Sentences with phrase «include public budgeting»

My research interests include public budgeting, fiscal federalism, decentralisation, party politics, and Latin American politics.

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As would other key players, including former TD Bank chief economist Don Drummond (author of a detailed report outlining cost - cutting opportunities in Ontario) and former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page, who has spent decades uncovering wasteful spending in the public service.

But none of the broken things would be fixed by Donald Trump's proposed budget, which does away with federal subsidization of interest on student loans and eliminates the program that forgives loans for people who enter public service (including teachers)-- among other education - related cuts.

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

Trump has vowed repeatedly that his administration will take more steps to lower drug costs, and included some potential actions in a proposed budget made public last month that Congress is not likely to accept.

At a minimum, such a plan must include a freeze on the salaries of the Prime Minister, all Ministers and Deputy Ministers and a requirement that any public service salary increases be absorbed in Departmental operating budgets.

These include the information presented in the Budget, the monthly Fiscal Monitor, the Annual Financial Report and the Public Accounts of Canada.

However, the Public Accounts includes a detailed reconciliation between the budget forecast and the final results on a consistent accounting basis (5).

Budget 2018 - 19 commits $ 1.6 billion (both operating and capital) to housing investments over three years, including 19,000 affordable units, 5,000 new student housing beds at public post-secondary institutions, and 2,500 supportive housing units.

For example, the Public Accounts / Budget / Updates includes employment insurance program costs, as the government has full control over this program, determining the premium rates and eligibility and the amount of the benefits, whereas the Estimates excludes them, on the basis that they are included as part of a specified purpose account.

My multi-million dollar marketing budget included tens of thousands of dollars a month for a public relations agency, hundreds of thousands a year for print advertising and glossy collateral materials, and expensive participation at a dozen trade shows a year.

In both cases, Conservative parties were defeated by parties promising moderate progressive platforms that included tax increases and significant increases to public infrastructure investment and explicit commitments to run deficit budgets, for at least the short - term period in the case of the NDP.

The Spanish government outlined an austere 2014 budget that includes further cuts in spending by its ministries and a salary freeze for public employees despite the country's emergence from recession.

«The Russian budget now is including $ 100 per barrel for the next three years and some more optimistic assumptions on economic growth, which are probably over-optimistic,» Guriev, who is currently a professor of Economics at Sciences Po, a French public research and higher education institution, told CNBC at the UBS European Conference in London.

The first budget of Premier Rachel Notley «s NDP government includes a 15 percent increase in capital spending over the next five years, with a goal to create jobs and tackle the province's aging and neglected hospitals, schools, roads and other public infrastructure.

The then Prime Minister's reformist agenda included reforms to the national budget system, special public corporations, medical insurance, national pension systems, and...

These are included in the Public Accounts / Budget.

The Public Accounts / Budget include provisions with respect to certain liabilities, such as environmental liabilities, potential losses resulting from court cases, potential losses on loans and loan guarantees, etc. even though no cash payments have been made.

The Public Accounts / Budget includes the gross financial transactions of consolidated Crown corporations, whereas the Estimates only include government transfers to appropriate - dependent Crown corporations.

The statistics office also said that the public sector, which includes the federal government, regional states, municipalities and social funds, posted a record budget surplus of 38.4 billion euros, or 1.2 percent of GDP, in 2017.

The purpose of the Golf Advisory Committee is to make suggestions to the Board as to the improvement of the playability and operation of the golf courses and driving range including, but not limited to, rates, programs, maintenance, budget, physical plant, and public relations.

About half of the group's $ 10 million operating budget comes from food industry members, including membership fees and sponsorship opportunities, according to a review of public tax filings.

Cuomo is pushing a package of ethics reform proposals including public financing of political campaigns and strengthened disclosure of outside income for elected officials — measure he says must be in the final state budget agreement.

The «North» — represented by Germany, Scandinavia, and some Eastern European economies like Poland and Estonia — are ruled by budget hawks committed to fiscal discipline; the «South» — including Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and perhaps Bulgaria and Hungary — are home to bloated public sectors and seem unable to get their public finances under control.

