Phrases with «federal coffers»

The phrase "federal coffers" refers to the financial resources or funds that belong to the government or central treasury of a country. It implies the money that the government possesses, manages, and uses for various purposes such as public spending and investment. Full definition

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Sentences with «federal coffers»

During Bush's administration, expenditures from federal coffers edged upward from 10 percent to 11 percent of total spending on K — 12 education (with the remainder of the costs shared about equally by state and local governments). (educationnext.org)
If the 8,000 Canadians who received stock options as part of incomes over $ 250,000 paid taxes on this money at the same rate as the rest of their income — treating executive compensation the same way you treat the income of any other working stiff — it would have raised $ 337 million for federal coffers in 2009, a down year for options. (canadianbusiness.com)
The available data doesn't tell us whether that money went into federal coffers, provincial coffers, or both. (moneysense.ca)
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Phrases with «federal coffers»

Sentences with «federal coffers»

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