Sentences with phrase «of spending on public services»

It was not the kind of budget that Gordon Brown would have given — full of spending on public services aimed at propitiating the public sector unions... Alistair Darling may have delivered the budget but Lord Mandelson is its co-owner.»

Yes, they have blamed Labour for excessive levels of debt and the poor state of the economy, but they have blamed Labour for «waste» and unnecessary spending rather than for high levels of spending on public services (which they support).

Not exact matches

for Transport, the public must question every major transport project as spending 2.2 billion dollars on the Forrestfield - Airport rail link is a grotesque waste of money which can not be justified with our very low population density and simply needs an efficient bus system at a fraction of the cost similar to that servicing Melbourne's Tullarmarine Airport.

Governor Snyder has said that the bankruptcy filing will allow the city to spend more money on public services because less of its money will be hurdled toward paying interest on debt.

That's money that could be, and should be, spent on public services, not shifted to the private pockets of the enormously wealthy owners of the corporations.

Public Works and Government Services Canada has increased its spending on external «Other» professional services by 212 percent since 2006/07, equivalent to 18 percent compound annual growth — a total increase of $ 332 million pServices Canada has increased its spending on external «Other» professional services by 212 percent since 2006/07, equivalent to 18 percent compound annual growth — a total increase of $ 332 million pservices by 212 percent since 2006/07, equivalent to 18 percent compound annual growth — a total increase of $ 332 million per year.

Public Works and Government Services Canada has increased its spending on external «Business Services» by 150 percent since 2006/07, equivalent to 14 percent compound annual growth — a total increase of $ 188 million per year.

The budget highlights the huge imbalances created by five years of economic crisis: Spain will set aside $ 36.6 billion ($ 49.5 billion) to service its fast - rising pile of public debt, $ 2 billion more than it will spend on the 13 government ministries.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

We dedicate only a small fraction of the public money we spend on children to the earliest years; in one recent international ranking, the United States placed 31st out of a group of 32 developed nations in the proportion of total public spending on social services that goes to early childhood.

It's possible that the cuts will have taken such a toll on public services by then that we'll be hollering for more spending, but I see no sign of it just yet.

«What is amazing about this prosecution is a lot of public funds have been expended by the Crown Prosecution Service... why should public money be spent on something like this?»

When the public service spending, tax, tax credit and benefit changes are taken into account (ie, everything), the effect on households in 2015/16 is bad news - an average drop of 2.5 %.

To ensure that taxpayers and the vulnerable populations served by these agencies receive the maximum value for the funds paid, Governor Cuomo is proposing the following reforms beginning in 2012 - 13: • At least 85 percent of every public dollar will be spent on direct services, not administration.

In recent years, for the sake of electoral advancement, the Labour Party has compromised on public spending, welfare, private sector involvement in public services, nationalisation, and so on.

Of course, it is true that population growth of any kind puts pressure on infrastructure, but in reality falling investment in public services represents a political choice by the current Conservative government, which has opted to spend the tax revenues generated by immigrants and refugees on tax cuts for businesses and reducing the deficit rather than expanding healthcare and education provisioOf course, it is true that population growth of any kind puts pressure on infrastructure, but in reality falling investment in public services represents a political choice by the current Conservative government, which has opted to spend the tax revenues generated by immigrants and refugees on tax cuts for businesses and reducing the deficit rather than expanding healthcare and education provisioof any kind puts pressure on infrastructure, but in reality falling investment in public services represents a political choice by the current Conservative government, which has opted to spend the tax revenues generated by immigrants and refugees on tax cuts for businesses and reducing the deficit rather than expanding healthcare and education provision.

First there are three critical problems with the structure of our economy - the dominance of government spending on recurrent expenses of a public service which employs only a small percentage of Nigerians; the dominance of our oil and gas sector (and until recently power) by an inefficient and corrupt public sector; and the structure of our financial sector which excludes Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises from financing and has been unable to provide mortgages and housing for the middle class.

The data series in which we found serious discontinuities or complete breaks are not trivial or obscure, but are (or should be) of major importance to the evaluation of government of any political stripe, such as total public sector capital investment, local government spending (on which the Office for Budget Responsibility and the government differ whether it is rising or falling), how much the government costs to run, and how much the civil service costs to employ.

I'm not going to tell you I've spent a lifetime dreaming of public service, dutifully working on the staffs of elected officials, pining for this day.

His remarks come a day after Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, argued that George Osborne's autumn statement had given Labour the chance to become the party of the centre ground, resisting extremist and ideological plans to reduce spending on public services to the level of the 1930s.

As well as the obvious point that councils spend billions of pounds on important public services, an unexpectedly good or bad local election result can have an important psychological effect on a party.

