Sentences with phrase «public spending today»

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On Monday former chancellor Norman Lamont defended Hammond's stance, saying on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that «it is unavoidable that we have restraint on public spending,» adding: «it is not right for cabinet ministers to gang up on the chancellor in this way.

Hopefully by the time I get home today — who knows when that will be with the mess of public transportation available in the city — I will be able to curl up with your cookbook and decide what delicious recipes to spend my weekend making.

Last year, 32 public schools spent more than $ 6 million each on their staffs, per USA Today.

The latest Construction Trade Survey published today, shows that the cuts to public spending, announced by the government last autumn, have finally started to impact on construction activity, confirming the fears the industry has warned about for some time.

New York's public schools spent $ 21,206 per pupil in the 2014 - 15 school year, topping all states and exceeding the national average by 86 percent, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today.

Both Clegg and Alexander will today outline detailed plans for # 16 billion of cuts to public spending and # 8 billion of tax increases if they form part of the next government.

Nearly half of the 669 school districts seeking voter approval for budgets on Tuesday, May 15 are presenting spending plans that would increase property taxes as high as the 2011 property tax cap law allows, according to an analysis released today by the Empire Center for Public Policy.

Reinvent Albany today praised four laws which go into effect today making billions of dollars in City spending more transparent to the public.

The British public are to be consulted for the first time about how they want lottery money to be spent, the culture secretary announced today.

Commenting on specific announcements made today (Wednesday) in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement and Spending Review, Simon Whalley, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the Royal Aeronautical Society, said:

The UFT is hitting the airwaves today with a 60 - second radio spot that slams for - profit charter school management companies as «more interested in making money and ducking accountability than fighting for our kids» and spending «millions on false attacks against teachers and public schools.»

Speaking on the Today programme after the letter emerged, Osborne defended his warning of spending cuts and tax rises, saying Brexit would bring with it «chaos» in the UK's public finances.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today announced new anti-corruption «Truth in Spending» legislation that has the support of 40 sponsors so far, and which will require the executive and legislature to fully disclose how any public funds they allocate are spent and where the money comes from.

Public schools are asking voters to decide on spending plans, propositions and school board candidates today.

Public sector workers in Britain have gone on strike today in a row over pay, pensions, conditions, jobs and spending cuts.

Public sector workers are striking today over a row on pay, conditions, pensions and spending cuts.

«Today's charges demonstrate our vigilance in ensuring that every taxpayer dollar is spent properly, and that corrupt individuals who betray the public trust to line their own pockets will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.»

The chancellor today signalled a change of focus away from the government's programme of public spending cuts, promising to restructure the economy and promote a «new model» of economic growth.

The influential public accounts committee today published its report on government «outsourcing» - and found there was a chronically poor understanding of how and why different departments spend their money on interim staff and consultancy.

Spending cuts will continue for many more years to come David Cameron said today as he warned that public debt risks pushing Britain «over the brink».

Jury selection in the trial of a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo starts today in New York City in a case that could show the intersection of money and politics in the public policy of economic development spending.

Public Sector Cuts Finally Start to Bite The latest Construction Trade Survey published today, shows that the cuts to public spending, announced by the government last autumn, have finally started to impact on construction activity, confirming the fears the industry has warned about for somePublic Sector Cuts Finally Start to Bite The latest Construction Trade Survey published today, shows that the cuts to public spending, announced by the government last autumn, have finally started to impact on construction activity, confirming the fears the industry has warned about for somepublic spending, announced by the government last autumn, have finally started to impact on construction activity, confirming the fears the industry has warned about for some time.

Vincent Cable, the Liberal Democrats» Treasury spokesman, today warned that the black hole in public spending meant all areas of government spending would have to be reviewed.

Labour also said today they would pledge better value for public money while making no big spending commitments in a bid to reduce a record budget deficit.

A report by the USA Today Network in June determined the money is largely devoid of benchmarks and job - creation goals, «limiting the public's ability to objectively determine whether the dollars have been well spent.»

The latest, a report in USA Today that he spent more than $ 200,000 in taxpayer money chartering flights as a senator, helps Republicans argue that he is more interested using his office to help himself rather than the public.

