Word: budgeting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seem three candidates for the vacant position: 1) Stanley Baldwin, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, from the nature of his position, has been more in touch with Bonar Law than any other man in the Cabinet. He has also considerably increased his prestige by his handling of the budget. 2) Lord Derby, the Secretary of State for War. Lord Derby's knowledge of the continent and his known sympathetic understanding of the Ruhr problem would make him a popular candidate. He is also regarded as an excellent politician, having held many important Cabinet posts in former Governments...
Columbia's budget for 1923-1924 is $8,628,203, an amount which, at 5%, represents an investment of $172,500,000. There are only fourteen universities in the United States with endowments larger than Columbia's current annual expenditures...
...first school of nursing in the United States organized as a separate professional school in a university, with its own dean, faculty, buildings and budget, has been established at Yale University with funds provided by the Rockefeller Foundation. The school is marked by three new departures: 1) The curriculum will be based on the educational needs of the student nurse; instead of making her a hospital apprentice burdened with routine and drudgery. 2) The course will be reduced from three years to 28 months. 3) The patient will be considered in relation to heredity, environment, industry, housing, education and community...
...main points in the budget are: a reduction from 5s to 4/6d in the pound on the income tax, a 50 percent reduction on corporation tax, a decrease in taxation on beer by 1d a pint, reduction of postal charges. No new taxation was introduced. The estimated revenue for the coming year is approximately $3,806,025,000 as against approximately $4,235,103,750 for last year's estimated revenue. The expenditure is figured at the approximate figure of $3,797,264,400 against last year's $4,235,103,750. Thus the Treasury has a small...
...Among the other speakers were the French Ambassador, M. Jules Jusserand; the British Ambassador, Sir Auckland Geddes; the Belgian Ambassador, Baron de Cartier; and General Lord, Director of the Budget. General Pershing was expected to speak but did not appear...