Sentences with phrase «increase in government funding»

And when provided with the actual numbers on salaries and spending, the researchers say, Americans experience «sticker shock» — and become much less likely to support an increase in government funding for public schools.
James Duderstadt, former president of the University of Michigan, who recently chaired a Brookings Institution — sponsored study group that called for drastic increases in government funding for energy research, said the budget proposal is «definitely heading in the right direction.»
Beyond suggesting increases in government funding, the report looks at a variety of other options to scale up delivery, drawing on examples from health and education sectors as well as private sector sources.

Not exact matches

A TRANSPORT analyst has proposed the state government consider using a «value capture» funding model and increases in council rates to help pay for almost $ 3 billion of proposed public transport infra
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.
There are a few headline - grabbing provisions unveiled in today's Economic Action Plan 2014, including increased taxes on tobacco products and an additional $ 500 million for the government's automotive innovation fund.
The president said he approved the legislation to fund the government through September for national security reasons, as it authorizes a major increase in military spending that he supports.
The White House is also likely to propose rolling backing some of the domestic spending increases in last month's government - wide funding bill.
You see, according to these «economic theorists», when the unemployed and / or lower - income populace receive various types of funds from the government, they spend these funds, thus increasing nominal aggregate spending in the economy.
That is, it could be argued that the velocity of money increased in order to fund the government transfer payments.
If the funds are obtained through increased government borrowing, then the purchasers of this increased supply of government bonds will be curtailing their lending to other borrowers / spenders or will curtail their own spending in order to purchase the government bonds.
But just as the funding from an increase in government transfer payments has to come from somewhere, so, too, does the funding from an increase in the minimum wage.
Either way, someone else's spending will decrease in order to fund the increased spending by the recipients of government transfer payments.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
«The funding needs for this project will create additional pressure on government expenditures and consequently either on the rate of depletion of Saudi foreign assets or the increase in government debt levels,» he said.
Gross raised the proportion of U.S. government and Treasury debt in the $ 261 billion Total Return Fund to 35 % in May, the first increase since January and up from 3 % of its holdings in April.
One of the biggest challenges facing all levels of government in the 21st Century has been Canadians» increasing reluctance to pay the higher taxes needed to fund the services they want.
Unfortunately, for nearly two decades, the real value of this fund has not increased in any significant way, as successive governments decided to use the royalty revenues to fund current spending, not to invest for tomorrow.
On the same day, the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) announced a rise in domestic equity weights and an increase in foreign asset holdings for its portfolio.
If I could extend that graph out to 2013 (which I can't), you'd probably see a small drop in government funding offset by an increase in (mostly international) tuition dollars.
Temasek is among some of the world's top sovereign wealth funds (SWFs)-- or government owned investment vehicles — increasing their private market investments in healthcare.
The startup economy picked up in 2010 when the government began funding more accelerators and incubators and the amount of seed capital dramatically increased.
Immediately after explaining in his budget speech why the government would not be keeping its commitment to balancing the books, Finance Minister Charles Sousa talked about the need to give hospitals the biggest funding increase they have seen in almost a decade.
Announcing this week that the government will increase funding to the Ministry of Energy and Mines is simply an admission that years of cuts to inspection and enforcement have hurt not only public safety but industrial development in B.C.,» said Horgan.
Health Minister Helena Jaczek said she could not comment on the lawsuits because they are before the courts but told reporters the Liberal government — which is up for re-election June 7 — has increased funding for nursing homes since taking power in 2003.
In the face of these ever increasing rates of sexual assault, the only thing Christy Clark's government has done is cut the funding to all of BC's sexual assault centres.
The Bank of Japan expanded monetary stimulus on July 29 through a modest increase in purchases of exchange - traded funds (ETF), yielding to pressure from the government and financial markets for bolder action to spur growth and accelerate inflation towards its 2 percent target.
The percentage of public television's budget that comes from the federal government fell from 26 percent in 1980 to 16 percent in 1990, while corporate funding increased from 11 percent to 17 percent.
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.
The improvement for the Government comes after Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a $ 14.5 billion increase in education funding over six years in response to the Gonski Review into school funding.
In order to adequately address the rising risk of flooding, current and future UK governments must significantly increase funding to # 1bn per year by 2025 to build new and properly maintain existing flood defences.
