The trend of increased state revenues has resulted in a level of financial flexibility not seen in the sector over the past five years, and is helping many states restore structural budgetary balance and begin to rebuild reserves. In addition to the tax-reduction measures, this revenue growth has also led to new funding initiatives for education, transportation, infrastructure, and other areas that had been restrained from 2001-2004.
Quotes about budgetary (16 Quotes)
One wishes that he would say the problem is not simply a budgetary one. The problem is a structural one. The Republicans can properly fault the Clinton administration for giving so little attention to the restructuring of the post-Cold War force.
We have to have a grasp of where we are from a budgetary standpoint. We have to have better accountability and we have to run it like a business.
We were in good shape when we opened at the Prince, since we had done numerous workshops and done the show in Westport several years before, but having the audience there allowed us to tweak several areas where we had several choices as to how to do things, ... There will certainly be more tweaks and there were a few ideas we never got the chance to implement at the Prince which we can't wait to try. Also, because of budgetary reasons, the Prince essentially utilized half the planned set, so we're excited about doing the show with the full set.
Mr. Chairman, the price for continuing this war is too high, not only in budgetary terms, but in American lives, Iraqi civilian casualties blamed on America and in the steady increase in the terrorist ranks that this war is provoking around the globe.
The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary problems, recognizing that the sooner we act, the less painful the choices will be.
Although the (European) Commission welcomes the renewed priority attached by the German government to budgetary consolidation, it is clear that the procedure needs to be stepped up to guarantee a lasting correction of the deficit.
The Simpsons can go anywhere in the world and not worry about any budgetary issues. However, even when the show has had its run, I think the characters can go on in perpetuity.
From a budgetary standpoint, were nowhere close to the Tour de Georgia or Tour of California. They have budgets around 3 to 4 million. Ours is under 100,000. The difference there is pretty striking. Even though our course and level of road racing in the event mimics those of the larger events, in terms of the prize money we can offer and the caliber of athlete we hope to get to come, we really cant compete until we have a larger budget. Thats the hard and fast reality. Wed like to get to that budget, but were not there yet.
I have voted to make tough decisions in budgetary times, I've served on two recessionary budgets, my opponent has never served on any a budget committee where there was less money to spend than the year before.
We are making good progress with each of the bargaining units. The administration's top priority is good contracts with good working conditions for all our employees. We need to get through this and get on with the business of running the college. I believe people are becoming aware that we will all need to work as a team to weather the budgetary crisis.
As the GAO report recognizes, the long-term health of our forests relies on additional fuel reduction options and funding to reduce the risks that catastrophic fire poses to our nation's ecosystems, communities and federal budgetary resources.
No serious work whatever is under way within the government to link annual budgetary allocations with the international development goals the United States has endorsed. For example, the Bush administration has failed to produce even one credible document spelling out America's role in a global-scale war against AIDS.
He's trying to divert away attention from his own incompetence. What we're saying is this is a budgetary situation, it's simply a question of doing the sums right, if they did the sums at all.
Canada is in budgetary deficit now only because of the recession, only because of stimulus measures, and we will come out of it. We will go back into surplus position when the economy recovers. So there is no need in Canada to raise taxes.
In spite of clear budgetary constraints, there hasn't been any attempt to reign in defense spending.