Sentences with phrase «in times of budget cuts»

Common responses to this situation in times of budget cuts are to impose fees or to close the library to external users.

«But especially in this time of budget cuts, we need to be careful not to be seen as silly.»

In times of budgets cuts, schools can not afford to be wasteful with their spending.

Advocates often want special needs students to get their own classes, but school districts say that's expensive, and certainly in a time of budget cuts, mainstreaming is on the rise.

In a time of budget cuts, we can not expect that governments will invest in legal aid and access to justice.

Not exact matches

U.S. cities are reconsidering the value of municipal airports in the era of superjumbo jets and budget cuts, N.Y. Times reports.

But at a time of broad cuts elsewhere in the budget, the Pentagon is unlikely to complain.

Warren Buffett, No. 3 on Forbes» list of the world's richest people and most prominent among the low - tax dissenters, wrote an op - ed in The New York Times arguing that, in concert with budget cuts, Washington should raise taxes — especially on dividends and capital gains — for those earning upwards of US$ 1 million a year and even more on the 8,000 or so Americans making $ 10 million and up.

According to TD, the top ways parents pay for their summer fun are by saving ahead of time to account for the extra costs incurred over the summer (38 %), and cutting back on other expenses to fit the cost in to their budget (26 %).

When times are tough, many people look to make budget cuts where they think it will «hurt» the least — most often in the form of health and fitness luxuries like gym memberships and health food.

The Chicago Board of Education will increase lunch prices for the second time this year, lay off 150 more teachers and cut $ 14 million in transportation costs to help make up an $ 80 million budget deficit, officials said Tuesday.

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The fund was established in 2002 by then - incumbent Betsy Gotbaum to «reinforce and support» the public advocate's office at a time of budget cuts.

One iconic area in this regard is space technology: the Chinese Shenzhou programme of space exploration seems particularly daring at a time when both American and European projects are falling victim to budget cuts in their increasingly hard - pressed homelands.

The NWLC graphic caught the public debate around tax cuts for millionaires at a good time, hitting a nerve with people angry about constant talk of budget cuts without tax increases for people who've done well in the last decade or two.

This ideologically - driven experiment is hard to justify at a time of school budget cuts in addition to the loss of vital local authority services for SEN pupils, the squeeze on libraries and Sure Start amongst others.

Whether we're talking about the «squeezed middle», the «cost - of - living crisis» or cutting the «biggest budget deficit in our peacetime history», it's fair to say that many Brits will be feeling pretty taxed already by the time the chancellor stands up to deliver his budget speech on Wednesday.

Sadiq Khan MP, shadow justice secretary, said: «The energy and time this government is spending on arguments about the Human Rights Act shows how completely out of touch it is with the British people who are not interested in cat fights between ministers but how the safety of their communities will be protected after cuts in police budgets which go too far and too fast.»

That was the approach Darling adopted in the budget today, as he did in the pre-budget report at the end of 2009, and which looks set to be part of a developing story of departmental cuts that will be announced from Whitehall this afternoon... As ever, one must guard against exaggeration and oversimplification, but the 2010 budget, which may be Labour's last for a long time, was a very Mandelsonian speech.

His budget closed a projected $ 4.6 billion deficit with $ 1.8 billion of spending cuts, $ 1.5 billion in additional revenue from increased taxes and fees and $ 1.3 billion of one time transfers, and did not tap into the state's $ 1.2 billion of reserves or increase the top income tax rate on those earning $ 1 million or more.

Business Council President Heather Briccetti says her group is endorsing Cuomo over his GOP challenger Rob Astorino because of the governor's record on achieving four on time budgets, enacting business tax cuts and holding the increase in state spending and property taxes to 2 percent per year.

«The time to stop the House's cuts in vital services and supports for the nation's poorest and most vulnerable families is now, before they become part of the final budget resolution,» said Renwick.

The younger Vallone, who was first elected to his Astoria City Council seat in 2002, pointed to his time in office tackling local issues like graffiti and fighting cuts to the police department's budget as head of the City Council's Public Safety Committee.

«He heard our request loud and clear and recognized the importance of including Hispanic leaders in prominent decision - making levels of government — especially in these times of serious budget cutting, These appointments may prove to be even more important when the Senate Democrats return to the majority.»

Budget cuts in these tough times are necessary, but the environment is being asked to bear a disproportionately large burden — one that threatens our drinking water, air and quality of life.»

He was one of the leaders who shut down the Senate for nearly four months when they couldn't pass a budget on time... and cut a deal putting Pedro Espada in charge, who's under investigation for tax fraud and money laundering.»

