The budget-making process will be centralised, and items scrutinised line by line.
He also is likely to bring a jaundiced eye to Pentagon budget-making.
But there has been limited progress towards the kind of political union - or central control of budget-making, borrowing and supervision of banks - that many would see as necessary to the eurozone's long-term survival.
Well it's doubtful that France, with its strong Gaullist traditions, will ever surrender sufficient control over budget-making to a centralised extra-territorial authority (Brussels or Berlin, depending on where you think the power would in practice reside).
Or to put it another way, unless a country like France is prepared to make a much greater sacrifice (for the good of the currency union) of its own government's budget-making powers than it currently seems prepared to do, it is quite hard to paint a rosy picture for the eurozone.
Barring a constitutional amendment, it seems that the line-item veto may turn out to be one of America's shorter-lived fiscal experiments, at least at presidential level. (Forty-three state governors have this power, and it is under no threat there.) Despite its controversy, the veto does nothing to change the basic structure of budget-making.
That has left Jones to assemble a squad on a comparative shoe-string budget, making their march to the Cup final all the more impressive.
Some have suggested that we go back to the tired economics of the past that got us into this mess in the first place, like making budget-busting tax cuts, turning record surpluses into record debts, and squandering assets abroad instead of investing in nation building here at home.
The Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi - who faces an important parliamentary vote on the 2010 budget report tomorrow - insists markets are making the wrong decision about his country's finances.
Less noticed is that Mr Obama's fiscal plan will also worsen the medium-term budget mess, by making tax cuts for the middle class permanent.
Finally, Cantor reaffirmed his belief that the best way to win the winter and spring budget fights is by making short-term adjustments in public relations, not major changes in policies.
With long-time collaborators, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh, Jackson had established a "reasonably well oiled and comfortable" process for making big-budget, special effects movies, and he was keen to take on a new challenge.
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It's the sort of question that filmmakers must routinely contend with when they're making big-budget films for movie studios, where production executives are obsessed with explaining motivations because they don't trust audiences to understand on their own.
Mr Watson decided to hone his film-making by shooting a low budget fictional feature with help from other British staff, which included marine biologists, geologists and mechanics.
Our work must begin by making some basic decisions about our budget -- decisions that will have a huge impact on the strength of our recovery.
Our work must begin by making some basic decisions about our budget - decisions that will have a huge impact on the strength of our recovery.
Although the sustainability of these alternative biofuels makes it an environmentally friendly option for progressive airlines, widespread adoption of recycled cooking oil requires that usage spreads, making the fuel more affordable for budget-strapped airlines.
After a preliminary voice vote approved the amendment, it will wind its way through the sausage-making process that is known as legislating a budget.
Among its nine initiatives, California offered a proposition that could reduce government gridlock by lowering the minimum needed for the legislature to approve a state budget, making it a simple majority instead of a two-thirds majority.
Thus, the picture starts to look rather like the one that led Professor Kennedy to make his premature judgment: twin budget and current-account deficits raising the cost of money and making the dollar volatile, while politicians and voters start to wonder whether they have taken on too much.
Ministers have said 27 loss-making sites will close, with the disability employment budget being better spent.
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Sticking with the ever-amusing Golden State, voters unfortunately eliminated the requirement for a two-thirds vote in the legislature to approve a budget, thus making it even easier for politicians to increase the burden of government spending.
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Whether or not Mr Blair succeeds in making any progress on the budget during Britain's six-month presidency is almost beside the point.
The promise and peril of a colorful choice is exemplified by Mr. Ryan, who, as chairman of the House Budget Committee, has drafted budget plans that cut taxes and spending and overhaul safety-net programs, making him a hero to conservatives.
"The primacy of the Budget as the main focus of fiscal and economic policy making should be re-established, " the MPs said.
European Union leaders have begun talks on the bloc's seven-year budget, with many urging cuts in line with the savings they are making nationally.
We are moving quickly and decisively to reverse this by restoring British Columbia's competitive position and making the tough but necessary decisions needed to balance our budget by 2004-05.
Major economies are also making cuts - Italy announced tougher austerity measures designed to reduce its budget deficit on Friday, while Spain has also said it will speed up spending cuts.
Separately, as you guys know and I know from your reporting, on the super committee that dealt with the -- as a result of the Budget Control Act, Democrats went extremely far in making significant compromises on issues like entitlements.
" He has also approved low-budget dramas including December's "Saving Mr. Banks, " about the making of Disney's "Mary Poppins.
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