Sentences with phrase «of budget restraints»

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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Schools and districts that face budget constraints and can not accommodate their total populations in traditional classrooms, either because of facility restraints or the inability to employ enough certified teachers.
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