Sentences with phrase «year budget concerns»

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«I'm really concerned that we're going to have a real collapse in Venezuela in oil production over the course of the next year,» which would in turn affect the government's ability to pay its debt, Rodriguez — who was head of the Venezuelan Congressional Budget Office from 2000 to 2004 — said at the AS / COA event.

The budget is also expected to include a major financial boost to basic scientific research across Canada, which would address some of the concerns outlined last year in a national review of the state of fundamental science.

Shapiro of MFR says a July move is possible, especially because of rising concern that September will feature a standoff over the federal budget for fiscal year 2016 that could include another government shutdown.

, which is not entirely fair, as most anyone who follows federal politics will know Mr. Wilks as the backbencher who was very briefly concerned about one of last year's budget bills.)

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Local governments had raised concerns with the program as proposed by Cuomo's initial budget presentation, pointing to the costs they've managed to contain over the years as well as the lack of increased state aid over the years.

Mr Cameron said he was «deeply concerned» at the Treasury's decision to freeze the Home Office budget for the next three years, insisting that providing the proper resources for the police and security services must be priority.

But she raised concerns about the most recent round of changes enacted in last year's budget, and also didn't protest when the state DAs Association (then headed by the GOP AG contender, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan) lobbied against them.

MPs also raised concerns that the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre is having its budget cut by ten per cent over four years and warned that it could lose its focus when it is merged with the National Crime Agency.

The budget that year also ensured the end of the gap elimination adjustment for school funding, a concern Republican lawmakers had campaign on since it was put in place.

And during a time of general economic turmoil, we have had countless concerns voiced earlier this year about the rising Olympic budget from the likes of PAC chair Margaret Hodge to public protest groups such as Our Olympics and the Counter-Olympic Network.

Governor Cuomo has proposed a five year extension in his Executive Budget, but instead of addressing business concerns, it proposes new and unworkable requirements on state and local government contractors.

While we are not opposing some major proposals, such as the elimination of some $ 375 million in prior year commitments for economic development initiatives, we do have major concerns with some aspects of the Executive Budget.

Also in this poll: New Yorkers are concerned the focus on the budget in Albany will imperil ethics and redistricting reform this year, and support for legalizing same - sex marriage continues to hold steady, with Republicans and senior citizens generally opposed.

Around a quarter of the 29 finance directors surveyed expressed uncertainty or concern over maintaining clinical standards and three suggested they could end the year with a budget deficit.

This reflects recommendations in the Better Budgets report published earlier this year by CIOT, the Institute for Government and the Institute for Fiscal Studies.3 Evidence based evaluation would also allow concerns, justified or not, that these reliefs are used as vehicles for tax abuse, to be properly addressed.

Lawmakers in both the Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly over the last several budget years have grown increasingly concerned with the power Gov. Andrew Cuomo has threatened to use via the extender process.

Cuomo said he's heard from those who have applied for relief over concerns that there would be a delay in securing more funding ahead of next year's budget, due to pass by April 1.

McCall says he understands concerns about tuition, but he says state lawmakers had been cutting SUNY's budget, by $ 1.4 billion dollars over the past four years.

«We are concerned that that creates a very problematic precedent and, in addition, could have many unforeseen consequences for next year's budget,» de Blasio added.

«As I mentioned before, we have a budget deficit of over $ 20 million next year and that is of great concern to me and I think a great concern to taxpayers here in the city and certainly to our employees and to get ourselves out of that hole we need to do a few things.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will meet with legislative leaders this week in an effort to break a divide on the $ 41 billion, two - year budget and address a growing concern over the current budget.

He made news recently by raising concerns about City Hall's budgeting practices, which have involved the use of reserve funds the past three years to balance the books.

We used that decision - making power to deliver on promises we had made to the electors: rapid demographic change had led to a shortage of local primary school places, so in the last four years we used the Council's resources to expand local primary schools to create twice as many; concerns about a scruffy and run down high street were addressed by comprehensive neighbourhood renewal; and pressure on household budgets was relieved by freezing the council tax and the cost of resident's parking permits.

The bill has been modified to try to quell concerns in the Assembly Democratic conference that prevented the measure from passing last year despite efforts by a former WNY Democratic senator, Bill Stachowski, to hold up a budget deal in hopes of getting an agreement on what morphed into a SUNY - wide proposal.

Nassau lawmakers voted to boost their pay by nearly 100 percent — assuming they're re-elected in two years — as they brushed aside concerns over appearance in light of the county's budget woes.

