I am pleased too that there will be additional support for education, bolstered by the  # 918 Pupil Deprivation Grant payment to schools for every child in receipt of free school meals, championed by the Welsh Liberal Democrats and forming part
of the budget deal between the Government and two of the opposition parties.
Not exact matches
The absence
of a
deal on harmonized sales tax (HST) compensation — a long - festering source
of tension
between Ottawa and Quebec — seems to be the most important reason why the Bloc Quebecois 49 MPs plan to vote against the federal
budget.
«As another
of the government's self - imposed deadlines for securing a
deal slipped away, disagreements
between the two sides on
budget targets persisted,» is another one
of those sentences about the Greek crisis that could have been written almost any Monday over the past few months, and that you'll probably read again next Monday.
From the
budget speech given by George Osborne, then Chancellor
of the Exchequer, to the House
of Commons on 22 June 2010: Some have suggested that there is a choice
between dealing with our debts and going for growth.
Much has been made
of backroom
deals between the Chancellor George Osborne and Manchester City Council's chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein to deliver the most significant devolutionary settlement
of Whitehall
budgets in England.
interested enough in finding out what the Commission had discovered that he has launched an inquiry, in part, to get to the bottom
of whether «investigations potentially significant to the public interest have been bargained away as part
of the negotiated arrangement
between legislative and executive leaders,» as he wrote in a letter to the Commission's members on April 3 — a reference to the ethics
deal struck
between the governor and the Legislature as part
of their
budget agreement at the end
of March, which coincided with Cuomo's announcement that he was shutting down the Commission.
In 2013, NPR's Allan Greenblatt listed a few: It's effectively a one - party state, with the Democrats so dominant that there is no political competition and machine politics set the agenda; the elections are expensive, making candidates reliant on donors; many key decisions, such as the shape
of the state
budget, are made in backroom
deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culture.
Voters in the 19th Congressional district are being offered a choice
between longtime resident John Faso with a proven track record
of cutting
budgets, lowering taxes, and working with lawmakers from both sides
of the aisle and a radical New York City academic, with no roots in the district, who supports higher taxes, the Iran Nuclear
Deal, and ever larger government in Washington.
Heritage's advocacy arm was also critical
of a recent
budget deal negotiated
between Trump and leading congressional Democrats.
The
budget deal between Cuomo and the Legislature added a total
of $ 2.65 billion in projected state operating funds spending to the financial plan for the next four years.
Cuomo has now made it crystal clear that he will won't hesitate to force the Legislature into accepting his
budget in the absence
of an «amicable»
deal by putting it into an extender and forcing lawmakers to choose
between adopting his plan as - is and shutting down all but essential state operations.
The prime minister's official spokesman yesterday said that «inevitable» there would be discussions on the
budget proposals, but it would be up to individual states on December 15th to choose
between the reality
of getting a
deal, and holding out for a perfect solution.
In addition, he said: «We need to be in a position where there is rough parity on a national income basis
between Britain and like - sized countries at the end
of any
budget deal.»
Today's
deal is expected to call for a cut in the overall EU
budget, with a cut in funding to the new member states
of up to ten per cent and a corresponding cut - believed to be
between 12 and 15 per cent - in Britain's # 3.5 billion rebate.
But with the distrust
between Mr. Cuomo's office and City Hall showing little sign
of abating, the importance
of maintaining that relationship has ballooned for Mr. de Blasio, who is seeking to get more out
of the
budget deal than a simple restoration
of existing funds.
It was a period peppered by yelling matches
between top officials, a series
of «framework»
budget deals that collapsed and, sticking to Albany's spring tradition, much confusion.
With a
budget deal due by the July 1 start
of the new fiscal year, final negotiations are underway
between the City Council and the de Blasio administration, and outside groups are making their last
Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous confirmed much
of what we've been hearing all day: a
budget deal between both houses
of the Legislature will be finalized in a matter
of hours.
The Nassau County lawmaker, one
of just two Democrats in the Long Island delegation — among whom property tax relief is a Very Big
Deal (capitalization mine this time), called on Paterson to put his tax cap proposal in a
budget extender bill to force the Legislature to choose
between shutting down the government and passing the controversial plan.
Striking the balance
between ideals and reality is what state lawmakers are trying to do during an election year
budget season that will culminate in both sides
of the aisle spinning the typical
deal - making in their political favor.
With a new Speaker, the tradition
of the three men in a room secretive
budget meetings, where large complex
deals have been forged
between the governor and legislative leaders, broke down.
Details
of a possible
budget deal began to emerge after days
of backroom negotiations
between the Democratic governor and top lawmakers from the Assembly and Senate.
The public safety committee hearing was the penultimate executive
budget hearing, with the finance committee set to finish the proceedings Tuesday before closed - door negotiations lead to a
budget deal between Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council before the July 1 start
of the new fiscal year.
The City University
of New York's faculty union promised to hold Governor Andrew Cuomo to a commitment by his
budget director on Thursday that the administration will «address» funding its expired labor contracts once a
deal is reached
between the union and the university.
He previously criticized Stefanik over her support
of a $ 1.1 trillion
budget deal between House Speaker Paul Ryan and Democrats in Congress.
Most years, the final
budget plan arrives in a mad rush
of legislative action that rarely lasts more than two or three days — a sign that the total plan is a carefully calibrated set
of deals between legislative leaders and the governor that could, if too much time went by, fall apart due to political pressure.
It will continue with a round
of City Council hearings, behind - the - scenes negotiation and lobbying, de Blasio's executive
budget, more hearings and negotiations, and a
budget deal between the mayor and the Council by the July 1 start
of the new fiscal year.
Mr Jones said extra funding for children from less well - off backgrounds - part
of a
budget deal agreed
between Labour and the Lib Dems - would help pupils reach the desired standards.
While legislators are going into special session, cities and towns across Connecticut are cutting local public school programs as a result
of the inadequate education funding that is part
of the state
budget that was agreed upon in a
deal between Governor Dannel Malloy and Democratic legislators earlier this month.
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