Sentences with phrase «to reduce the budget deficit»

Six months later, they have not put forward a single idea for reducing the budget deficit.

The pay limit was part of the government's efforts to reduce the budget deficit following the financial crash.

DES PLAINES — Proposed hikes in music fees, lunch prices and activity fees are among the proposals to reduce the budget deficit in District 63.

But without a consensus from the economic community, it would be unwise to risk stamping out the economic recovery by sparking a trade war with China over currency disputes or drastically reducing the budget deficit.

Providing more money from the get - go would allow the governor to follow through on his plans to reduce the budget deficit by $ 5 billion, while ensuring that the winning bidder does not back out.

A key tenet of the Labour Party's manifesto is reducing the budget deficit year - on - year through the lifetime of the next parliament.

Republicans are demanding spending cuts to reduce the budget deficit as the price for supporting an increase in the debt ceiling.

Progressives» Keynesian economist in chief, Paul Krugman, has been second to none in calling out policymakers» focus on reducing budget deficits when economies were still weak (also known as «austerity»).

Des Plaines — Increases in music, activity fees and lunch prices are among the ways Elementary School District 63 plans to reduce the budget deficit next year without cutting programs.

Des Plaines — Music fees, lunch prices and activity fees are expected to be increased in Elementary School District 63 next year to reduce a budget deficit while avoiding cutting programs, district officials said Wednesday night.

Undoubtedly, the government has a duty to focus on large - scale tax avoidance to help reduce the budget deficit and not just pick out small businesses as the easy targets.

As Chancellor, Osborne pursued austerity policies aimed at reducing the budget deficit and launched the Northern Powerhouse initiative.

But it's perfectly reasonable of the Lib Dems to argue, as Ed Balls has, that it is very difficult to see how the Tories will fulfil their pledge to reduce the Budget deficit faster than Labour without a rise in VAT or some other equally regressive tax.

The statement by the NRCC touts Christie as «a true conservative, taking on big union bosses and working tirelessly to reduce budget deficits in New Jersey without raising taxes.

The budget itself was fiscally responsible and the main opposition party, the Liberals, share the Conservatives» concern for reducing budget deficits,» he added.

On Wednesday, the UK released a plan to drastically reduce its budget deficit.

Nelson assumes the chairmanship of ICSC at a critical time, as states look to reduce their budget deficits by raising taxes on retail properties and new developments.

It also requires the Spanish government to present by the end of this month plans to reduce its budget deficit to under 3 percent of the country's gross domestic product by 2014.

Chafee has a mixed economic record in Rhode Island, raising its sales tax to reduce its budget deficit, and decreasing the state's corporate tax rate to seven percent from nine percent.

The populist splinter group of the Republican Party forced President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats to blink, agreeing to raise the legislated debt limit only on the condition that tax increases were kept off the list of options to reduce the budget deficit.

Rehn decided that the nation was making enough progress in reducing its budget deficit for 2012 and 2013.

In 2011, Dem and GOP legislators gave themselves a December, 2012, deadline for reaching a deal to reduce the budget deficit.

Since coming to power at the end of 2015, a minority socialist Portuguese government has overcome initial skepticism among market participants and successfully introduced measures to reduce its budget deficit and reform the country's banking system, providing greater stability for investors.

«Immigrants pay more in taxes than they take out in welfare and use of public services... immigrants help to reduce the budget deficit.

Current debates about the economic situation in Spain, for example, are centred on the country's need to reduce its budget deficit to 5.3 % of GDP, as agreed this year with European partners in Brussels.

Take the issue of public spending cuts to reduce the Budget deficit.

Voters accept the necessity for cuts to reduce the budget deficit, but Corbyn and his union backers made opposition to austerity a central plank of their campaign.

Under David's leadership, the Government stabilised the economy, reduced the budget deficit, and helped more people into work than ever before.

We must not waver from our plan to reduce the budget deficit and deal with Britain's debts.

As you may know, one way the legislature in Wisconsin is seeking to reduce its budget deficit is by passing a bill that would take away some of the collective bargaining rights of most public unions, including the state teachers» union.

He added that the recovered assets of the country would also be used to reduce the budget deficit.

The government seeks to take money out of the economy by public spending cuts and tax increases to reduce the budget deficit.

Our plans to reduce the budget deficit are sometimes seen - even by those who recognise the necessity - as particularly hard on the young.

I appreciate the council's efforts to reduce the budget deficit and hire more police, but defunding the Land Bank would actually create a revenue shortfall for the city and make our neighborhoods less safe.

George Osborne is now saying - in the wake of what we must hope was Labour's last Budget - that we will reduce the budget deficit in our own way.

AAU and its member research universities have frequently expressed our view that the nation can and should reduce budget deficits but maintain strong investments in research and education.

We believe that Congress and the President can and must commit to such spending even as they work to reduce budget deficits.

We recognize that there are strong differences over how to reduce budget deficits.

The President's budget offers hope that the nation will continue to make science and education investments a top national priority while taking serious steps to reduce budget deficits.

«Putting a price on carbon could help solve two of the nation's biggest challenges at once: preventing climate change and reducing the budget deficit,» said Rep. Waxman.

«Eliminating or reducing ethanol subsidies and trade barriers are important steps we can take to reduce the budget deficit, improve the environment, and lessen our reliance on imported oil,» the senators wrote to the Democratic majority leader, Senator Harry Reid, and the Republican minority leader, Senator Mitch McConnell.

To the extent that there are market risks, they largely stem from the federal government, which continues to look at ways to reduce its budget deficit.