«Perhaps the task ahead for our Government today is slightly greater, as Baroness Thatcher never managed to cut public spending.

Public Advocate Letitia James spent her morning advocating for one person in particular in court today — a 16 - year - old undocumented immigrant who fled gang violence in Honduras.

Patrick Diamond on what the left can do in an era of less growth, less public spending and lower living standards; Sarah Mulley on Labour's immigration challenge; Stuart White and Martin O'Neill on the «New Labour that wasn't» and the lessons for «one nation» Labour today.

«In new figures released today, IFS researchers estimate that total public spending on education in the UK will fall by over 13 % in real terms between 2010/11 and 2014/15,» the IFS said of their findings.

The Public Accounts committee gave its verdict today on the 2007 spending review today, arguing that if lessons in getting value for money are not learned from that process then frontline services are at «serious risk» under the new government's austerity drive.

Earlier today, CSNY filed a report with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics showing it had spent $ 4 million in March and April backing Cuomo's spending plan and the new pension tier.

From pensioners to first - time buyers to public sector workers, a rundown of how today's Autumn Statement and Spending Review affect you.

In response to ESD's repeated delays and denials of Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests, Reclaim New York (Reclaim) filed a lawsuit today in State Supreme Court against New York State's lead economic development agency to obtain public records related to how the agency spent $ 246.5 million on advertising initiatives.

More than 200,000 public sector jobs have already been axed or are now on the line since the massive spending cuts began, research from GMB union showed today.

New York City Public Advocate Bill DiBlasio takes to the Nation today to explain why he launched Advocate.NYC.gov / corporate - spending in the wake of the Citizens United decision, a website that tracks corporations» political spending policies.

But higher public spending and borrowing on capital investment today means lower borrowing tomorrow with the economy growing and tax revenues rising.

The sheer magnitude of continued spending cuts forced by the two percent spending cap — $ 1.7 billion in FY2017, $ 3.3 in FY2018, and $ 4.8 in FY2019 — although particular program areas are unspecified today, will inevitably starve our schools and public universities and prevent our state from making the investments needed to expand opportunities for those struggling to lift themselves out of poverty.

By ensuring that no additional public funds are spent to complete the Memorial and Museum, today's agreement puts in place a critical and long overdue safeguard to finally protect toll payers and taxpayers from bearing further costs, and, at the same time, put the project on a path for completion.»

A report published today by the Commons» public accounts committee makes the claim as it analyses the # 8 billion spent every year by the NHS on prescription drugs.

The shadow chancellor, Alan Johnson, urges an 11th hour rethink of Tuesday's planned VAT rise in a letter to the government today, as theConfederation of British Industry (CBI) warned public spending cuts could lead to a dramatic slowdown in the pace of economic recovery.

He has galvanised a new generation of young members; he has changed the terms of the debate about public spending and cuts, pointing out that short term cuts today have long term consequences.

Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, indicated today that the government would not set out new public spending plans before the next general election, arguing it was currently impossible to forecast the economy two years ahead.

43 % of the general public backed the idea on the grounds that, in today's harsh financial climate, the Government should «use the money instead to provide more help to people who need the money more», whereas 48 % said it would be wrong to do this, as «pensioners have spent their working lives paying for their state retirement benefits».

George Osborne opened his remarks today by outlining what he described as the principles governing his spending review: public service reform, «fairness» (defined as «we're all in this together») and promoting economic growth.

The committee filed its financial statement with the Commission on Public Integrity today, showing the bulk of its money — about $ 4.1 million — was spent on TV, radio and Internet advertising.

In the longer - term other Tory spending measures - such as action on public sector pay - will make today's measures sustainable.

A ComRes poll for The Independent today finds 55 per cent of voters favour public spending cuts to reduce Britain's debts, against 38 per cent who want taxes to be increased.

She spends more time on public outreach today, she says, than she has at any other time during her 17 years as an editor.

In his first major science address since taking office, President Obama promised today to increase U.S. public and private spending to historic highs for science research and development.