Trulia even tracks local price reduction trends like percentage of properties with price cuts, average discounts and average number of days before a cut.
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Controversially, the congressional bill also allows for reserve areas in the Amazon to be reduced from 80% to 50%, as long as the state where the reduction is planned maintains 65% of protected areas and if local legislation permits a reduction in reserve area.
"They will see more school closures, they will see a reduction in local services, " he said.
An example given in this video is the reduction of local self-sufficiency in popular and effective herbal medicines such as Nardostachys grandiflora and Picrorhiza scrophulariifolia.
The ambulance service ran a public consultation in 2012 on the future of its infrastructure, but faced strong local opposition to the reduction in the number of ambulance stations.
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Opening the debate on 8 February 2012, Local Government Minister Grant Shapps said there was "no reason" for councils to raise council tax above 3.5%, despite local authorities seeing an average reduction of 3.3% in their spending power.
The government clearly want to bind local authorities into the UK deficit reduction process, to 'take their share of the responsibility' as ministers put it.
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Lord Elis-Thomas said the reduction of Wales' local authorities should be part of a wider package of reform, including cutting the number of Welsh MPs and increasing the number of assembly members.
The results of these simulations make clear that given the choice between eliminating the state and local tax provisions solely for deficit reduction or doing so within the context of tax reform, the tax reform option produces the biggest bang for the economy, leading to more growth, higher wages, and better living standards for all Americans.
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The laws achieve low-carbon growth, greater energy security and a reduction in greenhouse gases and local air pollution.
Converting to one-time block grant to local governments: JPY 510 billion reduction.
Later, a bid by Lib Dem Lord Tope to allow local authorities to cut the council tax reduction given to single people was defeated, by 299 votes to 64, majority 235.
The council received three letters in support of the plans, which said the turbines would bring jobs, contribute towards carbon reduction, generate funds for the local economy through a community benefit fund and were a "sufficient distance" from homes.
Veggies on Tables, focuses on: reduction of food waste, promotion of local business and support of humanitarian projects.
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Local church leaders admit there has been a 30% reduction in the number of pilgrims since 26 December.
Denise Llywelyn from the Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board said the only concern with the Stroke Risk Reduction Plan was it's size.
The impact on the overall federal budget and deficit reduction is miniscule, but the meaning of cuts to local businesses in and around treasured landmarks that host nearly 300 million visitors a year is all too real.
India too had several serious economic issues during the first half of the year (including high import duties, market turmoil and a local spike in the price of gold) that resulted in a reduction for gold jewelry.
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Responsibility for administering the new scheme has been passed from central government to local authorities, each of which must decide whether to pass the funding reduction onto residents.
Local media reports suggest the plant has had to cut production because of a reduction in the timber harvest.
The police find it difficult to heed local gripes when they are subjected to a barrage of priorities and crime-reduction targets.
Even some of the Big Society's devotees in Number 10 admit that the upbeat message of mutual reliance has got lost in the rows over deficit reduction, and the consequences for charities and others that depend on local councils for money.
Mr Temer said he had also asked Beijing for a "voluntary" reduction of Chinese exports to Brazil amid fears of their impact on the local manufacturing industry.
There are no additional cuts for councils next year , but the 2% reduction in funding the year after is already being described as unsustainable by local authorities.
"We know the coming years will not be any easier, but this budget will help the force to maintain the reduction in crime and ensure we concentrate maximum effort on what matters to local people, " he said.
Some people near wind farms believe that most of the benefits are seen by the energy companies (who make a profit from their turbines) and the government (which gets closer to its carbon reduction targets), while the negative affects are all heaped on the local community.
She zeroed in on how, despite New York City's success with the CompStat crime-reduction system, the influence of empirical data has barely trickled down to the local level.
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The Road Traffic Reduction Act, passed in the dying days of the Tory government, requires local authorities to explain how they will reduce traffic growth below what it is currently projected to be in 2010.
"There is a huge emergence of local Africans that chose to come to South Africa for elective surgery, whether it be breast reduction, tummy tucks, lipo, " she says.
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