Sentences with phrase «tightening budget measures»

But on a day when British finance minister George Osborne announced a series of painful belt - tightening budget measures, observers say that the outcome for science could have been worse.

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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 money.

The coalition is set to tighten public finances by # 113bn by 2014/15, with # 30bn from tax measures, # 11bn from welfare reforms announced in the budget, # 10bn from lower debt interest costs and # 61bn in cuts to departmental spending.

While the budget offered little in the way of incentives for average Canadians, there were a few measures aimed at tightening up tax loopholes used by investors and business owners.

The Parliamentary Library provides more information on Budget measures on job seeker compliance and workforce participation in this review, including tightening of activity requirements for job seekers aged 30 to 49 and 55 to 59.