Sentences with phrase «like pension and health care»

When Arbetter explained what she was asking about — mandated spending being items like pension and health care costs — Serino said greater Medicaid costs should be assumed by the state from the county level.

Even when districts do try to achieve this balance, some costs like pensions and health care can actually increase, becoming more concentrated and dependent on the funding of students who remain.

Not exact matches

Like Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement, the Canada Pension Plan was placed under the general administration of the Department of National Health and Welfare, although the Department of National Revenue would take care of matters related to the collection of contributions.

According to latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the typical U.S. household now spends about 20 percent of their annual budget outlays on health care, personal insurance, life insurance, pension - like products and social security.

Mr Willox said while avoiding large cuts, «it is clear the government will need to reduce spending where it is prudent to do so» across government services like aged care, health and the pension system.

DiNapoli was upbeat on Cuomo's 2015 - 16 budget, but wanted to know how Albany's money gurus can maintain balanced budgets in coming years when expenses for significant programs like education, Medicaid, health care and pensions will continue to soar.

Many of the city's expenses — like health care, pension costs and debt service — are difficult to control, Walsh said.

Local officials say that would force them to slash already thin services unless the tax cap exempts state mandates like employee health care and pensions, or is at least tied to relief from state mandates and regulations.

Budget hawks, and county leaders, contend the cost of property taxes isn't driven by the proliferation of governments or taxing districts, but fixed and increasing costs like pensions, health care and Medicaid services.

Like other Upstate cities, Syracuse faces budget deficits as the cost of pensions and health care climb and tax revenues remain flat.

Silver wants to exclude from a cap some government costs — such as pension and health care costs — meaning town governments and school districts would only apply the tax limit to other parts of their budgets, like payroll or equipment, according to Brian Sampson, of Unshackle Upstate, a group that supports the tax cap.

As one of us (Roza has) observed, the best state policies would prevent districts both from «deficit spending» (which occurs due to pensions and retirement health care) and from obligating out - year expenditures — such as when they sign a five - year labor contract although there's ample uncertainty as to what revenues will look like in five years.

Treating retiree health care like a pension obligation, and making an annual contribution, yields investment earnings to help cover future costs.