Approval of the budget had been expected just before Jan. 1.

The business group said approval of the budget would put the county "on the road to economic decline."

Yet there was probably one clearer response to the approval of the budget.

The approval of the budget came 11 days before the constitutional deadline, July 1.

Many other Administration officials have dropped almost everything to concentrate on winning approval of the budget plan.

Now, the approval of the budget authority is required.

The Council would have final approval of the budget proposed by the budget office.

An emboldened opposition will now be more likely to delay approval of the budget in return for concessions.

Traders and analysts said the rally was not necessarily a response to Congressional approval of the budget.

Religious members of Parliament could hold up approval of the budget if the conversion bill were not approved.

The commitment on nursing homes was one of many concessions made by the leaders to line up votes needed for approval of the budget bill.

Presently, the building is undergoing a major reconstruction after the approval of the budget through the efforts exerted by the municipal officials.

The McGreevey administration also needs at least one Republican vote to win approval of the budget in the Senate.

We clearly wished to make our first approval of the budget under the terms of the Treaty of Lisbon a significant event.

Some of this responsibility falls to the European Parliament, specifically through the assessment that precedes the approval of the budget.

When the Assembly refused to consider his welfare or criminal justice proposals, the Governor tied his approval of the budget to workers' compensation reform.

But this year his administration produced an intelligent budget, managed a surprise surplus and negotiated City Council approval of the budget ahead of time.

Approval of the budget and passing of laws to allow for the collection of taxes and the expenditure of funds.

Timely approval of the budget preserves the state's credit rating and avoids delaying state-funded projects and borrowing to fund them.

Mr. Burnley also said Congressional approval of the budget increase would enable his department to hire more controllers, inspectors and maintenance personel.

The approval of the budget bill was never in doubt, and until Thursday's Senate vote a Republican overriding of any Florio veto also seemed certain.

"His deal was that he could record for Takoma 'experimental records,' but to try and make commercial recordings for Vanguard, with their approval of the budget.

Just before the approval of the budget at around 18:00, an initial group of people tried to storm the Legislative Council building, but was blocked by the police.

Last year he was instrumental in organizing the Administration's efforts to win Congressional approval of the budget and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The parliament, dominated by the liberals, balked at William's desire to increase the number of regiments and withheld approval of the budget to pay for its cost.