Meanwhile, the party supports the idea that the Scottish Parliament should use its new income tax powers to raise rates in order to have more money to spend on public services (a far cry from their Westminster colleagues» advocacy of lower income tax when they were in coalition with the Conservatives).

If the effect of these is a fall in the volume of property transactions with a consequential reduction in revenue, there is then less money to spend on public services and it is then hard to see the changes as especially progressive.

«We are proud of every dollar we spend on services to our members and defending public education,» said UFT spokesman Dick Riley.

Only 9 % think the current level of public spending should be maintained, with more than two thirds believing that less should be spent on administration in public services.

And he argued that Mr Cameron's pledge to share the proceeds of growth were consistent with his ideas, saying: «Labour spends all the proceeds of growth on public services, but we will share it.»

Come 2015 or whenever the next election is, Labour isn't going to go into the election pledging to spend # 1 billion on giving cash handouts to the richest 15 % of families, and in a fortnight there are # 12 billion in welfare cuts plus untold billions more in cutting public services which will be higher priorities to oppose and pledge to reverse.

A coalition of the state's top nonprofit social - service providers presented Gov. - elect Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday with a plan for protecting funds for their neediest clients while reducing public spending, and asked for seats on his transition committee.

The BRC's warning will make uncomfortable reading for ministers, as the coalition has staked its economic policy of cutting spending on the projection that the private sector will be able to soak up a great deal of the job losses from public services, which will result from the spending review revealed on October 20th.

In fact pressure on spending in public services without change would produce the worst outcome of all.

The public is divided, split down the middle, on the merits of deficit reduction if it means cuts to spending on public services.

On the other side, exerting no less pressure, is the prime minister and some of his closest political advisors wanting an upbeat tone and promises to go on spending in key areas of public service provisioOn the other side, exerting no less pressure, is the prime minister and some of his closest political advisors wanting an upbeat tone and promises to go on spending in key areas of public service provisioon spending in key areas of public service provision.

A thinktank has said high spending on benefits and public services has made Britain the «divided society» of Europe.

The clash between Iain Duncan Smith and George Osborne has generated tumultuous waves but obscures a fundamental question: What do the duo and Conservative MPs on either side of the clash consider to be a sensible level of public spending, one that provides high quality public services in a way that the UK can afford?

The opposition wants to spend the cash from the City on tax credits, cutting the deficit, spending on public services, the bits of the regional growth fund Miliband likes, and even turning empty shops into cultural community centres.

It seems rather incongruous that he should spend half of his time on seemingly narrow tasks like trying to get local councils to cut out waste and be more efficient at providing public services, and the other half of his time on «Communities» - ie religion.

Blair rejected suggestions that he had allowed Brown to go on a spending spree over tax credits and public services that has allowed the deficit to spiral out of control.

The result of adopting these spending totals is that under a Conservative Government there will be real increases in spending on public services, year after year.»

You don't have to like Tony Blair, or what he did to Iraq to concede that he achieved more for ordinary people — increased spending on public services, the minimum wage, a reduction in child poverty, peace in Northern Ireland — than Foot, Kinnock, Miliband or Corbyn combined, by virtue of actually getting elected.

By contrast, he said, the Conservatives were «foaming at the mouth with excitement» at the prospect of spending less on public services.

New Labour's successes all took place during periods of economic growth and confidence, which allowed increased spending on public services without greatly increasing the tax burden.

Calling it an «oppressive unfunded mandate» that would impose $ 57 million in «near term obligations» on local governments across New York State, Governor Cuomo has vetoed a bill that would have allowed public employees to claim up to three years worth of pension service credit for time spent in military duty.

«Rather than finding more and more ways of attacking and penalising public service workers, time and energy should be spent on pressing the Coalition to clear up the economic mess.»

The Tory leader said the move was part of the government's «pattern of deception» in the recent row over future spending on public services.

We have introduced an indicator on bullying which underpins the Child Safety public service agreement (PSA 13, NI69), and made clear that we expect the proportion of children and young people who experience bullying to go down over the Spending Review period.»

As Tony King points out in his commentary, support for Cameron must be largely image based, since the majority (61 %) of the public had little idea on what Cameron's views were in regard of levels of public spending on reform of public services.

Once we factor in spending on the likes of debt interest and benefits, the government's figures show spending on public services will have to be cut between 2011 and 2014.

My time spent in public service provided an opportunity to work on a variety of projects, from the expansion of business opportunities and job creation to development of workforce housing and revitalization of aging infrastructure.

Sturgeon said: «The SNP opposes Trident, not just in principle, but at a time when our public services and the vulnerable in our society are under so much pressure, spending tens of billions of pounds on weapons of mass destruction is the wrong choice.

Research shows that swing voters broadly support social democrat views on the crucial questions of tax and spend, the size of the public sector and the provision of public services.