«For eight years, I have balanced the budget and
held the line on taxes while legislators have made the same claim,» he said in a statement.
While politicians are wise to
hold the line on tax spending — and even offer tax reductions to some — it is important to understand the cumulative effect of all these spending changes.
Now, we must continue the work of
holding the line on taxes for Long Islanders, funding our public schools, and making sure we clean up Albany so that taxpayer dollars aren't wasted by corrupt public officials.»
Unshackle Upstate's Greg Biryla said overall, GOP lawmakers did better than Democrats when ranked on issues that business groups care about, such
as holding the line on taxes and spending.
«I look forward to a campaign on my record
of holding the line on taxes, improving county ethics, and reducing crime,» MacKenzie said in a statement.
Governor Andrew Cuomo plans to piggyback on last year's success in closing a $ 10 billion budget deficit while
holding the line on taxes by reducing estimated spending increases to state agencies and local municipalities, state officials said on Thursday.
The Rochester - based business group Unshackle Upstate's 2018 agenda urges state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to
hold the line on tax increases and reduce regulations in the new year.
Unshackle Upstate's Greg Biryla, says overall GOP lawmakers did better than Democrats, when ranked on issues business groups care about,
including holding the line on taxes and spending.
«In Congress, Randy will rein in spending,
hold the line on taxes allowing the private sector to create jobs and get America back on track,» Pataki said in a statement distributed by Altschuler's campaign.
It's easy for Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican - led Florida Legislature to preen
about holding the line on taxes when they are merely shifting so many costs to local government.
In 2014, we took the County Executive's proposed 2015 budget, which
only held the line on taxes, and identified cuts and lowered the tax rate for the first time in a decade.
«Todd is a true public servant who grew up here in Nassau County and knows the issues that matter most to our communities, from helping Superstorm Sandy victims rebuild to
holding the line on taxes for middle - class families.
Mike Bloomberg's solution is built on our core values: a balanced budget that
holds the line on taxes while protecting our social safety net, fights crime and keeps vital job creation projects on track,» a voice says in the ad.
Republicans will remain under enormous pressure to
hold the line on taxes.
The Park District will
hold the line on taxes for the fourth straight year, reduce operating expenditures and increase revenues largely by shrinking a huge central office that had been criticized in the past for being top - heavy and filled with patronage workers, Claypool said.
However, right now, the Senator is focused primarily on ensuring that the Senate continues his efforts to preserve and create jobs, while working toward a responsible budget that
holds the line on taxes, makes tough cuts, and re-prioritizes what funding is available to protect our parks and historic sites, our correctional facilities and provides property tax relief.»
What New York needs is a budget that
holds the line on taxes, fees and borrowing.
Skelos, who has endorsed fellow Republican Rick Lazio for governor, noted that all of the candidates — including Cuomo — have espoused fiscally conservative positions that the Senate GOP has long pushed, including a property tax cap,
holding the line on taxes and a ban on borrowing to close the budget deficit.
The plan called for imposing a one - year salary freeze on the vast majority of public employees whose contracts are up for renegotiation as of April 1;
holding the line on taxes; and imposing a state spending cap limiting spending growth to the rate of inflation.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature approved a plan in the state budget to
hold the line on taxes and encourage local governments and schools to merge and share services over the next few years.
The plan called for imposing a one - year salary freeze on the vast majority of public employees whose contracts are up for renegotiation as of April 1;
holding the line on taxes; and imposing a State spending cap limiting spending growth to the rate of inflation.
The call, which will start to ring on phones statewide at 9 a.m., urges respondents to contact their local assembly member to express support for a budget that cuts spending and
holds the line on taxes, fees and borrowing.
When we received the County Executive's proposed budget he had only
held the line on taxes.
«So nothing changes other than the fact that the money that is normally locked over there we normally could not use, now we can use it in order to
hold the line on taxes.»
Spano said his priorities will be to fight for a fair share of education funding for Westchester school districts, to ensure the area economy remains strong, and to
hold the line on taxes.
Among Freeman's platform, he listed responsible development, protecting the Long Island Sound and «
holding the line on taxes.»
Speaking to reporters afterward, he said the bill's end to deductions for state and local taxes, and new limits on the mortgage deduction threaten to undo his efforts to
hold the line on taxes and spending.
You'll hear them talking about fixing the education system,
holding the line on taxes.
It holds the lines on taxes but uses $ 12 million from the city's reserves.
We have
held the line on taxes.
«No tax is good, we've
held the line on taxes,» he said in an interview on Talk - 1300 AM this morning.
Mayor Bloomberg is taking some heat for the full - color mailer he sent out to NYC residents that slams Albany for trying to balance the state budget for «cutting billions of dollars» from the city and touts his own efforts to
hold the line on taxes, create jobs and protect «vital services.»
State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long told me during a CapTon interview today that he views the NYC OTB bailout as a «first test» of whether the Legislature will be able to work with Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo next year in cutting wasteful spending and
holding the line on taxes.
``... I have known and worked with Angie over the years and I want the voters to know that as Suffolk County Executive she will
hold the line on taxes, control spending and promote a business climate that encourages the job creation that we need.»
It is sad, but it is something we felt had to be done to
hold the line on taxes.
«When the County Executive released his proposed budget in October, he only
held the line on taxes.
Buffalo Common Councilmembers made minimal changes, as they approved Mayor Byron Brown's half - billion - dollar city budget proposal Tuesday, which
holds the line on taxes.
He has a long, strong record of standing up to Governor Cuomo, pushing to
hold the line on taxes and fighting to clean up Cuomo's Albany mess,» said Broome County Republican Chairman Bijoy Data.