The CFIB says municipal
government operating spending increased by 55 % after adjusting for inflation from 2000 to 2011 compared to population growth of 12 %.
The chart below shows just how local and municipal
government operating spending and spending on employee compensation has changed over the past two decades as a share of the economy.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we
operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24)
spending by the U.S. and other
governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign
government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
So, the
government will be
spending less and consumers will be
spending less, which really means that businesses will be
spending less, which means you should expect less
spending in your business and you got ta
operate for a slow - down going forward.
Both identify about $ 1.2 trillion in
spending cuts to the day - to - day
operating budgets of
government agencies, though Reid's proposal also counts an extra $ 1 trillion in savings from winding down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That's why analysts expect the
government to look for
operating expenditure cuts — such as cutting remaining fuel subsidies — even as it tries to keep up development
spending and target lower - income households, often called the B40, or bottom 40 percent with incomes of less than around 2,500 ringgit a month.
This footage was captured by a U.S. Navy F / A -18 Super Hornet using the Raytheon ATFLIR Pod that was being
operated by a highly trained aerial observer and weapons system operator whom the
government has
spent millions of dollars to train.
This means that if the federal
government repairs the Champlain Bridge for $ 5 billion (which could be borrowed in financial markets in the first year of work) there would be no charge to the federal
government spending in the federal budget until the bridge is repaired and vehicles are
operating on it.
On behalf of thousands of businesses across the Greater Vancouver region, the Board of Trade assigned an overall grade of «A» to the 2016 - 17 Provincial Budget, based on the
government's commitment to disciplined
spending, paying down direct
operating debt, and improving B.C.'s tax competitiveness.
Points raised in the blog post include the following: - Public
operating spending by BC's provincial
government has decreased over the past 20 years.
The Vancouver Board of Trade, representing thousands of businesses across the Greater Vancouver region, has assigned an overall grade of «A» to the 2016 - 17 provincial budget, based on the
government's commitment to disciplined
spending, paying down direct
operating debt, and improving B.C.'s tax competitiveness.
In their November 2011 Update, PBO did not include the
spending reductions proposed in the 2010 budget, associated with the two - year departmental
operating budget freeze, claiming that the
Government had not provided enough detail.
Other direct program
spending, consisting of
operating expenses for Crown corporation, defence and all other departments and agencies, increased $ 2.3 billion (4.2 %), primarily reflecting increases in federal
government employee pension and other future benefit liabilities, reflecting the impact of lower interest rates.
Municipal
operating spending has also increased because of further downloading of responsibilities by federal and provincial
governments onto municipalities. The biggest increases in
spending by municipalities over the past two decades have been for housing, health, social services and environmentâ $» all areas where federal and provincial
governments also have responsibility, as the FCM's recent State of Canadaâ $ ™ s Cities and Communities report demonstrated.
And as far as
spending by big cities growing too fast, their
operating spending has increased at a slower pace than overall municipal
government spending while their responsibilities have arguably grown at a faster pace.
If we compare
operating spending by municipalities to GDP, which is a broad measure of ability to pay, it remains within historical averages of close to 3 % of GDP.  In 2012,
operating spending by all municipalities in Canada amounted to just 3.1 % of GDP, the same that it was twenty years ago, and down from the 3.3 % reached in 2009 during the depths of the recession.  This ratio was higher during the recession because GDP had dropped and
governments sensibly embarked on stimulus
spending to prevent a depression. This was before their misguided adventures in austerity (which presumably the CFIB supports, but have caused devastation to small businesses in countries elsewhere).
In next week's emergency budget legislation, to keep state
government operating in the absence of a new budget, Mr. Paterson will include an array of further long - term
spending cuts, but none involving education funds, according to an administration official.
The answer to
operating a functional
government isn't to ask taxpayers for more money, it is getting to work, making tough choices, improving efficiency and reducing
spending.
ALBANY — The stopgap budget approved Monday by legislators not only keeps the state
government operating, it also includes nearly $ 1.8 billion in appropriations for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development projects — and no additional controls on such
spending, despite months of legislative belly - aching.
And in the House, conservative Republicans have tended to oppose
spending bills in recent years, forcing GOP leaders to solicit Democratic votes to keep
government operating.
Since it is the appropriations bills that give the
government its authority to
spend money, their passage alone is sufficient to allow the
government to continue to
operate.
• Much of the federal
government officially shut down early Saturday morning after Senate Democrats, showing remarkable solidarity in the face of a clear political danger, blocked consideration of a stopgap
spending measure to keep the
government operating.
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.
What the
government has promised to do is cut the nation's structural deficit - the public sector
spending deficit that exists even when the economy is
operating at its full potential.
It included the Buffalo Billion money, which was included in a temporary
spending measure approved earlier this week to keep the
government operating until the end of May.
Stirpe said he also worried that more cuts to
government spending might make it harder for some agencies to
operate.
Congress has been unable to finish its 2017
spending plan, however, and the
government has been
operating under a continuing resolution that freezes
spending at 2016 levels.
Transfers of casks from
operating reactors could follow, and the report authors said that would help resolve a long - running court dispute over payments nuclear plant operators are required to make to the federal
government in return for federal storage of the
spent fuel — a bargain the federal
government has not kept.
Lawmakers were unable to reach agreement on 2015
spending levels in September, however, so the
government has been
operating on a temporary measure that has frozen
spending at 2014 levels.
The
government spends $ 47 billion a year to operate and maintain its facilities, according to the U.S. Government Accountabili
government spends $ 47 billion a year to
operate and maintain its facilities, according to the U.S.
Government Accountabili
Government Accountability Office.
So far, Congress hasn't settled on a final 2017 budget for NIH; like much of the
government, the agency is
operating under a continuing resolution that has essentially frozen its
spending.
The General Accounting Office, which keeps an eye on US
government spending, warned last week that the site could be refused an
operating licence because of inadequate research.
For the past 7 months, the
government has been
operating under a continuing resolution that froze 2017
spending at most agencies at 2016 levels and generally prevented them from starting new programs.
The
government is
operating on a stop - gap
spending bill passed last December, which expires Friday.
The governor used executive authority to forge a
spending plan that keeps the state
government functioning, but school officials are wary about
operating under it.
What entrepreneur would enter an industry whose total customer base is confined to a few thousand families in a single U.S. city and which has a rigid price control set at half the
spending level of a
government protected monopoly
operating in that same city?
Congress passed a short - term funding measure to keep the
government operating through mid-November while the Senate and House negotiate a final FY12
spending agreement.
that's right, the Greek
government was borrowing huge sums to
spend on
operating costs.
In fact Utilities
operating nuclear plants have managed to come up with design solutions to greatly increase the storage capacity of the on site facilities — due to the failure of the federal
government to meet their legal obligation under US law to provide a repository for
spent fuel.
Recycling must be done in a GOGO [
Government Owned
Government Operated] plant because
spent fuel is just too valuable to trust a capitalist with it.
CSP has been active in the market for more than 30 years, so we have witnessed a number of economic cycles, wars (and their impact on US and NATO defence
spending), and a revolution in information technology (and attendant cybersecurity challenges) that has affected how
government agencies
operate.
The worry is that if
governments begin to restrict the way in which this data is gathered and used, it would complicate the way Facebook and Twitter
operate, and the negative publicity might also make users more reluctant to
spend time on their networks.
Built
operating budgets for a $ 1.3 billion
government agency based on funding streams, projected staffing, state
spending plan, and administrative requests