Sentences with phrase «level of low budget»

Not exact matches

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is at its lowest level in four years, giving U.S. consumers billions more to spend this holiday season, but that extra money is being offset by higher food costs, which account for a bigger chunk of most consumers» budgets.

First: widespread layoffs, lower budgets, new levels of austerity, and a shift in the corporate culture.

As a result, compared to the March 2012 Budget planning assumption, the level of nominal GDP is $ 9 billion lower in 2012 — this consists of a «risk adjustment factor» of $ 7 billion and the difference between the change in the private sector average forecast of $ 22 billion less the March 2012 Budget «risk adjustment factor» of $ 20 billion.

Once the federal government achieved a balanced budget, that interest rate risk premium quickly disappeared and all levels of government benefited through lower borrowing costs.

However, the slower - than - expected economic growth in 2013 and the accompanying lower level of nominal income in 2013 - 14 results in a «status quo» (before budget actions) deficit of $ 18.7 billion Subsequently, the status quo budgetary balance is actually lower that forecast in the November 2012 November Update.

Ron Paul cuts 2013 Medicaid spending to a level 30 % lower than the Ryan budget (and that is on top of the 13 billion dollar Medicaid cut in the Ryan budget.)

Choose an obstetrician or health care provider Interview potential doctors Contact health insurance company about coverage Start and pregnancy and birth budget Discuss financial effects of pregnancy and baby with partner Stop smoking Stop drinking Stop using street drugs Talk to your physician about any prescription medications Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day Visit the doctor at least once per month or every 4 weeks Do not dye or perm hair Stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages Exercise daily Start taking prenatal vitamins Eat foods rich in folic acid Eat iron rich foods Increase daily intake of whole grains, fruits and vegetables Nap as much as possible as fatigue is common Eat fish with low levels of mercury no more than 2 days per week Do not eat undercooked meats Do not eat unpasteurized dairy producs Do not eat cold cut deli meats Allow someone else to clean out the kitty litter, if applicable Limit exposure to chemicals Try to limit stress and tension Complete all prenatal tests — HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Blood Typing, Sickle Cell Anemia, Urine Screening and Rubella.

In his initial budget recommendation to lawmakers in January, Cuomo inserted several policy proposals, including ones to extend the statute of limitations on child molestation, authorize advance voting and eliminate cash bail requirements in low - level criminal cases.

ALBANY — A proposal to end cash bail for lower - level crimes will likely not be considered as part of the state's estimated $ 170 billion budget, top lawmakers said Sunday as they continued closed - door talks less than a week before the budget deadline.

The New York Public Interest Research Group found that the total number of bills passed by state lawmakers stayed at historically low levels, but at the same time the size of the budget document increased.

«Their obvious ideology aside, the facts are that this administration has been rigorous and effective in constraining State spending growth to the lowest level in modern history — resulting in lower taxes for all New Yorkers,» said Division of Budget spokesman Morris Peters.

He says at the current lower level of state funding, the school district faces a $ 10 million budget gap.

However, Cuomo's executive budget plan proposes decriminalizing low - level possession of marijuana.

Along with the measures Cuomo listed on Wednesday, criminal justice reforms like ending cash bail for many lower - level offenses were among the top priorities of the governor and progressive advocates that did not make it into the budget.

Continued Spending Discipline in Agency Operations: While certain financial maneuvers artificially lower the rate of total spending growth from 4.1 percent to 1.9 percent, the Executive Budget does continue spending discipline in agency operations.10 For example, full - time employees remain level at 182,565 after peaking at 199,916 in fiscal year 2009, and outside of a few targeted programs, agency costs are held to current levels.

The governor, who is also negotiating with the legislature on the state budget and related items, like pension reform, says of the legislature's efforts on redistricting reform «my trust level is low, my skepticism is high».

Income taxes are lower for earners at all wage levels compared with 2010, according to the state Department of Budget.

The Nassau legislature's Office of Budget Review noted in a report that soaring police overtime in Nassau, which topped a record $ 70 million last year, can not be blamed on low staffing levels or union work rules, a fiscal adviser to the county legislature said.

He says at the current, lower, level of state funding, the schools district faces a $ 10 million budget gap.

By shining a light on school - level funding inequities before the school year begins, the final budget can serve as an important new protection for students of color, low - income students, and other historically under - served groups of students across the state.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

A Jcope report, issued in February, noted that «both the staff levels and operations budget for Jcope have been lower than those of predecessor agencies.»

The level of spending in the proposed budget is most likely a low estimate for how much the city will ultimately spend on its operations over the next fiscal year.

By repeating and extending the fundamental elements of the [Office for Budget Responsibility] methodology, it is clear that even if there is no slippage in borrowing from previous forecasts, the level of spare capacity in the economy is lower than expected, so the OBR will not be able to forecast as much catch - up growth as it did in March.

