Sentences with phrase «level of public funding»

While the Government is already reforming the way in which money is distributed to schools through the introduction of a national funding formula for schools, the spending review process will determine the overall level of public funding for schools and colleges.

While above average, the level of public funding has been volatile and declined in recent years.

For a further increase in R&D investment, the support of industry is essential, because the level of public funding is already similar to that in many western European countries.

«Despite the astonishing increase in the level of public funding for the Games, the department did not specify in detail precisely what will be delivered for this money, including the legacy benefits,» PAC chairman Edward Leigh said.

Germany has some of the highest levels of public funding for parties in the world since the 1950s, yet they've also had some of the biggest scandals; for instance the Flick affair of 1982 and the Kohl scandal of the 1990s.

Australia's school funding model provides high levels of public funding to private schools, while also allowing them to charge fees.

[1] The argument is that if the civil legal aid system [2] is viewed by the middle class as a program that could benefit them if they encounter trouble, rather than being only for the poor, a wider segment of the public will have a stake in access to justice and they will support higher levels of public funding.

Not exact matches

«That does not mean we can't have a debate in Britain about the level of funding of public services,» he said.

It relies upon 13 expert data sources, including assessments from the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the World Economic Forum, to determine levels of bribery, diversion of public funds, use of public office for private gain and other issues of corruption.

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).

Spooked by a sudden 19 % plunge in the Shanghai Composite Index, regulators halted initial public offerings, suspended trading in shares accounting for 40 % of market capitalization, forced state - owned brokers to promise to buy stocks until the index reached a higher level, mobilized state - controlled funds to purchase equities, and promised unlimited support from the central bank.

In short, because they pool longevity risk, can offer a well - diversified portfolio with longer - term investments, and are professionally managed, public pension funds deliver the same level of benefits as DC plans at only 46 percent of the cost.15 Any funds invested with the state pension fund would be kept in a separate investment pool from public sector funds.

According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston Collage, US public pension funds at the state and local level are also underfunded by an average of 67.9 %.

Completely scrap the the funding for private schools, but in the event it's not politically expedient for the government heading into an election, at least consider a reduction in funding levels to financially aid the public system and alleviate some of the pressures they currently are experiencing with class size, lack of teachers and the challenges inherent in providing school lunch programs.

«We need a government that is willing to commit to adequately staffing and funding public facilities to ensure that Alberta seniors can have the quality of life and the level of care they deserve.»

Total federal government expenses consist of four major components: major transfers to persons (old age security, employment insurance benefits and children's benefits); major transfers to other levels of government (Canada Health Transfer, Canada Social Transfer, Fiscal arrangements, Alternative payments for standing programs, and Gas Tax Fund), direct program expenses (other transfers, Crown corporation expenses, and departmental and agency operating and capital expenses) and public debt charges.

Given the Fed's persistence in raising the Fed Funds rate, we should expect this level of reporting, but has that concept filtered down to the American public?

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

Because public research funds are often allocated on a strongly socially functional basis, it has only been recently when religious broadcasting had risen to the level of social and political controversy that funds have begun to be allocated for social research into the phenomenon.

At the same time, while there tends to be little ostensible evidence in the UK of the blatant buying off of politicians and officials, the murky networks that connect political parties with private funders, and see the frequent movement of officials across the private and public sector, raise serious questions about the integrity of the public service ethos at the highest levels of power (as even Conservative commentators recognise — e.g. Ferdinand Mount, The New Few).

The head of the European Union delegation, Marietje Schaake, said her team had seen no signs of «centralised or localised manipulation» of the voting process but that there were concerns about the misuse of public funds at local and national levels by all parties.

In public finance, you can at least provide a minimal level of funding any candidate who has support regardless of their own personal assets.»

I decided to commission my own research to establish the real state of public opinion: the true level of support for the parties, the underlying attributes associated with each, whether the picture in marginal seats really was different to that in Britain as a whole, whether the Conservatives» 164 - seat battleground made sense, and why the candidates I was helping to fund were finding it so hard to build support.

We all know that times are tough but according to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy funding is actually only back to 2008 levels.

Tax - funded public - pension costs for every level of state government rose from absolutely minimal levels in 2000 to a grand total of more than $ 16 billion last year, half of it in New York City alone.

«However, state policymakers need to know what level of funding is needed to maintain current educational programs and services in our public schools and to foster student success.»

