Our councils, committees and staff have also begun their work to identify issues and prepare proposals.

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Ms Jones said that councils were being expected to prepare for the proposals "without knowing exactly what they are supposed to be preparing for".

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Officials have been asked by councillors to prepare another paper on proposals for the second phase of the work.

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Under , the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 Bord na Gaidhlig was required to prepare and submit to Scottish ministers a national Gaelic language plan which must include proposals as to the exercise of its functions under that Act.

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Brokers say they are being told to prepare the marketplace for small-business and individual rate increases as carriers get ready to file specific rate proposals and plan designs with regulators.

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Although no formal guidance has yet been issued by the White House budget office concerning how agencies should prepare, if Congress fails to act by August then the administration will have to formulate its future budget proposals on the assumption that the sequestration provisions of the law actually take effect.

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