The number of local government jobs averaged 11,626 in fiscal year 2003, compared to 11,621 jobs in fiscal year 2002.

Law No 22 of 1999 on Local Government and Law No 25 of 1999 on Balanced Finances between Central and Local Government transformed the political system from being highly centralized to a more decentralized one, allowing for more autonomy at local Government level.

Fiscal policy reflects the commitment gradually to reduce public deficits to arrive at a budget in balance.

Law No 22 1999 on Local Government and Law No 25 1999 on Balanced Finances between Central and Local Governments encouraged the participation and democratization of the community, thus making it possible for women to be involved in the development of their communities.

Now facing another 20 billion deficit despite temporary tax hikes and spending cuts, California s fiscal woes foreshadow those of many sub national or, indeed, national governments globally. While all must first deal with the current emergency, sensible local fiscal, tax, and political reforms are vital to restore a balance of centralized and decentralized government.

Sweden and Chile are almost poles apart geographically, but both have used sophisticated fiscal rules successfully. Chile sets a target for its cyclically adjusted fiscal balance that is, the balance that emerges after accounting for the deviations in commodity prices and domestic output from their trends.

The Government must strive to reach a reasonable balance of interests on this issue.

The fiscal balance is improving, but it should be carefully managed over the next two years.

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The new parliament will be multi ethnically balanced, as is the current Afghan Government.

The financial obligations of the United Nations should be borne in a more balanced manner by all Member States.

In September 2004, Puerto Rico's public debt amounted to 38 billion, and in early January 2005, the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico officially acknowledged a structural deficit of almost 1.4 billion.

The Government is taking steps to create a balance in appointment of women judges.

The Government is seeking to strike the appropriate balance of investment through the formulation of a national development strategy.

While the fiscal situation is not currently a matter of concern in most countries of the subregion, steps to ensure fiscal soundness may be necessary in Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.

(d) In proposing candidates, the applicant NGO should take gender balance into consideration

In 2009, local governments were encouraged to create Special Purpose Vehicles, specifically local finance platforms (LFPs), to supplement China s RMB4 trillion ( 628.7 billion) stimulus package. The LFPs would borrow from banks using future government revenue as collateral to finance packaged investment projects in Chinese localities.

The next step was the fiscal plan that was agreed in Brussels at the end of last year, which completely abandoned the idea of a transfer union in favor of an agreement that each eurozone country would balance its budget. Under this scheme, a financial penalty would automatically be imposed on any country that violated that obligation.

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At the same time, the Government made efforts to increase the diversity of social housing and to balance the types of home ownership.

Government policies that resulted in the unbalanced promotion and protection of some rights at the expense of others were indefensible.

As stated in rule 209.2 of the Financial Rules of the Fund, the purpose of the financial reserve is to guarantee the financial liquidity and integrity of the Fund, to compensate for uneven cash flows and to meet such other similar requirements as may be decided upon by the Governing Council.

As hard as the finance ministry may try to balance expenditures and revenues, it lacks the needed political weight. Last year, the central government delegated more education and health care expenditures to regional bodies, without allocating more resources and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

The independent expert welcomes the steps taken by the Government to achieve gender balance at all levels, and in particular at the decision making level.

Thus, countries hit by financial crises that are linked to domestic financial imbalances should address those imbalances, such as large fiscal deficits inadequate functioning of the banking sector due to lack of banking regulations and rigidities of exchange rates.

According to the governmental Bureau of Economic Research, the Territory is in a good position to experience a more balanced expansion in fiscal year 2005, given the continued expansion of the United States economy and planned and ongoing capital investment projects.

The final text is well balanced and is an appropriate response to the specific requests of the Iraqi Government.

France is fully committed to a fiscal consolidation effort that returns it to a balanced budget by 2017. This is not just a political commitment we have enshrined France s fiscal path in a law adopted in November.

The Minister of Finance explained that the Government's fiscal stabilization programme (2002 2004) had worked.

Despite those difficulties, his Government was determined to press ahead with the implementation of its economic stabilization programme and with plans to balance public finances.

This is an indication that the government policy on gender balance is on track.

According to the Minister, all the fiscal targets set by the Government of Anguilla for 2004 were exceeded.

In May 2005, the Council of the Federation, which is comprised of all 13 provincial and territorial Premiers, established the Advisory Panel on Fiscal Imbalance to examine and make recommendations on the balance between the constitutional responsibilities of governments and the ability to fund services resulting from these responsibilities.

Accompanying that realization is the growing acknowledgement of the fact that public administration is not simply about fiscal or macroeconomic balances, and much less about downsizing and cost cutting.

However, the balanced and fair exercise of the rule of law referred to in paragraph 41 was dependent on political will rather than on the availability of financial, material and logistical resources.

In order to achieve a balance between income and expenditure, some vacant posts will be kept frozen until such time as there is improvement in the financial situation.

For example, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Korea has developed in 2005 a government innovation index, which is a tool to gauge the level of innovation of organizations in the public sector.

Some Governments have set specific targets by balancing needs and resources.

The Centre is financially supported by the Aruban Government.

This view is in complete accord with the policy long followed by this Government, both in time of peace and in time of war, with regard to property belonging to the Government of one country and situated within the territory of another country.

After all, at least on paper, there's this notion that these state budgets are balanced.

They asked whether measures had been taken by the Government to redress that ethnic imbalance with regard to employment.

To counterbalance this, as it were, a Prime Minister, the Head of Government, will be appointed by the President from among the members of the Opposition.

It is most important that the new Government ensures that the balances under the Constitution are maintained and that the political consultative and decision making processes are as broad and inclusive as possible.

(e) Liaison with Governments. Discussions with Governments, including troop contributing Governments, on the financial status of each mission and its implications for the respective peacekeeping operations and negotiations with troop contributing Governments on financial matters relating to peacekeeping operations, including details of payments outstanding to them