Sentences with phrase «helped by budget cuts»

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Shell Oil took that approach, and according to Hugh Mitchell, their Chief Human Resources Officer, their reliance on a range of internal and external services helped cut their HR budget by 40 percent in four years.

Now, however, investor exuberance is being supported by proposed fiscal policy such as lower corporate taxes, deregulation and historically large budget cuts to help finance the rebuilding of the nation's infrastructure and military.

That modelling by our colleague Howard Reed helped to generate the analysis in the campaign briefing on gender impact of cuts for Women's Budget Group (PDF file) campaigning materials on how the cuts hit women.

Your editorial also oddly criticized the budget both for continuing state tax cuts for the middle class and for actions to protect public health by raising revenues from large corporations, including from pharmaceutical companies that helped create the opioid crisis.

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.

The incoming GOP majority has told the defeated Democratic leadership to cut hundreds of staffers by Jan. 20 to help close a $ 7 million to $ 14 million hole blown in the Senate budget during the Dems» leadership tenure.

«He could easily help pay by reducing the $ 150 billion tax cut to the richest 1 percent of Americans or buying one less tank from Trump's record defense budget,» a statement from Cuomo's office read.

The Conservative - controlled north London council has committed to spending # 1.5 m this financial year on a much - hyped reform programme to help close a yawning budget gap, but it is on course to recoup just # 1.4 m in savings in the year.The programme is budgeted to deliver savings of # 13m a year by 2014, about a third of the total cuts planned by the council.

Along with $ 2.5 billion in Medicaid and agency cuts, the tax would help fill a $ 3.5 billion projected deficit in the state budget, caused by falling income tax revenue.

But the governor has said the damage caused by the storms has already doubled the state's budget deficit, and he may need Republicans to help him make spending cuts.

Funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is being targeted for budget cuts by lawmakers and an influential conservative think tank whose findings have helped shape the Trump administration's still - forming budget.

ENDS Notes to Editors UK Alcohol duty context For a short video summary of the issues around alcohol pricing, please visit: https://vimeo.com/191959217 Following heavy lobbying from the alcohol industry, the last four Budgets have seen real terms cuts in alcohol duty Alcohol is 60 % more affordable than it was in 1980 — the alcohol duty escalator, introduced in 2008, which ensured that duty rose above inflation, helped mitigate this trend, but this progress has reversed since the duty escalator was scrapped in 2013 In real terms, spirits duty has halved, and wine duty fallen by a quarter since 1978 - 9 The Government estimates suggest that the duty cuts since 2013 will cost the Exchequer # 2.9 billion over four years The University of Sheffield estimated that an additional 6,500 people would be hospitalised each year as a result of the alcohol duty cuts in 2015 The report The report was peer reviewed by academic experts the fields of economics, public health and public policy prior to publication.

Malloy says he's done his part by sending lawmakers a deficit mitigation plan with options for new taxes and spending cuts to help balance the budget.

To help balance a $ 3 billion deficit in the 2011 - 13 budget, caused by munificent tax cuts to upper - income earners and corporations, Gov. Scott Walker and his Republican lawmakers cut state aid to schools by $ 792 million over two years.

Trump had sought to cut the NIH budget by 18 % in 2018, in part by eliminating one of the agency's 27 institutes — the Fogarty International Center in Bethesda, which helps to train researchers and health - care providers overseas.

Illinois lawmakers are considering new budgeting policies aimed at countering a frequent complaint of school officials in states with lotteries: that gaming revenues do not really help education because they are matched by cuts in funding from the regular budget.

A fact - finding report examining the Los Angeles Unified School District's financial condition urges employees to accept pay cuts this year to help the district avert bankruptcy, noting that a «conscious and consistent effort» by the district to raise its employees» salaries is a leading cause of its current budget problems.

Schools districts that rely on bond insurance to help them save money on the borrowing they do for construction projects and special programs could be affected by major ups and downs in that industry, at a time when many districts are already nervous about state budget cuts and a sagging national economy.

The cuts to education proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to help plug a huge hole in California's fiscal 2009 budget won't be as deep as the $ 4.8 billion originally projected for K - 12 schools, under a revised plan he announced May 14.

The Education Committee of the Mississippi Senate has approved a bill aimed at helping school districts cope with fiscal strains created by state budget cuts.

With care and planning, the play opportunities that schools provide can help to fill the gap created by local authority budget cuts to play provision.

«If the pupil premium turns out to be a token amount of money compared to existing deprivation funding, extra funding on top of a smaller budget, or paid for by cutting other programmes that help the most disadvantaged children then this announcement may turn out to be little more than a gimmick.»

Although ever - increasing external demands to raise student achievement amidst budget cuts are raising stress levels for many educators, school leaders, like company CEOs, may be able to unleash creativity and collective problem - solving by reframing threats as challenges — for example, by converting the fear of school failure into the challenge of helping students succeed.

While the enrollment increase cost the state an additional $ 4.1 million, funding for traditional public schools was cut by $ 51.7 million and regional magnet schools, opened to help desegregate city schools, had budget cuts totaling $ 15.4 million

Wright is an enthusiastic and effective presenter, but he said one consequence of the budget cuts is that in - house teacher leaders» efforts are rarely augmented by outside speakers who might be able to help teachers learn things more quickly.

«We understand that many libraries are facing budget cuts today, so by starting with a vast, continually growing collection like Government Complete and then supplementing with patron driven acquisition and perpetual archive — including expertly selected packs in critical areas — we help libraries affordably serve their patrons» needs in the most optimal way.»

This approach, known as zero - based budgeting, helps cut down on unnecessary spending by assigning every dollar a task.

The Surfrider Foundation and our coalition partners were successful in building support in Congress to reject similar budget cuts proposed by the administration last year, and we need your help again.

In our conversations, many of the directors claimed that although administrators are generally supportive of their efforts, this support is overshadowed by bureaucratic processes, budget cuts, and a lack of appreciation for the full range of available student services (assessment, employer matching, resume help, interview coaching, job fairs and educational programming — to name a few!).