During an interview with WCBS 880 AM Radio, Paterson stressed that he has not yet included his plan to furlough public employees one day a week in emergency budget extenders, which would essentially force legislators to choose between infuriating state worker unions and a government shutdown.

Cuomo threatened to delay signing the state budget without a plan to fix conditions in New York City's public housing, including moldy walls, broken boilers, untested lead paint and rodent infestations.

NYC public housing residents got some good news in the budget, including $ 250 million to upgrade apartments and a special procurement work - around to get the job done faster.

Tentative deals have been reached on parts of a new state budget, including about $ 1 billion in additional funding for public schools, a work - around for some higher - income New Yorkers to reduce the impact of new federal tax deduction limits, and a freeze on what Albany sends to local governments around the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the recently enacted state budget included the majority of the priorities that he named in his January State of the State message, including raising the age for adult criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, providing free public college tuition for some middle - class families and allowing ride - hailing services to operate upstate.

Other defense witnesses include people who are or have been employed by Cuomo's office, the state's economic development agency, Cuomo's budget division and the Public Service Commission, which regulates power plants such as the one built by Competitive Power Ventures, which employed Kelly, one of the defendants, and hired Percoco's wife.

Good Government Groups Ask Gov. Cuomo for Reform Thirty good - government, trade and faith - based organizations penned a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, urging him to include public financing of state campaigns in his annual executive budget proposal.

Good Government Groups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

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.

And the statewide public housing group she works with persuaded Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo last year to put $ 2 billion in his budget for public housing improvements throughout New York, including Buffalo, although the State Legislature did not yet agree to free up the money.

Advocates» proposals include posting all unrestricted government documents, including underlying budget information, online for easy public viewing and access.

(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of Elections in Budget In his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and electionBudget In his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and electionbudget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election laws.

Citizens Budget Commission's Freidful says there are better ways though to promote economic development, including «functional and reliable infrastructure,» an educated workforce, public safety and lower taxes.

The budget would include measures to restore fiscal discipline and good economic governance, transparent and accountable use of public resources in accordance with the new Public Financial Management Law and to provide a credible basis for economic policy clarity going forward, the statement public resources in accordance with the new Public Financial Management Law and to provide a credible basis for economic policy clarity going forward, the statement Public Financial Management Law and to provide a credible basis for economic policy clarity going forward, the statement added.

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson said his 32 - member majority conference will be voting «yes» on the budget extender bill next week — even if it includes public employee furloughs, as Gov. David Paterson has threatened — because he is «not in the business of shutting downs state government.»

The Executive Budget includes an Education Tax Credit (ETC) that would provide individuals and businesses with a substantial credit against income taxes owed for donations to private and public schools, or scholarship organizations.

But putting his reform initiatives in the executive budget, the governor will achieve one thing that has eluded his predecessors — a real debate on campaign finance reforms, including the big reform: establishing a system of public financing.

Attorney General Schneiderman praised Governor Andrew Cuomo for including a public financing proposal in the budget.

The $ 168 billion budget agreement includes language that bolsters the ability of unions to collect dues, allowing public employers to begin deducting dues from new employees» paychecks within 30 days of their hiring.

Governor Cuomo must continue to show his commitment to restoring public integrity by again including language to close the loophole in his budget proposals.

This is the first event Cuomo has scheduled to help fund a planned public - relations blitz to defend his budget strategy, which will include major cuts.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

«The fact that the [public campaign finance] coalition was powerful enough to get the language included in the budget was a huge breakthrough,» Schneiderman said.

Time is of the essence when it comes to public finance negotiations, since this is a key issue for many WFP activists who oppose giving Cuomo their party's endorsement this fall if he doesn't fails to deliver a more widespread program than the one included in the budget.

The governor and IDC Leader Jeff Klein have been pushing hard for a more robust public system since the passage of the one - year, state comptroller - only program that was included in the 2014 - 125 budget and quickly panned by reform advocates.