Sentences with phrase «local infrastructure spending»

Meanwhile, state and local infrastructure spending is at a 30 - year low.

Trump called for $ 200 billion in federal money intended to spur at least $ 1.5 trillion in state and local infrastructure spending.

Not exact matches

Infrastructure spending could come, just as it did by the efforts of Van Rysselberge in Oklahoma City, from passing local sales taxes to fund those programs.

The Trump administration is preparing to release an infrastructure plan in the coming weeks that reportedly includes at least $ 200 billion in federal spending that would jumpstart investment from the private sector, and state and local governments.

In response to these strains, state and local governments have cut infrastructure investment, slashed support for higher education, cut spending on K — 12 education, cut spending on social benefits other than Medicaid, reduced administrative staff and reduced most other areas of the budget.

China could allow local government to issue more special bonds to support government spending on urban redevelopment and infrastructure investment to shore up domestic demand, said Xing from Morgan Stanley.

Local officials across the country boosted spending on slum renovations, rail lines and other infrastructure projects.

Non-financial assets are defined as expenditures on any construction - related work, from road repairs and maintenance jobs, to local parks and buildings, to social infrastructure spending such as schools, kindergartens or hospitals.

Cuomo proposed using some of a $ 4 billion surplus, which he acknowledged was a «one - shot» revenue source from numerous financial settlements, on infrastructure spending, education and for helping local governments find ways to share services as part of an overall economic development boost for the upstate region.

The groups — including the United University Professions, New York State Nurses Association and the Transit Workers United Local 100 — want to see billions spent on renewable energy and infrastructure projects, resources for environmental concerns in poor communities and fair labor and training standards in clean energy.

Cuomo, meanwhile, touted his property tax cap and spending restraint, while promising to use the state's $ 4 billion surplus to encourage local government cost savings and infrastructure investment.

Trump pushed his White House team to craft a plan for $ 1 trillion in infrastructure spending that would pressure states to streamline local permitting, favor renovation of existing roads and highways over new construction and prioritize projects that can quickly begin construction.

Legislator Brian May (R - Baldwinsville) said the good news is 80 percent of the money being spent would be reimbursed by the federal government, and the remaining balance, or local match, would be covered by tobacco asset money used for infrastructure projects.

Cuomo has said he plans to propose spending that surplus on infrastructure, helping local governments find ways to share services in order to reduce property taxes and targeted education efforts.

He said a recent report shows that local government spending on infrastructure has dropped dramatically.

The governor said he wanted Mr. Trump to be thinking about New York as he weighed decisions about infrastructure spending, federal tax deductions for state and local taxes, and the Affordable Care Act.

Others, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, suggest spending more surplus dollars on economic development, so extra tax dollars would allow local governments to better fund infrastructure projects on their own.

«While the so called progressive Governor spent over N276 million on improvement of his office infrastructure in 2016, only a sum of N1.18 m was spent on the improvement of infrastructure in the hospitals in the 30 local government areas and the Ife East area office.

October 5, 2012 • His plan calls for more spending on infrastructure, a tax cut for firms that hire new workers, aid to state and local governments, and a program to rebuild schools.

Smaller classes would also prompt a need for new classroom space in many schools and districts, with school administrators complaining they would need to spend millions in local dollars to boost school infrastructure or refit mobile classroom units.

This approach is in line with studies that show federal spending often substitutes for, rather than augments, state and local funding on infrastructure.

This Administration wants to retain the primacy of state and local spending, and use federal funds as leverage to increase the total amount of funding available for infrastructure.

The ability of local governments to leverage the tax increment to get millions of dollars worth of new public infrastructure and private investment without spending current tax revenues.