Cuomo highlighted the issue in his campaign policy book on government reform, wrting, «Like New York City, New York State needs a system of public campaign financing to set limits on campaign spending and to increase participation by qualified candidates who lack the means or the connections to raise significant campaign funds
If Scotland were to choose to go down the independence route, not only would there be more than enough oil income to make every single Scot better off by considerably more than # 500 a year, but also for its new government to close down the submarine bases in the Clyde without having to submit to any form of blackmail on currency issues, to increase the gap in health and education funding relative to the rest of the UK, to keep the ship yards open, and a great deal more besides.
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.
There are some notable victories, including a historic minimum wage increase and paid family leave, plus funds to keep our children in school, our social services running, and countless other critical government operations in orde
Former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is taking a full time job with the Latino Victory Fund — a PAC aimed at increasing Latino representation in local, state and federal governmentin a move that could further escalate her political profile beyond the five boroughs.
After several rounds of electorally unpopular increases in contribution rates and raising the retirement age, Gerhard Schröder's government introduced tax - subsidised, funded private and occupational pension schemes.
Speaking at the 22nd Congregation of the University of Education, Winneba, on Saturday 21st April, 2018, H.E. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said government had been mindful of the expected increase in tertiary admissions, and was working assiduously to provide the necessary funding to address the infrastructure challenges before the first batch of the FSHS complete in 2020.
In June 2010 he was appointed by David Cameron's coalition government to head an independent review into poverty, [14] which proposed adopting a new measure centred around life - chance indicators and increasing funding for early years education.
There are some notable victories, including a historic minimum wage increase and paid family leave, plus funds to keep our children in school, our social services running, and countless other critical government operations in order.
Sen. Cathy Young is confident a bill that would provide funding for county governments to cover the cost of an increase in pay for district attorneys will be approved before the end of the legislative session next month.
The report also highlights the potential slowing of transportation aid from the federal government in the current 2014 - 15 fiscal year as Congress balks at increasing the 18.4 cent excise tax on gasoline, the primary source for replenishing the Federal Highway Trust Fund.
With $ 30 billion more in state revenue, we could restore full funding for public schools and colleges, pay for the state mandates on local governments through increased revenue sharing, cut regressive local property and sales taxes, and build the infrastructure and services of the Green New Deal.
«The choice for Republicans is clear: they can keep Richard Hanna, who votes to raise taxes, to extend U.S. debt to economically dangerous levels by voting with Obama, Reid and Pelosi to raise the debt ceiling while bankrupting our nation, or they can choose a commonsense Republican like me who has a proven record of voting to reduce taxes, voting against the implementation of Obamacare in New York, votes against funding an illegal database (including ammunition database) against legal gun owners, voting against increasing our debt ceiling in New York and supports countless initiatives to reduce the burdens of government red tape on individuals and small businesses, including family farms,» Tenney said.
The Senate's budget, quietly released early on Saturday morning, keeps Cuomo's proposals to remove $ 485 million in funding for the City University of New York and to shift the growth of New York City's Medicaid program back to the city government, which will have a $ 180 million impact in the coming fiscal year and will increase in future years.
Advocates for low - income families in Massachusetts are calling on the state and federal governments to increase funding for fuel assistance programs in the shadow of sequestration.
The New York State County Highway Superintendents Association (NYSCHSA) and the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways (NYSAOTSOH) say local governments need a minimum increase in funding for the Consolidate Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) of $ 200 million to $ 638 million per year.
Humanists UK, which campaigns for an end to religious selection in state - funded schools, has welcomed the move, stating that it should serve as an example to the UK Government, which has proposed to increase rather than reduce religious discrimination in England's school admissions.
Adeosun explained that the policy was expected to «Increase exposure of financial or financial related crimes; support the fight against financial crimes and corruption; improved level of public confidence in public entities; enhance transparency and accountability in the management of public funds; improve Nigeria's Open Government Ranking and Ease of Doing Business Indicators; and recover public funds that can be deployed to finance Nigeria's infrastructure deficit.»
What our local governments truly need is the first increase in AIM (Aid and Incentive to Municipalities) funding in years, not more money wasted on an ill - conceived program.»
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