Sentences with phrase «worth of public money»

It advises that MPs on the Education Committee «remain to be convinced» that revised arrangements will provide an» adequate level of transparency and accountability» and says that the DfE «must do more to demonstrate its commitment to accountability of around # 18 billion pounds» worth of public money.»

The administration said it has invested $ 1 billion worth of public money toward this effort, which has, in turn, leveraged $ 2.8 billion in private investment and created 12,000 jobs.

Not exact matches

In particular, $ 3.8 trillion worth of trust products, which local governments and property developers riddled with debt, used to raise money from the Chinese public have been stymied, with two specific types of trust products having reportedly had to delay payments as liquidity has dried up.

 The Harper government's decision last year to write off every penny of the auto aid and thus build it all into last year's deficit calculation (which I questioned at the time as curious and even misleading) has already been proven wrong. Since the money was already «written off» by Ottawa as a loss (on grounds that they had little confidence it would be repaid — contradicting their own assurances at the same time that it was an «investment,» not a bail - out), any repayment will come as a gain that can be recorded in the budget on the revenue side. Jim Flaherty has learned from past Finance Ministers (especially Paul Martin) that it's always politically better to make the budget situation look worse than it is (even when the bottom has fallen out of the balance), thus positioning yourself to triumphantly announce «surprising good news» (due, no doubt, to «careful fiscal management») down the road. The auto package could thus generate as much as $ 10 billion in «surprising good news» for Ottawa in the years to come (depending on the ultimate worth of the public equity share).

It's also worth noting that oddsmakers respect the opinion of their sharpest bettors, and won't adjust based on public money if those sharps have taken a side.

It's also worth pointing out that there has been similar one - sided public betting on the total, with 77 % of tickets and 85 % of money taking the over.

It's also worth noting that the Red Sox are consistently one of the most popular teams amongst casual bettors, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the moneyline shaded to account for public money — especially in Sale's first few starts of the season.

But critics on both the left and the right say Cuomo is failing to address the bigger picture — whether the $ 8.6 billion worth of programs are an effective use of public money.

Governor Cuomo is making some changes to prevent any future bid rigging in some of his major economic development projects, but critics on both the left and the right say the governor is failing to address the bigger picture — whether the $ 8.6 billion dollars» worth of programs are an effective use of public monies.

In this climate of austerity and the need for public sector cuts, when so many are worried about the possibility that nurses, teachers and other such essential workers will be forced out of work as government tightens its belt, it is worth noting that # 2.8 billion of taxpayers» money was spent on consultancy fees in 2005 - 06 alone.

Ms Arthur made the claim a day after member of the Public Accounts Committee and Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso accused the former administration of not using due process in transferring the monies worth more than two million Ghana cedis meant for the construction of some CHPS compounds.

In addition to the money the Brooklyn Public Library received from the city, the organization has another estimated $ 300 million worth of repairs needed for branches» basic infrastructure, Robinson said.

«You really haven't gotten your moneys» worth,» he said, specifically mentioning such ideas as a public option government - run health care plan or education reform or public financing of elections.

But critics on both the left and the right say the governor is failing to address the bigger picture, whether the $ 8.6 billion worth of programs are an effective use of public monies.

«People are willing to spend the money on state government if they think they're getting their money's worth,» said Blair Horner, legislative director at the New York Public Interest Research Group and one of the authors of the Reinvent Albany report.

The jaguar, for example, which is popular with the public, has garnered more than $ 2 million worth of «mitigation money.»

The public can judge whether it was worth the money by watching a series of videos documenting life - changing improvements.

Michael Feuer, dean of The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development, suggested the dip in confidence among PDK / Gallup poll respondents might reflect the influence of recent public debates over whether college is worth the money.

The example was used to show how irrational some clients can be; even when your returns are in the top 1 % of all investment managers out there, some people can still find something to complain about (as an aside, that is why the truly successful mutual fund managers quickly exit the public domain once they have made «enough», and then they tend to go super private by either managing their own money or investing privately on behalf of some particular clients that they know to be rational — when you're worth tens and tens of millions of dollars, you don't need to deal with people that don't truly believe that good value investing often means underperforming the S&P 500 at least one out of every three years).

What I don't understand is why a one time investment of $ 50 - 200 billion worth of solar is too much when our current public / consumer investment in oil is well over half a trillion each year if you consider both the cost of the oil we consume and all the money spent to subsidize it at home while securing it overseas.

The upshot of my report is a more realistic estimate of about # 24 billion for the parts of the private companies worth taking into public ownership: a lot of money, but still only a third of what we spent rescuing Royal Bank of Scotland.

But as Manjoo points out, going public means, inevitably, bowing to the pressures of shareholders, who want their money's worth.

Faraday Future has already justified a massive investment worth hundreds of millions of dollars in public money for a plant in an economically depressed part of Nevada.

Patterson added, «I wonder at what point we will reach where the public will say, well, my privacy is worth money, it's worth cash out of my pocket.

While these requests for confidentiality are not only legal but apparently common, it's becoming increasingly clear through FF's shaky and oft - rescheduled investment plans that this level of secrecy with so much public money on the line is perhaps worth reconsidering.

I am not aware of another profession, which is so dependant on public image, that has to spend so much money convincing the public that we are worth it.

Proof: A lot of money, our money, is spent on trying to convince the public that Realtors are worth hiring.