Nonprofit providers who operate shelters and provide homeless prevention and aftercare services, who have been agitating for across - the - board contract increases from the de Blasio administration as part of this year's budget, said they were concerned about how the city planned to fund what amounts to a broadening of their work.

I would like to invite you to attend these hearings to voice your priorities, comments, and concerns on the issues of greatest importance to you in this year's budget process.

«We want to make sure that in the outer years people are protected also, but it's not going to be part of the budget talks, as far as I'm concerned.»

«Vince Cable said that the help - to - buy scheme unveiled in the Budget earlier this year could simply «inflate» the housing market as occurred in the last decade... The # 130 billion scheme has been heralded as a flagship measure... However, some economists and business leaders have voiced warnings about the scheme and Mr Cable — who previously warned about the dangerous levels of debt before the financial crisis - has now indicated he shares their concerns.

School funding advocates are concerned that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is setting up for another political battle over school aid next year in a little - noticed provision in his new state budget.

There was some concern, both Reilich and Long said, that DeFrancisco has voted for budgets that Cuomo has proffered in recent years.

Although the NHS budget is being protected in the spending review, the far smaller increases in funding over the next four years have raised concerns that the Health Service will nonetheless come under pressure to reorganise.

Nassau lawmakers voted Monday to boost their pay by nearly 100 percent — assuming they're re-elected in two years — as they brushed aside concerns over appearance in light of the county's budget woes.

There had been widespread concern about the lack of job creation by the UCDC in recent years, evidenced by County Executive Mike Hein's reducing the agency's county appropriation by some $ 100,000 from $ 200,000 in his 2012 budget.

The Erie County Legislature's Finance and Management Committee marks the midpoint of the year by holding hearings with each of the departments and elected offices to discuss their budget expenditures thus far and to air any concerns for next year's budget.

Johnson also expressed concern about the ballooning of the city budget under de Blasio, noting that the city expects to spend as much as $ 95.2 billion by the 2022 fiscal year, and promised a «renewed focus» on the city's capital budget.

Following months of hearings and negotiations, after funding for a number of Council priorities was added to the mayor's final proposal, and amid concerns of a widely expected economic slowdown and potentially insufficient savings, the Council approved a plan that increases city spending by about $ 3.6 billion over last year's adopted budget.

He may be concerned that [the Department of Health] is moving too slowly on funding promised during this year's budget negotiations.

This year, the governor's proposed budget includes fewer measures that posed an immediate threat to the city, but de Blasio still expressed some concerns.

Pressure also came from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who expressed concerns over the accuracy of revenue estimates in this year's budget.

Mayor Bill de Blasio released his $ 82.2 billion Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 on Tuesday, increasing spending by about $ 100 million from his proposed preliminary budget while expressing concern about a possible economic slowdown and the effects of consistent underinvestment by the state and federal governBudget for Fiscal Year 2017 on Tuesday, increasing spending by about $ 100 million from his proposed preliminary budget while expressing concern about a possible economic slowdown and the effects of consistent underinvestment by the state and federal governbudget while expressing concern about a possible economic slowdown and the effects of consistent underinvestment by the state and federal governments.

The concern is for what happens if casino payments remain out of the budget formula after this year.

Also on the agenda is a talk on the governor's ability to shape the language of the state budget, the change in the political landscape when Pataki steps down at the end of the year, the chief concerns of New York's ailing cities, and the validity of mayoral term limits.

Cuomo said he had initially indicated a proposed increase in funding for the affected lakeshore properties in next year's budget, but since then, he has heard from many concerned applicants they do not want to wait that long.

The watchdog has been a thorn in the side of Brussels, publishing a series of critical reports on wasteful spending and refusing to sign off the EU's budget for 18 consecutive years because of concerns about fraud.»

On behalf of our members, I want to thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today concerning the Fiscal Year 2014 Executive Budget.

The City Council on Monday issued its formal response to Mayor Bill de Blasio's $ 82 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2017, capping a month of budget hearings that were fraught with concerns over how Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed state budget would affect the city and how prepared the city's coffers are for a rainy day.

«I'm very worried where the money will come from next year,» Meyers said.In response to concerns, Legislator Grant, who voted for the budget, explained a steadily strengthening market made current revenue estimates reliable, particularly with new business ventures such as the Shops at Nanuet, and that a no - vote was effectively a vote against the best possible option.

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