Here's how Joanna Penn put it in a blog post on DIY book cover design: «Although I personally believe in paying professionals, I'm also aware that some people want to have a go themselves, or need to because
of budget restraints.»
There is little reason for lavish sets and props, instead items are isolated, and the film's use of minimal scenery and production design is by no means a reflection
of budget restraints — nor does it ever cheapen the atmosphere.
«It is the Conservatives as the progressive force in British politics now who are thinking seriously about how you change the way you deliver public services so you can improve the quality of service delivery even in a period
of budget restraint.»
Not exact matches
New Premier David Alward presented his first
budget in March, introducing a mix
of spending
restraint and new revenue generation.
Of this amount,
restraint measures introduced in previous
budgets account for $ 3.5 billion.
The real issue that was not addressed in the
budget is the absence
of any economic engine to spur a recovery in growth in 2014 and beyond, The household sector is deep in debt; housing construction has stalled; companies lack confidence and are not investing; the federal and provincial governments are in serious
restraint mode; and the export sector is weak and deteriorating.
The impact
of these
restraint measures on departmental spending was requested by the Parliamentary
Budget Officer but refused by the Government.
All other departmental and agency expenses declined by $ 0.2 billion in part, reflecting the impact
of the
restraint measures introduced in the2010
Budget.
Budget 2012 included, as part
of the
restraint measures, an updating
of capital defence funding, amounting to savings
of $ 2.3 billion over the 2011 - 12 to 2016 - 17 period.
They argue that, since 2009, the federal government's plans to balance the
budget have been based on «risky projections, optimistic forecasts
of revenue growth and unrealistic plans for spending
restraint», which have resulted in increases in the projected deficit with each successive
budget, and the pushing out
of the date that the deficit would be eliminated.
This would come on top
of the 19,200 positions eliminated as part
of the
Budget 2012 expenditure
restraint program.
According to the Department
of Finance direct program expenses will have been reduced by about $ 14.5 billion annually due to the
restraint measures introduced since the 2010
Budget.
When the Main Estimates are tabled before a
Budget, they do not include any
of the policy initiatives and
restraint measures proposed in that
Budget.
During the Socred government years
of 1983 - 84, he was head
of the BC Federation
of Labour, fighting Bill Bennett's «
restraint»
budget while B.C. teetered on the edge
of a general strike.
On balance, we do not believe that the November 2012 Update fiscal forecast was credible and coupled with the slowdown in economic growth in 2013, the possibility
of a balanced
budget for 2015 - 16 is seriously at risk, unless additional significant
restraint measures are implemented.
According to the March 2013
Budget, the impact
of the incremental
restraint measures for 2013 - 14 announced in previous
budgets are estimated at $ 4.3 billion for 2013 - 14.
Finally, the PBO expresses concerns over the lack
of detailed costing information for new policy initiatives and a plan to secure the spending
restraint savings announced in the 2010
Budget.
We also have expressed concerns about the profile
of this component
of spending and the impact
of the
restraint measures (see «March 2011
Budget: The Deficit That Won't Go Away» March 2011: www.3dpolicy.ca).
The current forecast
of the deficit depends significantly on the government achieving the full cost savings
of the
restraint measures introduced in previous
budgets and Updates.
The single largest «
restraint» measure «not» announced in
Budget 2013 was an increase in the «lapse», which resulted in an estimated «savings»
of between $ 2 to $ 3 billion (1) per year.
Economic growth forecast for 2013 is comparable to that witnessed in 2012 while the incremental impact
of restraint measures announced in previous
budgets is estimated at about $ 5 billion, only slightly lower than that estimated for 2012 - 13.
These «savings» are on top
of the
restraint measures announced in the March 2010
Budget.
To ensure that they achieve this political commitment, a number
of restraint measures have been introduced in the 2010, 2012 and 2013
budgets as well as in the November 2013 Update
of the Economic and Fiscal Projections.
Finally, with all
of the
restraint measures introduced starting with the 2012
Budget, how capable are departments / agencies in responding to the Auditor General's recommendation?
Time to get the family out
of running the team and turn it completely over to quality football people and take off the
budget restraints.
