Sentences with phrase «public expenditure as»

Maybe the climate database isn't such a risky issue but they are proposing some serious public expenditure as appropriate public response to theirr research.

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Sometimes referred to as «tax expenditures,» boutique tax credits refer to government spending that encourage certain programs and behaviours amongst Canadians, such as public transit and post-secondary education.

And as the profits continue to roll in, it intends to increase its public policy expenditures in step.

Even as transfer payments continued to grow with GDP, nominal direct program expenditures — mainly spending on public - service wages — have either declined or been held constant.

But overall demand growth has remained quite strong, boosted to some extent by temporary pre-GST spending, and by public - sector expenditure which, at least as recorded in the national accounts, has also expanded quite quickly.

The explanation provided was that as a «result of accounting changes due to the Jobs and Economic Action Plan, public debt charge forecasts from the Federal Budget are no longer a reasonable estimate of cash - basis expenditures for reporting in the Estimates» [5].

The expenditures upon which we seek a report are those that Congress has said to not warrant a deduction as an ordinary and necessary business expense, namely, lobbying, participation in the political system by supporting or opposing candidates for office, and trying to influence the general public or segment thereof as to elections, legislative matters or referenda.

Given the sad state of our highways, public transportation systems and other material infrastructure, as well as the severe needs of our educational system, increased government spending in these areas could take up the slack in declining defense expenditures while contributing enormously to the potential productivity of the United States.

Omissions in expense reporting and payment methods prevented the board and the public from determining the Park District purpose for a number of significant expenditures, such as restaurant tabs totaling more than $ 4,300 for meals ranging from $ 25 to $ 185, primarily charged to the accounts of Atwell, Jeffress and Paetschow.

«This was done as part of the public expenditure review carried out jointly by Nigerian government and the Bank under the Country Partnership Strategy.

However, at a glance, the consultants recorded a 42 % level of implementation across the 36 states, other percentages are 60 % for Public expenditure reforms as against 69 % from the NGF, 56 % for PFM which is the same with what the Forum recorded and 35 % level of implementation for public debt as against 54 % recorded by thPublic expenditure reforms as against 69 % from the NGF, 56 % for PFM which is the same with what the Forum recorded and 35 % level of implementation for public debt as against 54 % recorded by thpublic debt as against 54 % recorded by the NGF.

Public Investment into infrastructure is on the decline in Ghana, with capital expenditure as a percentage of GDP having come down from 11 % to 5.7 % on average.

As the period has seen a sharp reduction in public expenditure on policing, that suggests that value for money has been improving.

As Keynes pointed out, public expenditure need not be inflationary so long as it increases the efficiency of the economy and raises productivity by making better use of all available resources, both human and naturaAs Keynes pointed out, public expenditure need not be inflationary so long as it increases the efficiency of the economy and raises productivity by making better use of all available resources, both human and naturaas it increases the efficiency of the economy and raises productivity by making better use of all available resources, both human and natural.

To ensure irreversibility, we are implementing the following measures to tackle some of the long - term structural issues: a. capping of the statutory funds at 25 percent of government tax revenues b. operationalization of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to consolidate all government funds at the Bank of Ghana c. tightening of expenditure controls in GIFMIS to minimize inefficiencies and budget overruns d. strict enforcement of the PFM Act, as well as the Public Procurement Act, to ensure efficiency in public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their Public Procurement Act, to ensure efficiency in public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their money.

Figure 1 shows that the effect of that change was to increase the costs reported for the financial year 2008 - 09 from # 16 billion (as reported in Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) 2010 under the old definitions) to # 22 billion (in PESA 2011).

Mr. Speaker, expenditures were generally controlled to minimize overruns due to the strict usage of the GIFMIS as well as the implementation of quartely cash allotments to MDAs.We are also seeing a new commitment in public procurements to protect the public purse.

Speaking on the same programme, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes said he believed the Tories would suffer the most from Ukip as they are most obviously attractive to people who «want to vote on the right for less public expenditure».

She stated the objectives as; to Improve Accountability & Transparency, to Increase Public Revenue, to Rationalise Public Expenditure, to Improve Public Financial Management and Sustainable Debt Management, stressing that state governments have agreed to the reform.

In line with accounting conventions, interest on the National Debt is treated as part of public revenue expenditure, and therefore counts against the annual PSNCR.

The Strategic Thinkers Network - Africa (STRANEK) is of the strong view that the list of staffers at the Presidency as submitted to Parliament in accordance with section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463) results in a wasteful expenditure which is not in tandem with President Akufo Addo's policy of protecting and saving the public purse from profligate expenditure and wanton abuse.

«Independent expenditures tend not to be particularly as big in New York as say the LLC Loophole or housekeeping accounts,» said Blair Horner of The New York Public Interest Research Group, referring to political party accounts not subject to the same campaign finance limits as candidate campaigns.

He also slammed de Blasio for staying silent on the independent expenditure while railing against the flow of corporate money in elections for years in his role as public advocate.

