Sentences with phrase «many budget watchdogs»

The budget watchdog also didn't account for potential changes in behaviour by business owners to avoid a tax increase.

OTTAWA — The federal government is announcing a slight change to its plan to streamline the spending - approval process into a single $ 7 - billion vote after complaints earlier this week from the parliamentary budget watchdog.

David Stringer, a 56 - year - old real - estate broker and brother of NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, is a serial tax deadbeat who owes the IRS and state Tax Department as much as $ 447,370 while his brother preaches financial prudence as the city's budget watchdog.

Cuomo has long sought to consolidate and scale back the size of local governments in New York, which he has blamed for the state's high property taxes — an assertion budget watchdogs say is more tied to the cost of programs like Medicaid or employee pensions.

A budget watchdog group says New York's new 10 - year plan of how it will spend over $ 174 billion in road and bridge and numerous other projects lacks transparency.

Meanwhile, a budget watchdog group said the state could still spend more money on the poorest schools and save hundreds of millions of dollars if only it reconfigured the formula for distributing school aid.

Budget watchdogs and good - government groups have raised issues with the discretionary funds, saying such arrangements make it difficult to track spending and increase the risk for abuse.

«Although school aid is statutorily capped at the annual growth rate of personal income, the projected increase for next fiscal year is a much larger 7.5 percent,» the budget watchdog wrote.

Budget watchdogs are eagerly awaiting the details of Cuomo's spending plans.

Police reform advocates expressed immediate displeasure with the compromise and budget watchdogs shared concern about the choice's fiscal ramifications.

Amid the criticism from de Blasio and budget watchdogs, Cuomo changed his tune on the plan — suggesting the point of the proposal was simply to get players to the table to cut costs for CUNY and Medicaid.

A long time budget watchdog group has found, though that it's difficult to measure whether the money has actually been used to create and retain all the jobs that the regional councils initially claimed.

A leading budget watchdog group is accusing Gov. Andrew Cuomo of fudging the numbers in his state budget to appear to stay within his self - imposed two percent per - year spending cap.

But a budget watchdog group says there needs to be better measurements to show how many jobs have actually been created and retained.

Critics, including budget watchdog groups, say STAR is inefficient and has simply led to padding of school budgets, not any real decrease in property taxes for homeowners.

Facing criticism from de Blasio, his allies, and budget watchdogs who warned the shifts would devastate the city's finances, Cuomo insisted his budgeting would simply foster a joint cost - saving exercise that in the end wouldn't cost the city anything.

The Empire Center, a conservative budget watchdog in Albany, has criticized state leaders for creating the new fund, saying it's yet another source of political pork.

David Friedfel, with the budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission, said it's something that needs to be dealt with.

That approach is being met with concern from some budget watchdogs.

Lawmakers and budget watchdogs have questioned the effectiveness of the state's use of tax credits and other spending incentives in order to spur job growth.

But a budget watchdog group said there should be better measurements to show how many jobs have actually been created and retained.

NYC will have to shell out nearly $ 200 million more on homeless shelters next year on top of what's in Mayor Bill de Blasio's budget, according to a report by an independent budget watchdog.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has asked New York City commissioners to look for ways to cut costs in a gesture of fiscal moderation prompted by worries over the rocky world economy, drawing cautious praise from budget watchdogs.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and other government and budget watchdogs have criticized the proliferation of these entities and called for reform.

Elizabeth Lynam, with the budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission says the surplus is, at this point, «fictional,» because the money has not actually materialized yet.

David Friedfel, with Citizens Budget Commission, a budget watchdog group that lists numerous business and Wall Street representatives on its board, agrees that procurement reform is needed before the session ends.

State lawmakers are pushing legislation again to restore more generous disability pensions to recently hired cops and firefighters — drawing fire from a budget watchdog who warned the cost would...

The budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission has called for a hard cap on member items going forward.

A budget watchdog group says New York's new 10 year plan of how it will spend more than $ 174 billion in road, bridge and numerous other projects lacks transparency and needs more details on how it will all be paid for.

But then, they've spent the last decade ignoring the warnings from budget watchdogs that state and local spending was unsustainable.

Cuomo's proposed $ 168 billion executive budget released Tuesday would impose significant liabilities on de Blasio and the city he governs by requiring it to assume more financial responsibility for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to budget watchdogs.

Budget watchdogs have also weighed in.

Bill Hammond, the health policy analyst for the budget watchdog group The Empire Center, says that under the proposal in Congress, the state would likely lose some federal Medicaid funding, in the best case scenario around $ 2 billion.

«It puts the taxpayers» money at risk and it puts vulnerable children at risk,» said Leonie Haimson, an education advocate with Class Size Matters and a DOE budget watchdog.

Syracuse, N.Y. - A state budget watchdog and some local conservative leaders are defending Mayor Stephanie Miner's insistence on answers before embracing a $ 500 million sports facility in a city set to run out of money in as little as three years.

Budget watchdogs and rating agencies do agree that this administration has been fiscally responsible in its spending but many have called on the city to boost these reserves to insulate against a widely forecasted economic downturn.

That's why city budget watchdogs focus on what mayors do with the proceeds.

Betsy Lynam is with Citizens Budget Commission, a non-partisan budget watchdog group.

Maria Doulis, vice-president of the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan, nonprofit budget watchdog, sounded two big notes of caution in the executive budget.

An analysis by Citizens Budget Commission, the nonpartisan nonprofit budget watchdog, showed that $ 189 million of the nearly $ 1 billion in savings proposed just for fiscal 2017 comes from agency efficiencies.

The state's pre-eminent budget watchdog group thinks the Metropolitan Transportation Authority might actually be understating the problem.

David Friedfel, with the budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission, says it's something that needs to be dealt with.

Elizabeth Lynam, with the budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission, says reducing inequities in the current tax code and reexamining all the tax brackets is a much better plan, not just «plunking in» one bracket or simply extending extra taxes on the richest New Yorkers.

A leading budget watchdog group is urging rejection of a key component of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget plan.

The budget watchdog Taxpayers for Common Sense has released an analysis of earmark requests in the 2009 Defense Authorization bill, finding 435 earmarks worth $ 5.2 billion.

A leading budget watchdog group is accusing Governor Cuomo of fudging the numbers in his state budget to appear to stay within his self - imposed 2 percent per year spending cap.

Bill Hammond, the health policy analyst for the Empire Center, a budget watchdog group, said that could lead to a huge political clash with New York state's laws.

Bill Hammond, health policy analyst for the budget watchdog group the Empire Center, said that under the proposal in Congress, the state would likely lose some federal Medicaid funding.

An economic slowdown is widely expected by city officials, economists, and budget watchdogs, and the Council's budget response notes the consequences it could have on consumer spending, tax revenue, real estate prices, and cost of living.

And while he is taking additional steps — like the formation of the new Citywide Savings Unit at the Office of Management and Budget — it is not yet clear to what extent de Blasio will follow the advice of budget watchdogs like the Citizens Budget Commission and city Comptroller Scott Stringer.