"I don't think it would be productive of me at all to criticize the mayor's budget," Mr. Bloomberg said.

Earlier he had criticized the Qarase Government's 2007 budget as being "economically sick".

Parliament initially challenged the president on his selection of ministers, and has often criticized his budget.

"We'll be criticizing their budget and priorities," she said.

Not all education groups criticized Mr. Bush's budget.

In 2005, Jindal criticized Bush's budget for not calling enough spending cuts.

Five days after that, she criticized the Clinton Administration's proposed budget for not going far enough to reduce the deficit.

Legislative leaders have criticized the governor's $90.8 billion budget for its cuts to education and health care.

He criticized the New Democratic Party's 2001 budget for increased government spending, and called for significant tax cuts.

Miller later criticized the McGuinty government's 2007 budget.