Such personal use will be defined as expenditures that are exclusively for personal benefit of the candidate or any other individual, not in connection with a political campaign or holding of a public office or party position.

The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the expenditure on numerous government projects over the years, such as:

Before 2011, the public had no view of the murky world of independent election expenditures — where attack ads masquerade as issue ads.

While some future costs are estimated as part of the budget process, others, such as tax expenditures granted by the State and public authorities, would have to be calculated for the first time.

[9] In December 1690 he was elected to the Commission of Public Accounts to «examine, take and state» the accounts of the realm since William's accession, as expenditure had ballooned.

«Conduct and activities of The Advance Group during the last election cycle may have involved the coordinating of independent expenditure Super PACs with official campaigns, and The Advance Group provided unpaid lobbying services to a public official and, as a consequence, The Advance Group will benefit from selling access to the public official to influence official acts,» the complaint alleges.

Capel's statement ends by saying the report ignores Cuomo's achievements in pushing for greater disclosure of financial activities by elected officials as well as «independent expenditure» and nonprofit organizations, the establishment of web portals allowing greater online access to public documents, and the more recent formation of a Moreland Commission panel to examine public corruption.

That figure was calculated by searching the Federal Election Commission's independent expenditure public disclosures, as well as from a source tracking media buys across the country.

She also pointed out potential inadvertent consequences of the bill, noting that there are strict criteria for qualifying expenditures under the public funds program, and more public funds could make it harder for candidates to justify spending on non-qualifying purposes such as defending a ballot petition in court.

«To conceal these payments — and to avoid public scrutiny of his decision to retain the former staffer for campaign - related work — Maziarz, acting with others, falsely reported the expenditures on five separate filings with the New York State Board of Elections as payments to pass - through entities,» Schneiderman said.

Additionally, he is involved in a lawsuit against a private citizen who asked for an explanation in a public meeting of Highway Department expenditures that were brought forward in a public meeting to the Town Board by the Fleet Manager as warranting examination.

Total public expenditure, which includes debt interest payments, will be # 702bn next year, then # 713bn, # 724bn and # 740bn, bringing real terms public spending to the same level as 2008.

Continued investigation of this research may have strong implications for policy makers, public health professionals and school administrators to consider simple and sustainable environmental changes in classrooms that can effectively increase energy expenditure and physical activity as well as enhance cognitive development and education outcomes.

«As a public policy matter, you're not doing the nation a favor if you reduce the government's share, if the total expenditure is coming out of the U.S. economy,» says Lewis Branscomb, an adjunct professor at the University of California at San Diego.

This program may yet lift the performance of our pupils as they go through the school system, although problems remain: out of Australia's total expenditure on early childhood education in 2010, parents contributed almost half the cost and only 56 per cent was met from the public purse — compared with an OECD average of 82 per cent public funding — and the rest was from private sources, probably parental pockets.

Cerf is fostering support from former opponents, such as the Newark Public Schools Advisory Board, whose input he seeks on expenditure decisions although he has ultimate decision - making power.

This covers areas such as Elements of public finance Objectives of public expenditure Size and pattern of public expenditure

The latest example: Michael Fletcher, writing for the Washington Post on Tuesday, who misleads his readers with the following: «The $ 4.35 billion effort was enacted last year as part of the $ 787 billion economic stimulus plan, marking one of the largest federal expenditures ever on the nation's public schools.»

With so many targets to be met, energy prices rising and public sector spending under constant pressure, it is vital that schools particularly are made as efficient as possible to cut expenditure on energy bills.

Public expenditures on early childhood programs are nearly always justified as investments that will eliminate socioeconomic and racial gaps in school readiness and elevate subsequent student achievement and life success.

I find that, leaving aside health care as well as public and post-secondary education, the federal government spends approximately $ 217 billion annually through tax expenditures that are conditional on children and on social programs intended to support children.

The standard response to the must - be-paid-for stipulation by advocates of more public spending on childcare is that such expenditures will produce improvements in the cognitive, social, and emotional skills of young children that, in turn, will lead children to do better as they progress through school and enter the workforce as adults.

It should come as no surprise that the idea of shifting costs from taxpayers to students would appeal to conservative lawmakers concerned about public expenditures.

As with per - pupil expenditures, the public significantly underestimates how much their states pay public school teachers.

Thus, total expenditures on private school choice programs as a share of total resources devoted to public education nationwide is 0.4 percent.

This new report, produced by the National Center for Education Statistics, covers six different areas: elementary and secondary enrollment; enrollment in degree - granting postsecondary institutions; high school graduates; degrees conferred; elementary and secondary teachers (including the number of teachers in elementary and secondary schools as well as student - teacher ratios and new teacher hires); and expenditures of public elementary and secondary schools.

In Chris Rickert's Thursday column «Voucher popularity wrongly dismissed,» he pretends giving people who can already afford private schools a voucher and a tax break is as valid of an expenditure of tax dollars as any other «public education.»