membership, I will work to ensure that our state and local governments make every dollar that we spend count and that our pension fund remains one of the strongest in the nation.»

Cuomo's budget assumes the federal government will approve a $ 10 billion Medicaid waiver, and that state operating spending will hold to less than two percent a year, which helps balance his plans for a local property tax freeze and for $ 100 million in funding during this coming year, to begin expanding pre-K programs statewide.

Others, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, suggest spending more surplus dollars on economic development, so extra tax dollars would allow local governments to better fund infrastructure projects on their own.

Soon after President Richard Nixon took office in 1969, it was widely reported that his administration was considering a federal VAT with the revenue to be shared with state and local governments to reduce their reliance on property taxes and to fund education spending.

Amtrak, a for - profit public corporation run and funded in part by the federal government, owns Penn Station and Albany and Trenton spend tens of millions of dollars each year to rent concourses for their state and local train systems.

The amendment, which excludes large municipalities such as New York City, would bar federal reimbursements for state Medicaid funds raised from local governments, effectively shifting around $ 2.3 billion in Medicaid spending from the counties to the state.

Refurbishment projects tend to make up 50 per cent of a local authority's funding under the government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme — so it's important that these huge sums of money are spent wisely and effectively.

To assess the trends in these funding streams, I review data on state and local appropriations for higher education from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and data for all other spending categories from the Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finalocal appropriations for higher education from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and data for all other spending categories from the Annual Survey of State and Local Government FinaLocal Government Finances.

Local authorities estimate they are spending # 340 million every year to deliver places, because the government's basic need funding does not actually cover the full cost of delivering new places.

With the money poised to be released to local and state governments in as little as 30 days, it could be difficult to ensure all of the funding is wisely and usefully spent.

Paul has acted for foreign governments, sovereign wealth funds, financial regulators, hedge funds, the Jersey Financial Services Commission, local authorities, major corporates, banks, major airlines and high net worth individuals, and he has spent considerable time working for clients in Asia, the Middle East and Africa over the course of his career.

Congress has recently enacted whistleblower protections for contract employees and those who work for state and local governments to protect them when disclosing fraudulent spending of stimulus funds.