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101 records in 2003
Austria · National Council · 20 November 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Doris Bures, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend Verkauf der "Himmelpfortgasse" <i>(Gebäude mit Sitz des Bundesministeriums für Finanzen)</i>
Austria · National Council · 20 November 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Doris Bures, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Verkauf der "Himmelpfortgasse" <i>(Gebäude mit Sitz des Bundesministeriums für Finanzen)</i>
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2003
3 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money which has been invested in the capital building programme for Dublin, Shannon, Cork and Knock airports; the amounts paid to each airport separately; the way in which he expects Knock International Airport, which is supposed to be accommodated out of the regional airports budget, to provide the same level of service as the other international airports; the way in which he expects Knock Airport to realise its major potential from its 2,300-metre runway; his views on whether the treatment of Knock Airport is in line with the stated Government policy of balanced regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27882/03]
France · Senate · 19 November 2003
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2003
Amends the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 to declare that, beginning with FY 2005, no appropriation may be made for an increase in the quota of the United States in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) unless it includes new budget authority sufficient to cover the estimated costs to the United States of providing direct loans, loan guarantees, other financing mechanisms (and their modifications) made by or through the IMF to IMF borrowing nations at interest rates below the cost to the Government after appropriate adjustments for maturity and credit risk. Requires the expenditures in the President's budget to reflect the costs to the Government of providing credit to IMF borrowing nations at such interest rates.
France · Senate · 18 November 2003
Perspectives macroéconomiques à moyen terme (2004-2008)
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2003
114 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the pre-budget submission of the Arts Council has been drawn to the Government's attention and discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27216/03]
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 2003
Social Security Solvency and Modernization Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Personal Retirement Account Board to: (1) establish a federally-administered personal retirement account (PRA) for each eligible individual in the Personal Retirement Account Fund (PRAF); and (2) credit to the eligible individual's PRA the contributions transferred from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (Trust Fund) that result from reduced Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rates (provided for in this Act), as well as other specified contributions involving certain tax overpayments treated as contributions and certain rollovers. Requires investment of a PRA in a manner similar to that under the Thrift Savings Plan for Federal employees. Establishes in the Treasury a Personal Retirement Account Fund composed of all established PRAs, and managed by a Personal Retirement Account Board established in the Social Security Administration. Provides for an alternative PRA privately-administered by a certified investment firm, credit union, insurance company, or other certified institution. Prescribes rules for: (1) distribution of an eligible individual's PRA's funds; (2) off-budget treatment of the PRAF and any federally-administered PRAs within it; and (3) privately-administered PRAs. Amends SSA title II to: (1) make adjustments to primary insurance amounts under the OASDI program for eligible individuals with personal retirement accounts; (2) establish a new minimum monthly Social Security benefit for certain low-income beneficiaries; and (3) provide for the treatment of disabled beneficiaries who have not elected supplemental contribution coverage under a PRA. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce FICA tax rates on the income of every eligible individual, and to impose a PRA contribution on such income, to be credited to the eligible individual's PRA. Entitles each qualified eligible individual to a specified limited PRA tax credit for the taxable year involved, treated as a tax overpayment, to be transferred by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for crediting by the Commissioner of Social Security, as a contribution equal to the tax overpayment, to such eligible individual's PRA. Establishes the Commission on the Review of Federal Agencies and Programs to evaluate all agencies and programs and recommend to Congress realignment or elimination of any that has wasted Federal funds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer annually an amount equal to 1.25 percent of the taxable payroll for the preceding calendar year to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund. Provides for a reduction in the amount of certain transfers to the Medicare trust fund. Amends SSA title XVII (Administration) to establish a mechanism for remedying unforseen deterioration in social security solvency. Amends SSA title II to make adjustments for widow's and widowers' insurance benefits. Establishes the Commission to Strengthen Financial Education Programs to study all matters relating to programs to increase the financial literacy of Americans.
Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erika Scharer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Schließungen von Postbus-Verkehrsdienststellen
Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Erika Scharer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Justiz betreffend § 53 Abs. 3 WFG 84 - Änderung der Rechtsansicht bezüglich Gebührenbefreiung (Gerichtsgebühren) beim Ersterwerb von neu errichteten Wohnungen
Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Reinhold Lopatka, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Gemeinnützigkeit der Nord-Süd-Institut für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit Ges.m.b.H.
Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003
Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003
Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003
Austria · National Council · 13 November 2003
Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Gerichtsgebührengesetz - Änderung der Rechtsansicht - tausende Wohnungseigentümer in Österreich betroffen
Austria · National Council · 12 November 2003
Antrag der Abgeordneten Manfred Lackner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Gesundheits- und Sozialbereich-Beihilfengesetz, BGBl. Nr. 746/1996, geändert wird
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2003
94 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if he proposes to increase substantially the budget for the National Educational Welfare Board for 2004. [26764/03]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2003
93 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure the allocation of an additional ?5 million for youth work under his Department's budget to address the serious shortfall in the sector and to allow for the implementation of the Youth Work Act 2001 and the national youth work development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26625/03]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2003
93 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure the allocation of an additional ?5 million for youth work under his Department's budget to address the serious shortfall in the sector and to allow for the implementation of the Youth Work Act 2001 and the national youth work development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26625/03]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2003
94 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if he proposes to increase substantially the budget for the National Educational Welfare Board for 2004. [26764/03]
Austria · National Council · 11 November 2003
Bericht des Justizausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (251 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Bundesgesetz über Sicherheiten auf den Finanzmärkten (Finanzsicherheiten-Gesetz - FinSG) erlassen wird und das Bundesgesetz über das internationale Privatrecht geändert wird
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003
Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (205 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über den Kapital- und Zahlungsverkehr mit Auslandsbezug (Devisengesetz 2004) erlassen und das Überweisungsgesetz und das Börsegesetz geändert werden
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003
Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (254 d.B.): Bundesgesetz betreffend die Veräußerung von Bundesanteilen an der Tiroler Flughafenbetriebsgesellschaft mbH und von unbeweglichem Bundesvermögen
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003
Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (237 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Zweckzuschussgesetz 2001 geändert wird
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003
Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (198 d.B.): Beschluss des Rates in der Zusammensetzung der Staats- und Regierungschefs vom 21. März 2003 über eine Änderung des Artikels 10.2 der Satzung des Europäischen Systems der Zentralbanken und der Europäischen Zentralbank
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003
Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (175 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz, mit dem die Haftungsübernahme für von der Gesellschaft "Österreichische Bundesbahnen" bei der "EUROFIMA" (Europäische Gesellschaft für die Finanzierung von Eisenbahnmaterial) aufzunehmende Anleihen, Darlehen und sonstige Kredite geregelt wird, geändert wird
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003
Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (238 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Einkommensteuergesetz 1988, das Körperschaftsteuergesetz 1988, das Umgründungssteuergesetz, das Umsatzsteuergesetz 1994, das Bewertungsgesetz 1955, das Bodenschätzungsgesetz 1970, das Normverbrauchsabgabegesetz, das Energieabgabenvergütungsgesetz, das Tabaksteuergesetz 1995, das Alkoholsteuergesetz, das Biersteuergesetz 1995, das Schaumweinsteuergesetz 1995, das Mineralölsteuergesetz 1995, die Bundesabgabenordnung, das Abgabenverwaltungsorganisationsgesetz, das Zollrechts-Durchführungsgesetz, das Bundesgesetz über den unabhängigen Finanzsenat, das Finanzstrafgesetz, das Kommunalsteuergesetz 1993 und das Ausfuhrerstattungsgesetz geändert werden (Abgabenänderungsgesetz 2003 - AbgÄG 2003)
Austria · National Council · 7 November 2003
Bericht und Antrag des Finanzausschusses betreffend den Entwurf eines Bundesgesetzes, mit dem das Bundesgesetz zur Regelung des Glücksspielwesens (Glücksspielgesetz - GSpG), geändert wird
Germany · German Bundestag · 7 November 2003
Austria · Federal Council · 6 November 2003
Anfrage der Bundesräte Jürgen Weiss, Christoph Hagen, Ilse Giesinger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Maßnahmen gegen den zunehmenden Flugverkehr über Vorarlberg
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2003
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to States and local governments to coordinate their budget-related actions with Federal Government efforts to stimulate the economy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 for such payments in an amount equal to the total amount appropriated for for FY 2003 for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund in the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003, and subsequent appropriations Acts. Requires not less than one-third of such amount to be made available to local governments. Requires the Secretary to establish a formula for determining the allocation of payments, with priority consideration to the relative unemployment rate, median income, population, and poverty rate. Permits the use of funds received by States and local governments only for: (1) ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for education, public safety, public health, social services, roads, transportation, water infrastructure, and housing; and (2) ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by law.
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2003
Improving Government Accountability Act of 2003 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to allow an Inspector General (IG) to be removed from office prior to the expiration of his term on the grounds of: (1) permanent disability; (2) inefficiency; (3) neglect of duty; (4) malfeasance; or (5) conviction of a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude. Establishes the term of office of each IG as seven years. Directs that any individual appointed to fill a vacancy in that position, occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, be appointed for the remainder of that term. Authorizes an IG, for each fiscal year, to transmit an appropriation estimate and request to the Office of Management and Budget and to the appropriate congressional committees or subcommittees, in addition to the head of the establishment involved. Directs that each Government budget submitted by the President include a separate statement regarding amounts requested by IGs, including a comparison with the amounts requested by the head of the establishment involved. Establishes within the Executive Branch the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to increase the professionalism and effectiveness of personnel by developing policies, standards, and approaches to aid in the establishment of a well-trained and highly skilled workforce in the offices of the IG. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to maintain a personnel management system applicable to the officers and employees of IG offices. Prohibits reprisals because of comments on proposed regulations.
