Sentences with phrase «spending by public authorities»

In all, the Democratic governor boasted that there will be $ 100 billion worth of investments in New York, counting some expenditures from last year, spending by public authorities and matching funds from the private sector.

Not exact matches

Where the big society is seen by many as a cover for spending cuts, some of the provisions of the Localism Bill aim to make local authorities more accountable for the way public money is spent.

The communities secretary has suggested that although cutbacks are serious, local authorities will still be able to provide a «reasonable level of services», by cutting wasteful spending and allowing them to come up with more innovative ways of providing public services.

To give the Legislature a say in the spending, all authority appropriations must be unanimously approved by the Public Authorities Control Board.

Bloomberg has spent the past week threatening that installing an inspector general would put the public and officers at risk by undermining the police commissioner's authority.

The Department of Public Service will see its current - year spending of $ 80 million increase to $ 81 million; spending by the New York Energy Research and Development Authority will drop by $ 1 million to $ 23 million; the New York Power Authority will see a jump to $ 14 million from $ 3 million, reflecting capital spending for the new Empire State Trail, the budget office said.

DiNapoli's plan calls on the state to bring more transparency and accountability to state finances by eliminating discretionary lump sum appropriations, restricting «backdoor spending» by public authorities, requiring more disclosure of public authorities» spending and financing, and making the state budget more understandable and accessible.

Five years ago, in the name of «streamlining,» Cuomo convinced state lawmakers to curtail Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's oversight authority on contracts and spending by SUNY nonprofits, public hospitals and similar agencies.

In a report released Wednesday, DiNapoli recommended eliminating discretionary lump - sum appropriations, restricting «backdoor spending» by public authorities, and requiring deposits into the state's rainy - day fund when the state has a cash surplus, among other things.

Braunstein said he believed Albany's out - of - control spending could be curtailed by eliminating state agencies and public authorities through governmental consolidation as well as fighting Medicaid fraud.

A Freedom of Information investigation by Children and Young People Now magazine in 2013 found that 31 per cent of local authorities closed public playgrounds between 2010 and 2013 and cut spending on play by 38.8 per cent during the same period (# 67.9 million in 2010/11 — # 41.5 million in 2013/14).

The WMCF was launched in September 2010 by a partnership of local authorities to deliver a range of public sector construction projects in a way that aims to reduce spend without sacrificing quality.

State authorities have found more than $ 80 million in wasteful and fraudulent spending of public money by California charters, according to the sponsors of one of the bills that Brown vetoed.

It is run by the state, it has clearly worded and publicly accessible statutes and rules, it shows publicly the odds of winning, it also shows the distribution of all wins, it informs the public and the overseeing public authorities how the revenues are spent, it even shows the statistics of each drawing (and cumulative statistics) going back several months.

Jones v Cheshire Constabulary (2017) A local councillor and former leader of Cheshire East Council complains about the conduct of a police investigation into the awarding of contracts by one of the largest spending local authorities in the North - West with allegations of defamation and misfeasance in public office against the police.

While it's not unusual for governments or agencies to issue warnings or try to educate the public on what regulators may consider risky investments, Polish financial authorities have taken it a step further, spending taxpayers» money on a smear campaign — trying to sway public opinion against crypto assets by paying social media influencers to attack them.