Sentences with phrase «keeping budget increases»

«This last session the governor made an incredible attack on the city partially to preserve his record for keeping budget increases to two percent or less and from his vindictiveness toward the mayor.»

The town supervisor's salary was also cut by $ 2,000 for 2016, from $ 39,614 to $ 37,614, as part of the effort by the outgoing board to keep the budget increase under the governor's tax cap.

Not exact matches

The budget includes a one per cent increase for people on welfare and disability support, who will also be allowed to keep the first $ 200 of earnings each month before their benefits are reduced.

As written, it is almost guaranteed to increase the budget deficit by trillions over 10 years, and quite possibly keep increasing the deficit after 10 years are up.

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.

In Devon's case, it expects U.S. oil output to increase 16 % in 2018 instead of 14 % even as it keeps capital spending within its initial budget.

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As the New York Times article discusses more fully, the impetus for the price increase was a finding by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a research organization in Washington, that by keeping the price of the full meal too low, the paid meals were effectively being subsidized by the federal dollars which are supposed to be allocated to the meals provided to kids who are on free / reduced lunch.

After an eventful four years as governor, Cuomo is running on his record of accomplishments: A property tax cap, the legalization of same - sex marriage, a sweeping gun control law and enacted budgets that have kept spending increases under 2 percent.

The budget legislation keeps taxes flat, increases public education spending by $ 1 million, raises college tuition assistance and invests $ 2.5 billion in upgrades for the state's aging water infrastructure.

Cuomo told reporters last night that a combination of Washington's inability to act, the state's worsening finances and his desire to keep a promise to increase health care and education spending by 4 percent in the 2012 - 13 budget forced his hand here.

Cuomo has pushed for budgets for the last six years that keep state spending under a year - over-year increase of 2 percent, a voluntary provision that Senate Republicans want to enact in law.

The budget largely keeps taxes flat, increases public education spending by $ 1 million, raises college tuition assistance and invests $ 2.5 billion in upgrades for the state's aging water infrastructure.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to separate the state's tax rates from the federal rates to keep New Yorkers from a $ 1.5 billion income tax increase, the Democrat's top budget official testified Thursday during a budget hearing.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will propose his fifth state budget today, and sources say he plans to once keep spending under a 2 percent increase from last year.

The pension liabilities for New York state and New York City have been kept in check over the years by hiking contributions, but increasing costs could place pressure on future budgets, according to report released this week by Moody's.

The state over the last four years has adopted budgets that do not increase spending year over year by more than 2 percent, a voluntary cap that Cuomo wants to keep.

New York's budgets over the last several years have been approved largely on time and without broad - based tax increases, even as spending increases year over year are kept under 2 percent.

David Cameron claimed a «spectacular» victory yesterday in keeping an EU budget increase for 2011 down to 2.9 % amid calls by MEPs for one of 6 %.

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.

«Keeping New York City the safest big city in the country is a core priority for Mayor de Blasio, and this Administration already began in last year's budget the work of increasing NYPD force levels through civilianization.

The increase puts an extra $ 2.6 million in county coffers, which rely more and more on sales tax dollars to keep the budget balanced.

De Blasio has proposed increasing the number of NYC police officers on the streets — while keeping the police department's overall head count steady — as part of negotiations with the City Council over the budget.

Further hearings will be held to give lawmakers a chance to find additional savings in the Mayor's budget proposal in their effort to keep proposed tax increases to a minimum.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is confident Gov. Andrew Cuomo will keep his vow to not increase taxes in order to balance the state budget next year, even on the rich.

Cuomo has pushed for budgets that keep overall state spending under a 2 percent increase.

It also allows Cuomo to keep his two - year budget appropriation for school and health care spending, which is due to increase by 4 percent in the coming 2012 - 13 fiscal year.

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President Trump will instruct federal agencies today to assemble a budget for the coming fiscal year that includes sharp increases in Defense Department spending and drastic enough cuts to domestic agencies that he can keep his promise to leave Social Security and Medicare alone.

«Some of the other key pieces of legislation in this budget is continuing the monitor in the East Ramapo School District as well as a fund, a dedicated fund, of $ 3 million to keep full - day kindergarten, programs like music and art, as well as an increase in foundation aid of about $ 1 million for East Ramapo as well.

The budget proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, would shift hundreds of millions of dollars in costs that had been paid by the state to the city; Mr. Cuomo has said improved efficiencies will keep those changes from producing increases in city spending.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to separate the state's tax rates from the federal rates to keep New Yorkers from a $ 1.5 billion income tax increase, the Democrat's top budget official testified Thursday during a budget hearing.

This budget is under the state property tax cap, And it keeps our spending under the rate of inflation even though our costs have increased.

Albert said the biggest reason that districts have been able to adhere to the tax cap and keep afloat is that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature have increased school aid each year in the state budget.

The mayor did keep the council's effort to increase parking violation fees in the budget, the profits from which will be given to the Say Yes to Education program.

Most of the schools in New York state are offering budgets that keep tax increases below the state's suggested two percent tax cap.

Cuomo's budget director, Bob Megna, said today that the state plans to pay for any such tax reductions by keeping spending increases to within two percent — a self - imposed constraint that matches the property tax cap the governor applied to municipalities.

The $ 68.5 billion budget keeps fire companies and libraries open, without raising taxes, and increases the number of daycare and after - school spaces offered by the city, which had been on the chopping block under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's original plan.

«When Sheila was taking such a hard line stance as budget chair, keeping tax increases down and cutting every pencil and budget line she can, for her to take a patronage job at the Board of Elections is a little odd,» said another member of county government.

Bellone had said the county has made progress with its budget since he came into office four years ago, cutting the county's structural deficit in half while keeping property tax increases under the state's tax cap.

Area school district kept their increases close to the state cap, Only Stamford in Delaware County failed to get their budget passed, and a decision by their School Board will be made shortly.

This year won't require anything as drastic, but the budget director says Cuomo is seeking to keep the total state spending increase, which includes health care and education, at under two percent.

«How do you come out with a multiple page budget, all these tax increases, keep it a secret from your membership, and expect that you are going to get everybody in line in a couple of hours?»

The $ 430 - per - pupil aid to charter schools is aimed at keeping pace with increases for traditional public schools, Cuomo said Thursday night in his budget briefing.

Oddo and Matteo both thanked the mayor for the increased funding, but recently started a push to get de Blasio to commit to keep the funding for road repairs in future budgets.

He secured a new source of revenue, and can keep his pledge to increase spending on health care and education after slashing those parts of the budget last year.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito shook hands tonight on a $ 78.5 billion city budget deal that includes the overwhelming majority of the priorities the Council had pushed — including 1,300 new police officers, money to keep libraries open 6 days a week, and increased funding for senior citizens and veterans.

He has proposed a budget that would eliminate numerous jobs including that of 37 members of the Sheriff's patrol, cut funding for services that were not contracted, and keep the property tax increase to 2 %.

A modest path of increased funding seems within political striking distance even with a tight fiscal outlook, though it would require disrupting the political «equilibrium» that has kept R&D steady within the discretionary budget over many years.

NSF: A $ 113 million increase proposed for the agency's $ 4.2 billion research budget hides a $ 48 million transfer from the U.S. Coast Guard to take on the annual cost of breaking ice to keep the shipping lanes open in the Antarctic.