Sentence examples for budget settlements from inspiring English sources

It was never realistic for the police to continue to receive generous annual budget settlements in perpetuity.

Allowing local authorities to plan effectively with four to five year budget settlements would encourage long-termism and make 'invest to save' projects more realistic.

In the past 12 months, despite horrendous budget settlements, those leaders have begun to revolutionise the way we get our young people jobs in Britain's 21st-century economy.

However, Labour-led councils tend to say they have to work with what they are given by central government and are powerless to resist the lower budget settlements.

West Berkshire council's head of adult social care, Tandra Forster, acknowledges that a major factor has been the need to save money after receiving "one of the worst" budget settlements.

Since the coalition took office, out-of-school support for children has taken above-average cuts through the early intervention grant and local authority budget settlements, youth services have shrunk or disappeared, and financial support for low-income families has diminished.

I don't think it makes you a bad European because you want a tough budget settlement in Europe.

No one should doubt that the budget settlement announced by the Chancellor in his July Budget will mean some very difficult choices ahead.

"The budget settlement for the Welsh government has been difficult and budget reductions have had to be made in a number of areas.

"No one should doubt that the budget settlement … will mean some very difficult choices ahead," said Hall. "We will inevitably have to either close or reduce some services".

Hyslop's announcement comes as cuts in public spendinghave cost her department £19m in a budget settlement fixed for only one year.