Sentence examples for maintains spending from inspiring English sources

The Democrats, fearing to be seen as spendthrifts, did not pass one, opting instead for a "continuing resolution" that maintains spending at the levels set in last year's budget.

Parts of the government for which no bill has been passed usually keep operating under a continuing resolution passed by Congress that maintains spending at the previous years' level.

The stopgap measure maintains spending for the first 49 days of the fiscal year, through Nov. 18, with a 1.5 percent across-the-board cut from current levels, averting at least for now the threat of a government shutdown.

Senator Don Nickles of Oklahoma, chairman of the Budget Committee, said the resolution "encourages growing the economy," "will help us win the war on terrorism," would finance domestic security and prescription drug coverage under Medicare and "maintains spending discipline".

Instead, Congress has resorted to a "continuing resolution", which maintains spending at last year's levels until early December, at which point the lawmakers will have to take the subject up again.Worse, Congress has still not decided what to do about a big package of tax cuts that is due to expire at the end of the year.

We've maintained spending on flood defence specifically and we are going to spend around £2.3 billion between 2015 and 2021, which will be an increase in real terms".

But by closer engagement with the citizens they serve, to educate them in the home truth that valued services must be paid for and that does mean turning away from parties who would rather cut tax than maintain spending.

The new management maintained spending on the instant photo business, which was rapidly declining yet still profitable.

If this trajectory is maintained, spending per head of population in Qatar will reach $2,778 by 2022.

During the UNICEF Executive Board session this week in New York, Executive Director Ann M. Veneman underlined the need to encourage governments to maintain spending on social services and continue engaging with the World Bank and other partners on social protection issues.

The choice is not between maintaining spending now and avoiding a double-dip recession.