The analogy to the climate change legislation could be to make a statutory commitment to reduce child poverty (for example, to reach by 2020 a level of child poverty at least 90 % below the 1999 when the commitment to reduce and end child poverty was made) and then to set up an equivalent group to the Low Pay Commission or Monetary Policy Committee to report before each pre-budget report and budget as to progress towards this, and to assess and advise on the range of policy options necessary to get on track.

[2] However, inflation would erase all of these gains, and the R&D budget in constant dollars would end up about $ 11 billion or eight percent lower than today's levels by FY 2028.

This is happening despite, or in some cases because of, belt - tightening in Washington; federal R&D funding as a percentage of GDP is at its lowest levels in several decades, according to the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program.

(2) Human pregnancy and lactation place additional demands on the body's glucose budget and low maternal blood glucose levels compromise the health of both the mother and her offspring;

Of course, the original was a low - budget endeavor, and in trying to adapt the epic poem to the big screen, the thinking must have been that a bigger budget would be what takes it to the next level.

Regardless, the rest of the film works, with the acting, special effects, and all other elements that elevate this low - budget picture to the level that has garnered appreciation for decades and spawned several sequels.

Battle, which at its most basic level resembles the recent low - budget dud Skyline, paints Liebesman as a disciple of Michael Bay (who produced Massacre).

I confess to a high level of appreciation for low - budget films that defy easy categorization, such as Devil's Gate.

The film scared up $ 19 million for a third place launch, a fine opening given the movie's lower budget, but not quite the same level of success as, say, Get Out.

The disappointing level of production in Cuban cinema was mitigated by the award - winning director Carlos Lechuga's Santa y Andrés (Santa and Andrés, Carlos Lechuga, 2016); a low budget production (as most current independent Cuban films are), which came to fill a gap in Cuba Cinema, a return to our essence and roots through a commitment to the cultural soul of the nation.

Republicans backed out of Jan. 17 talks after demanding that President Clinton revise his most recent balanced - budget proposal, and they are threatening to single out some programs for full appropriations while funding for other programs lapses or continues at low levels.

Indeed, the majority has called in the past for a cut of $ 1 trillion in NDD funding.100 At the federal level, NDD spending is poised to be at its lowest, as a percent of GDP, since 1962, the lowest point on record.101 With states still struggling to stabilize their budgets after the 2008 recession, a deep cut in NDD would halt positive momentum toward recovery.

Fails to provide parents with protection from substantial school budget cuts: Sen. Alexander's bill eliminates the ESEA's current «maintenance of effort» provision, which ensures that districts that receive Title I funding — designed to help low - income and disadvantaged students — maintain approximately the same spending levels from year to year.

The cuts to school budgets come at a time when the overall level of reserves held by schools in Wales are at their lowest level since at least 2001.

Governor Walker's initial proposal included $ 500 million in borrowing — the lowest level of bonding since the 2001 - 03 budget.

Teachers reporting low levels of job satisfaction were more likely to be working in schools with shrinking budgets, few professional development opportunities, and little time allotted for teacher collaboration.

«Our schools have been able to afford extra books for lower - level students, much - needed classroom technology, after - school programming that would otherwise be unaffordable in this budget climate, and additional staffing such as master teachers, turnaround teachers, and teaching residents,» teachers from 13 of the 33 schools wrote in their letter.

We looked, therefore, at the most efficient schools (using the DfE Efficiency Metric), with a Good or Outstanding OfSTED judgement, with low levels of deprivation and additional need, in areas of low funding (based on the most recent Schools Budget Unit of Funding).

Further, compulsory education will include primary and lower secondary levels and that priority in resource allocation (i.e. teachers, infrastructure, equipment and budget) is given to schools and classes that support the learning of students with disabilities.

Yet, while the colleges still value open access, there are access - limiting choices now being made by college leaders — eliminate summer school, cap admissions, cease serving students that need the lowest level of developmental education — that are prompted by severe budget cuts, by poor results, or by reconsidered priorities.

Opens the door to severe budget cuts: Sen. Alexander's bill eliminates the ESEA's «maintenance of effort» provision, which requires districts that receive Title I funding — designed to help low - income and disadvantaged students — to maintain approximately the same spending levels on education from year to year.

In education, for example, the President's proposed budget eliminates 17 different federal programs that total $ 4.4 billion at the primary and secondary levels, including Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (known as SEED), and 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which are formula grants for out - of - school time programs in high - poverty, low - performing schools.

Assuming the governor's initiative passes, this budget will continue the same low level of programmatic funding.

With the new Escort, Ford can tout the car's high level of standard equipment, dual air bags and classy styling, and let the Subarus, Kias and Hyundais of the world battle for the budget - constrained buyers who look more for low price than features.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V (SM - T116) A entry level budget tablet from Samsung at 7 inches with low resolution 1024 x 600 display, 1 GB of RAM, and two 2MP cameras.

And with specs like these they become low mid-range Android tablets, just between entry level tablets and mid-range budget tablets, very similar in specs to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 range, or some of the new low to mid-range Asus tablets that were recently unveiled.