So, with Birmingham suffering from a case
of first - half season Blues, with the club hovering precariously over the relegation zone, surely his neck is more at risk
of the chop than say Mick McCarthy, who manages a Wolves side further down the table, a club
of similar stature to that
of Birmingham and with symmetric
budget restraints.
Speaking at a public meeting in which the Park District's $ 385 million
budget was unveiled, Laurence Msall, president
of the Civic Federation, said the tax watchdog group supported the district's
restraint in not raising property taxes and increasing employee contributions to health care costs, but was troubled by the «pension holiday.»
Also, Spitzer didn't run on a message
of fiscal
restraint the way Cuomo did, and he didn't face the same massive
budget hole to fill upon taking office, although there was — as there usually is — a structural deficit worth between $ 4.3 billion and $ 5 billion.
Geoffrey Howe's 1981
Budget is oft - sighted as the acme
of fiscal prudence and austerity, which was punitive and unpopular in 1981, but for Thatcherites it ensconced a taxation system and a
restraint on public spending that ushered in the «age
of prosperity» in the mid-to-late 1980s.
«This upgrade is based on our view
of a strong state
budget management framework as indicated by New York State's recent history
of improved structural
budget balance with a strong focus on spending
restraint and on - time
budgets,» wrote S&P analyst David Hitchcock.
According to an analysis by the Citizens
Budget Commission, a business - backed group that favors the
restraint of spending, at least 50 such bills are being considered in the Legislature.
Finally, we strongly oppose any temporary increase in, or surcharge on, any
of our broad based taxes without a prior commitment to significant spending
restraint and other fiscal reforms to provide long term stability, and affordability, to the state's
budget.
Cuomo, meanwhile, has worked over the last several years to shore up support from the left after a first term accomplishments that include caps on spending in the
budget, limits to local property tax increases and other methods
of fiscal
restraint following the recession.
«If nothing is done to curb welfare bills further, then the full weight
of the spending
restraint will fall on departmental
budgets.
The state faces a
budget gap
of at least $ 3.5 billion —
of which the administration says $ 2.8 billion will be closed by as - yet - unspecified spending
restraint.
Carol Kellermann, president
of the Citizens
Budget Commission, said the mayor should have «exhibited more spending
restraint.»
«The State Operating Funds basis
of reporting is the best, most inclusive measure
of spending for New York tax dollars, which is why the Governor keeps that number at 2 percent — a record
of fiscal
restraint we are very proud
of,» said Cuomo
budget spokesman Morris Peters.
Due to
budget restraints, Correction Management found it more feasible to build dormitories and have decreased the power
of the officer to lock an inmate in his cell, for the safety and security
of the facility.
No wonder the Citizens
Budget Comission blasted de Blasio's plan: «In an atmosphere of political and economic uncertainty,» said CBC President Carol Kellermann, the budget should've «exhibited more spending restraint.&
Budget Comission blasted de Blasio's plan: «In an atmosphere
of political and economic uncertainty,» said CBC President Carol Kellermann, the
budget should've «exhibited more spending restraint.&
budget should've «exhibited more spending
restraint.»
The Chancellor said in his
Budget speech: «If nothing is done to curb welfare bills further, then the full weight
of the spending
restraint will fall on departmental
budgets.
«This is the seventh
budget to hold spending growth to 2 percent — a record
of restraint that is unmatched.
In a climate
of fiscal
restraint, the
budget «contains more for science than many would have thought possible», says John Holdren, Obama's science adviser.
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This small film doesn't boast much in the way
of cinematography, musical score, even London doubles as Paris with some CGI for
budget restraints.
Writer / director Jeff Baena's script keeps the shenanigans grounded to goofy performances at most, offering a Hollywood movie's typical appetite for humor with the
restraint of a low -
budget gathering.
The director's said that after his Pan's Labyrinth «something popped» in regards to his
restraint in allowing the menagerie
of monsters in his brain free rein over his imagination — and that he endeavoured to bring all the madness
of Mike Mignola's «Hellboy» universe to the big screen with or without a commensurately giant
budget.
The joint letter noted that unions want the government to restore pay levels to at least the levels that existed before the start
of the pay
restraint in 2010; give teachers a pay rise
of five per cent in 2019 as a first step towards restoration; make teacher pay a priority in discussions within the government; and provide sufficient additional funding for this increase in teachers» pay in the chancellor's
budget statement this autumn.
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