Austria · National Council · 5 November 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Evelin Lichtenberger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend "Konjunkturpaket III" der Bundesregierung
Austria · National Council · 5 November 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Evelin Lichtenberger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend "Konjunkturpaket III" der Bundesregierung
Austria · National Council · 5 November 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend pietätlose Geschäftspraktiken gegenüber ÖBB-Vorteilscard-Kunden/innen <i>(Werbung für den Abschluß einer Bestattungsversicherung)</i>
Austria · National Council · 5 November 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Justiz betreffend pietätlose Geschäftspraktiken gegenüber ÖBB-Vorteilscard-Kunden/innen <i>(Werbung für den Abschluß einer Bestattungsversicherung)</i>
France · Senate · 5 November 2003
Les prélèvements obligatoires et leur évolution
United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2003
School Nutrition Enhancement Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in increases in income eligibility for free lunches and breakfasts by specified increments from 130 percent of the Office of Management and Budget nonfarm income poverty guidelines for July 1, 2003, to 185 percent of such guidelines for July 1, 2008, and every subsequent school year.
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2003
State Assistance Accountability Act - Amends title VI (Temporary State Fiscal Relief) of the Social Security Act to revise the provision concerning the limitation on temporary State fiscal relief, to permit the use of such funds only for types of expenditure authorized under: (1) the budget of the State for the fiscal year for which the funds are to be expended that, as of May 28, 2003, was most recently approved by the State legislature; or (2) in the absence of such a budget, the budget of the State for the fiscal year for which the funds are to be expended that, as of May 28, 2003, was at the furthest stage of development by the State legislature. Requires the Secretary to: (1) audit a State's use of such funds; and (2) require remittance of all inappropriately expended funds, plus a penalty and interest. Defines an "essential government service" as reduction in the amount of debt held or planned to be held by a State, and not any activity that was not funded by a State in its previous fiscal year.
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2003
Truthfulness, Responsibility, and Accountability in Contracting Act of 2003 - Requires the head of each Federal agency to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a certification that a contracting function decision was based on a public-private competition and that the agency: (1) has established a centralized reporting system; (2) is not managing Federal employees by any arbitrary limitations; and (3) is reviewing work performed by contractors, recompeting or contracting in work when appropriate, and subjecting to public-private competition a certain number of Federal employee and contractor positions. Prohibits the head of an agency from entering into any contract for the performance of services until the Director, after reviewing the certification required, determines that the agency is making substantial progress toward meeting requirements under this Act. Allows the Director to waive the applicability of this Act for national security and other specified reasons. Requires that any decision by an agency to either transfer the performance of a function from Federal employees to a contractor or to assign to a contractor the performance of a function not currently performed by Federal employees to be based on the results of a public-private competition process that formally compares the costs of Federal employee versus contractor performance. Directs the Comptroller General to monitor agency compliance with this Act. Authorizes: (1) the Secretaries of Defense and of Homeland Security to waive the application of the public-private competition requirements under specified circumstances; and (2) the Director to carry out a limited pilot program regarding the use of alternative public-private competition processes.
United States · United States Congress · 28 October 2003
Crime Victims Assistance Act of 2003 - Amends: (1) the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 to require a responsible official to arrange for a victim (and any other person whose safety, by reason of a relationship with the victim, may reasonably be threatened) (victim) to receive reasonable protection from a suspected offender, to consult with a victim prior to a detention hearing, and to consider the victim's views about any contemplated plea agreement; (2) the Federal criminal code to require the judicial officer to inquire regarding the victim's views on detention; and (3) Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to prohibit the court from entering a judgment upon a guilty plea without inquiring regarding the victim's views. Provides for expanded victim's rights regarding standing to attend the trial and rights at sentencing. Specifies victim rights regarding notice of sentence adjustment, executive clemency, and the death of the offender in custody. Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to enforce victims' rights and to establish and carry out pilot programs regarding victims' rights. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize grants for: (1) state-of-the-art systems for notifying crime victims of important dates and developments; (2) restorative justice programs; (3) interdisciplinary coordinated service programs for crime victims; and (4) the extension of services to victims with special communication needs. Modifies provisions regarding the formula for Crime Victims Fund distributions. Directs that any limitation on spending from the Fund included in the President's budget or enacted in appropriations legislation for FY 2004 or any subsequent fiscal year not be scored as discretionary savings.
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend überplanmäßige Ausgaben im 3. Quartal 2003
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christine Muttonen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für auswärtige Angelegenheiten betreffend die Situation der österreichischen Popmusik
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christine Muttonen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend die Situation der österreichischen Popmusik
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christine Muttonen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit betreffend die Situation der österreichischen Popmusik
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Aspekte des Ausschreibungsverfahrens und der Verwertungsentscheidung über die bundeseigenen Wohnbaugesellschaften
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Christoph Matznetter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Rückforderungen der Telekom Austria an den Bund
Austria · National Council · 23 October 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christine Muttonen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur betreffend die Situation der österreichischen Popmusik
Austria · National Council · 22 October 2003
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Kurt Eder, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend höhere Kaskoversicherungsbedingungen für L 17-Ausbildungsfahrten
Austria · National Council · 22 October 2003
Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Christine Lapp, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Einkommensteuergesetz geändert wird