It is also why developments in the business of digital journalism matters for democracy, especially in countries like the U.S., where private sector media provide by far the largest share of news coverage of public affairs, because of the low levels of funding for public media — as commercial media organizations in many countries continue to lose revenue and lay off reporters because their legacy platforms (like print) grow less popular by the day, the future of the private media sector, an important part of our democratic systems, depends in part on its ability to find new business models and reinvent itself for a new century and new media world, online and elsewhere.

If public broadcasting would be financed out of the general budget it would be easy for the government to reduce its funding levels through its yearly budget.

DiNapoli has suggested his office should be used as a test - case for public campaign financing at the state level to get out from under the pay - to - play pension fund scandal of his predecessor.

Councilmember Justin Brannan is calling on local officials to meet funding levels mandated for New York City public schools under the terms of a decade - old legal settlement and thanks to the efforts of the Campaign for Fiscal Equality (CFE).

Fund administrators cut contributions required of public entities to minimal levels.

Restructuring library services to this lower funding level would result in major curtailment in access to public library service, with reduced open hours system - wide and the loss of over 100 full - time equivalent (FTE) positions.

«I feel very privileged to be able to articulate my positions and my opinions on a myriad of subjects, and now I've been encouraged by many people in the general public, as well as Democratic funders and high level elected officials on both sides of the party line to seriously consider running,» the former star of «The Nanny» told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington.

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.»

As public sector prisons move towards the thin staffing level model of profit - making institutions, with their high turnover of personnel who are less connected to their occupation, a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) warns of a potentially detrimental impact on prison quality.

For example Germany has no limits on campaign spending, but also has strict rules on transparency, and generous public funding of political parties in order to level the playing field.

But the measure remains opposed by the teachers union, who see it as a way of creating a back - door voucher program and not funding public schooling at appropriate levels.

This major study of more than 4,500 New Yorkers, funded by the Dyson Foundation and conducted by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, takes an in - depth look at the issue of local government consolidation on a statewide level and in nine regions — the Capital Region, the Adirondacks, Western New York, the Finger Lakes, Central New York, the Mid-Hudson Valley, the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island.

They also said the governor is proposing a $ 1 billion increase in aid to public schools and assumes the level of health care funding from the federal government will remain flat for the next fiscal year.

In addition to accepting and falsely submitting the straw donations, Alvarez allegedly stole at least $ 4,500 in public matching funds as a result of the straw donations submitted to the NYCCFB; the straw donations were all made at a level that would qualify toward Alvarez's receipt of public matching funds.

The measure would suspend the public debt limit from the bill's date of enactment until Dec. 8, 2017, and would provide for government operations to be funded at fiscal 2017 levels until Dec. 8, 2017.

«With or without Peralta, we will assemble on June 26th to discuss the range of issues at stake on the state level, including public school funding, health care, women's health care, immigrants» rights, sanctuary state, Dream Act, LGBT rights, voter reform, criminal justice reform, and climate change reforms,» organizers wrote in a press release.

Senate Budget - Rejects all of NYSERDA's All Funds, The Senate concerns with the Executive's proposed funding levels for the Public Service Commission.

Nigerians need to know the level of success that has been recorded against Boko Haram, and the security situation in the North - east, as well as the amount of public funds that have been invested to combat terrorism.»

He suggested another way to get around the state was to go to the Federal level and push to have the Housing Trust funded and to get the HUD office to initiate public / private development of affordable housing.

The way to cut property taxes is for the state to pay for its unfunded mandates, restore previous levels of state revenue sharing with local governments, and fully fund public schools.

The amendment would suspend the public debt limit from the bill's date of enactment until Dec. 8, 2017, and would provide for government operations to be funded at fiscal 2017 levels until Dec. 8.

Several Republican candidates have already hit the level of $ 250,000 in donations, of less than $ 100 each, required to qualify for millions in taxpayer - funded grants through the state's public campaign financing system.

«There is probably no clearer example of how Mike Bloomberg uses his immense private wealth for public power in a fashion that is unprecedented not only at the city level but at the state and national levels, as well,» Douglas A. Muzzio, a professor at the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College, said, referring to the Doepublic power in a fashion that is unprecedented not only at the city level but at the state and national levels, as well,» Douglas A. Muzzio, a professor at the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College, said, referring to the DoePublic Affairs at Baruch College, said, referring to the Doe Fund.

Parishes, cities, school districts, public facilities, and associations of public employees frequently use public funds to influence legislation and appropriations at the state and federal levels.