In presentations to the panel Wednesday, John Marburger, President George W. Bush's science adviser, said he favored developing the underlying technologies for space exploration without specific target dates for reaching the Moon or Mars, to allow flexibility in managing fluctuating budgets and priorities.
Realistic expectations of costs and benefits will help ensure that monitoring programs survive the early, turbulent stages of development and the challenges posed by fluctuating budgets during implementation.
"The department's unpredictable and fluctuating budgets for road maintenance over decades have put value for money at risk", said committee chairman Labour MP Margaret Hodge.
NASA, beset with fluctuating budgets and the political whims of ever changing administrations and congresses, has experienced a relative decline in recent years.
In addition to the bill for 25percentt of the United Nations regular annual $1 billion budget, the United States is charged for 30percentt of the separate, fluctuating peacekeeping budget, which in the coming year is likely to total more than $2.5 billion.
They also struggle to organise their budgets on fluctuating incomes, with frequent changes to their benefits and tax credits.
State tax collections (and consequently how long it takes the state to pay bills) commonly fluctuate throughout the budget year, which started July 1.
"As oil prices and Ministry of Health budgets fluctuate, G.C.C. governments need to work with the private sector to develop hybrid models of health care and insurance," he said, adding that the focus should be on rewarding health care service providers for emphasizing preventative services that keep patients outside hospitals and curb health care costs.
Budgets fluctuate year to year, show to show as they do in any business based on a lot of factors.
Your article illustrates how the uncertainty of key aspects of defined benefit plans can be a headache for states -- namely, budgeting each year for contributions because of fluctuating state economies and swings in assets.