«While we were recently able to pass an on - time and fiscally responsible budget, our pragmatic approach to closing the budget gap has caused extreme hardship in the form of cuts to schools, health care, energy and environmental programs and a drastic reduction in the state workforce,» Avella said in a statement.

At the time, Cuomo did not include any contingency plans for action on the federal level, such as a repeal of the Affordable Care Act or cuts in spending that would impact the state, save for a desire to have expanded powers over the budget without the consent of the Legislature — a non-starter with lawmakers.

VJ and I disagree on nearly everything except the need to cut the legislative budget, but he knows that most of us would have a jolly good time if we ever met in real time for a drink.

Incredibly these budget cuts are coming at the time of the biggest geopolitical shake - up since the Balkan wars in the 1990s.

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Quite a few of them are also worried about the way Britain's manageable deficit is being portrayed as a monster that must be slayed at all costs in time for Osborne to present a tax - cutting Budget shortly before the next election.

At a time when schools budgets are being cut in real terms across the country, this sudden loss of money will have a significant effect.

The plan proposed by Mr. Christie, the first Republican elected New Jersey governor in 12 years, relies almost exclusively on spending cuts, and stands as a stark example of how a Republican committed to not raising taxes grapples with a state budget in these still - challenging economic times.»

Paterson reiterated that he would like to help some of the nonprofit and advocacy groups he was forced to hurt with budget cuts during his time in office, and also said he might like to return to teaching.

But the issue took up the lion's share of time in a grilling of the mayor that lasted nearly five hours, as lawmakers made the argument that city should enact a cap in exchange for the Legislature's willingness to protect the city from proposed budget cuts that could cost the city $ 1 billion in the coming fiscal year.

Mr Cameron is understood not to want colourful proposals by Mr Field to be debated in public at such a sensitive time as the announcement of the CSR, which sees Whitehall departments facing cuts to their budgets of up to 40 per cent.

Business Council President Heather Briccetti says her group is endorsing Cuomo over his GOP challenger Rob Astorino because of the governor's record on achieving four on time budgets, enacting business tax cuts and holding the increase in state spending and property taxes to 2 % year.

The state has cut spending in the other accounts to come to the 2 percent or less increases during Cuomo's time in office, according to the Department of Budget.

Business Council President Heather Briccetti says her group is endorsing Cuomo over his GOP challenger Rob Astorino because of the governor's record on achieving four on - time budgets, enacting business tax cuts and holding the increase in state spending and property taxes to two percent each year.

Police forces in England and Wales may be less pleased by the move, which is being pushed through at a time of 20 % budget cuts imposed by the Home Office.

Alan Johnson, the new Shadow Chancellor: «Will the timing of the spending cuts that are to be announced next week be exactly as laid out in June's emergency Budget, and will the Chancellor confirm that the aim continues to be that the deficit will be eliminated by 2015?»

In the case of the Town of Tonawanda Libraries, that Board chose to address the reduced funding by preserving as many full - time personnel, which meant fewer staff hours were available than would have been the case if the budget cuts had been split between full and part - time staff.

Former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a veteran of protracted budget battles, including in 1991, when the legislature voted to levy a state income tax for the first time, said Malloy had gotten «pretty raw treatment» from Democratic leaders who cut him out of budget negotiations.

28 per cent - the new rate of capital gains tax for higher rate tax payers 25 per cent - budget cuts facing most government departments 20 per cent - the new VAT rate from 4 January 2011 14 times George Osborne said the word word cut in his budget speech

The education cut is part of a proposed 2.7 percent reduction for next year, which if enacted would be the first time the state budget has been lower in 10 years.

The portion of the budget paid for by state taxpayers will rise just under two percent Despite the one - time windfall, he had to bridge a $ 1.8 billion deficit in the current budget, which he did by counting $ 373 million in additional, not immediately identified revenues as well as cutting $ 92 million from state agencies, booking $ 121 million in savings from «debt management» and cutting $ 1.4 billion from funding for various local assistance programs.

«I don't think that this population, given the explosion in the number of millionaires since the tax has been in place and the level of income that these folks have, that this would be a good time to provide a $ 3.7 billion tax cut to the wealthiest,» Deutsch testified at a budget hearing on Tuesday.

Governor Cuomo, a centrist Democrat who has promoted his tax - cutting bona fides, insists that many of the revenue proposals in the 2017 - 18 budget are merely meant to close loopholes and keep up with changing times, as well as age - old efforts by some to dodge taxes.

She has cut the budgets of the police for the first time ever and without a breakdown in law and order.