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Kelowna proposes modest budget

21 hours ago ago from VernonBlog

by Wayne Moore - Dec 14, 2009 / 10:36 am CASTANET: After enduring tax increases of 5.66% and 3.49% over the past two years, Kelowna taxpayers are in for a tax break in 2010. In his annual budget forecast, City Manager Ron Mattiussi will present City Council with a proposed 1.2% budget increase for 2010. In 2008 and 2009, more than half (4.7%) of the combined increase of 9.15% went directly to paying off the new H2O Centre. The proposed 2010 ...

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Tax Increases On The Horizon?

19 hours ago ago from Bearing Drift: Virginia Politics On Demand

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine is preparing the budget proposal for this coming year, and so far, the indications point towards a bringing back the car tax and placing other tax increase ideas on the table, as a way to balance the budget. This could not come at a worst time, as we are in an economic recession and unemployment numbers are at the highest they have been in a long time (these numbers continue to climb). It's hard enough for many ...

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Final Story: Enterprise

12 hours ago ago from Brian King Journalism 305 Blog

Thousands Lose Financial Aid 12,300 students from around the state will be excluded from financial aid after a new budget proposed by Gov.  Christine Gregoire calls for an additional $146 million, or 60 percent, reduction to the State Need Grant program. Many students who depend on financial aid as their primary source of college funding are worried that they could suddenly be left without means to pay for their increasingly ...

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Burien Council Expected To Adopt Budget Amendments Monday Night

9 hours ago ago from The B-Town (Burien) Blog | Burien News, Events, Entertainment & More, Updated Daily.

by Ralph Nichols Burien council members are scheduled to adopt tonight (Monday, Dec. 14) amendments to the city’s 2009-2010 biennial budget. The changes will adjust the 2010 budget to compensate for revenues that fell below projections in 2009 and are estimated to be lower than previously anticipated again next year. Unless there is a late resolution in the dispute between Burien and King County over Puget Sound Park – none was ...

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Government and Politics Watch: Senate Approves Service and Innovation Budgets

14 hours ago ago from Social Executive for the Social Entrepreneur

The Senate on Sunday approved a spending bill for fiscal 2010 that increases the budget for national-service programs and provides $50-million for the new Social Innovation Fund, reports Government and Politics Watch, The Chronicle's online column.

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South Carolina Budget Board Mulls Steep Cuts As Revenue Falls

13 hours ago ago from Media General - WSPA.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This South Carolina Budget Board Mulls Steep Cuts As Revenue Falls Associated Press Published: December 14, 2009 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Schools, health care, social services and prisons are up for another round of budget cuts as the state's financial ...

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Alabama legislators hear gloomy budget predictions

13 hours ago ago from Media General - NBC13.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Alabama legislators hear gloomy budget predictions Associated Press Published: December 14, 2009 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama legislators are hearing gloomy budget forecasts that could mean layoffs during the coming fiscal year for teachers ...

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Japanese Budget Deficit To Hit Record High - FOXBusiness.com

45 minutes ago ago from FOX Business

Existing users please login User Name: Password: Remember me on this computer Home Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Japanese Budget Deficit To Hit Record High   By Lisa Twaronite MarketWatch Pulse   TOKYO -- The Japanese government's primary budget ...

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Mont. oil output drops but high prices soften blow

16 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Mont. oil output drops but high prices soften blow BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Oil production in Montana is off by about 30 percent from its high three years ago, but state officials said rebounding energy prices have staved off a sharp hit to the state's budget. That's a rare bit of good news - or at least not-so-bad news - for state revenue officials tracking a steady decline in corporate and income taxes caused by the recession. ...

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Carcieri cuts millions in local aid to close deficit

10 hours ago ago from Media General - Turnto10.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Carcieri cuts millions in local aid to close deficit NBC 10 Graphic Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has proposed making millions of follars in funding cuts to cities and towns to help balance the state's ballooning budget deficit. By ...

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