The cuts were announced as part of budget proposals approved by the council's cabinet for 2013-14.

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On Saturday night Mario Monti announced that he would stand down as soon as parliament has approved next year's budget.

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Up to 300 jobs could be lost in the next year at Northamptonshire County Council as the authority's budget for 2013-14 was approved at County Hall.

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The Multiannual Financial Framework, as the seven-year budget is known, must still be approved by the European Parliament.

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In 1977, a Senate committee hastily approved Bert Lance as former President Jimmy Carter's budget director.

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President Obama requested funding for the NNMI as part of the 2013 budget, but the budget has not been approved by Congress.

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Councillors have approved plans to cut dozens of jobs at Powys council as the authority bids to balance its budget.

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