Sentences with phrase «government proposes raising»

The government proposes raising the fees for care proceedings by 2,500 %, from # 150 to # 4,000, in its December consultation, Public Law Family Fees.

Specifically, the Government proposes raising the current gross monthly income threshold at which full remission is available from # 1,085 to # 1,250 for a single person - broadly the gross income of a single person working full time on the current national living wage rate of # 7.20 per hour.

In Provincial Court Judges» Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), the government proposed raises of 1 per cent, 1 per cent and then 1.5 per cent over the three - year period of 2014 - 17, which was less than what the Judicial Compensation Commission, an independent body that oversees judges» remuneration, had recommended.

Not exact matches

The initial Mexican offer of aid for Texas may have raised hopes of a thaw between the Mexican government and the Trump administration, which have been battling over Trump's promise to make Mexico pay for his proposed border wall.

Uganda is proposing a tax on social media use in a bid to curb gossip online and to raise billions of shillings in government revenue.

Local governments had raised concerns with the program as proposed by Cuomo's initial budget presentation, pointing to the costs they've managed to contain over the years as well as the lack of increased state aid over the years.

«You are bound by the NHS Code of Conduct and as such it is inappropriate for individuals to raise their personal concerns about the proposed government reforms,» the letter reads.

As he raised concerns over the sweeping changes to state government through a pair of constitutional amendments proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a statement pointed to the relative short window of time debate would be held over term limits and creating a full - time Legislature that bans outside income.

Similarly, the idea about inheritance must be challenged, as a brave Labour government would have done last year when the Tories proposed raising the threshold for inheritance tax (see the Fabian pamphlet, «How to Defend Inheritance Tax»).

The Zambian government is proposing to raise the royalty tax on mines to 8 % for underground mines and 20 % for open cast mines and to eliminate the corporate tax rate of 30 %.

Firstly, Andrew Tyrie, the Chair of the Treasury Select Committee, raised his concerns about the Government's proposed scheme for banks to lend to small businesses:

It stands to reason that NO ethics reform really has any teeth unless lawmakers and the governor are willing to have the big conversation, which is banning ALL outside income and making the Legislature full time — with a significant pay raise, as good government groups have proposed.

In Dutchess County, the Legislature's Government Services Committee last month defeated a proposed local law that would have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in that county to 21.

It raised questions about whether May will be able to command a majority next week for another contentious amendment, tabled by the government, to put the proposed date of Brexit — 29 March 2019 — into law.

Philip Cowley examines the proposed government legislation that is likely to raise the ire of coalition MPs

If, for example, the Government was to propose the construction of a new airport in the middle of leafy Buckingham, their representative would be constitutionally unable to raise the issue with the Secretary of State on the floor of the House of Commons, or even in a written question.

Squirreled away in the new state budget is a provision — first proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo — that will guarantee future periodic pay raises for the governor, New York State legislators and other state government officials.

Squirreled away in the new state budget is a provision — firstr proposed by Cuomo — that will guarantee future periodic pay raises for the governor, New York State legislators and other state government officials.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in an interview on Capital Tonight on Monday suggested some changes may be supported in order to accommodate concerns raised by local governments as well as the expected infusion of infrastructure projects due to be proposed next year.

Cuomo proposed raising the minimum wage to $ 15 for all workers after his administration approved gradually hiking the wage to that level for fast food workers, state government employees and State University of New York employees.

The government may be nervous about an amendment proposed by Bill Cash MP, Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee, but in it Bill raises two very important points that the government should welcome.

In a meeting with Richard Heaton, permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office, the Prince is said to have raised concerns about what will happen if his grandchild is allowed to marry a Roman Catholic, as the Government proposes.

«You have to be straight with the public about what you say you will raise and then do it,» he told the Guardian, in the wake of a government U-turn over the national insurance contributions rise that was proposed by Philip Hammond in last week's budget.

The abolition of the department of communities and local government is proposed along with handing councils far greater power to raise taxes.

In September last year, the government advised against new building developments on coasts threatened by erosion, which raises questions about the proposed expansion of the Sizewell nuclear power complex.

As the Queensland Government moves to replace Overall Position scores, concerns have been raised regarding a proposed «high - stakes» external test for Year 12 students.

If the Government seriously believe that having more selective schools will raise standards across the board, they would have proposed introducing those schools only in pilot areas where there was underperformance, but the Green Paper talks about local demand being a driver.

I didn't want to mention Tim Shaw this week, but given he covered the revised CO2 taxes UK residents will be paying shortly, I thought it would be worth raising, given our federal government's recent issues with its proposed Luxury Car Tax increases.

As Roberta Kwok wrote in Nature last month, Rudd's Labour party government had called for a 5 % emissions cut from 2000 levels by 2020 — to be raised to 15 % if an ambitious global climate deal is reached in Copenhagen — but the proposed legislation was under fire from both the right and left.

It is also reasonable to assume that there will be many scams proposed by tax hungry governments looking to raise revenues any way they can.

But he offers an inadequate response, analogous to acknowledging the political obstacles to producing a sensible budget and then proposing to avoid hard choices and address the deficit by funding R&D projects with the hope they will produce new technologies that will rev up so much economic growth that we can balance the budget while also cutting taxes and raising government spending.

While the Canadian Bar Association is usually busy intervening in court cases, making submissions to government, commenting on proposed legislation and supporting members, it's not every day that the CBA is called upon to help the public understand the nuances of a pressing national issue which raises concerns about the rule of law.

The Manitoba government is raising the bar by introducing groundbreaking proposed changes to the Employment Standards Code that would give victims of domestic violence the right to time off work without fear of job loss, give employees a new leave for long - term illness and injury, and extend the length of leave for compassionate care... [more]

Following our blog of 4 January, there are reports in today's press confirming that the government is proposing to raise the length of time you need to be employed to bring an unfair dismissal claim from one to two...

The government is proposing to raise the amount of recoverable costs by litigants in person in line with inflation.

The Manitoba government is raising the bar by introducing groundbreaking proposed changes to the Employment Standards Code that would give victims of domestic violence the right to time off work without fear of job loss, give employees a new leave for long - term illness and injury, and extend the length of leave for compassionate care.

Employees of state - owned insurance companies went on day - long nation - wide strike to protest the government's proposed move to raise FDI limit in the private insurance sector to 49 per cent from the

According to some sources, the Budget might as well propose the government's mission - mode approach to achieve a «mosquito - free India», working towards malnourishment and raising budgetary expense on the health sector.

Given the fundamental importance of ensuring that the rights of Indigenous peoples are protected in the implementation of legislative or administrative measures, it is also disappointing that the Government's discussion paper did not raise for consideration the implications of the proposed amendments in terms of their potentially racially discriminatory effect.

The ability to raise finance is not just affected by the details of land title, but also importantly by whether there is a market for that land title; the viability of the proposed development; and other financial factors governing the grant of a loan, such as income, projected income or potential government guarantees (see Chapter 3).

Given these concerns, some commenters writing on behalf of state, local, or tribal governments requested that the Department adopt a lower standard salary threshold than we proposed and / or a phase - in period for raising the salary, while other commenters requested a special salary level or an exemption from the salary level or the FLSA's requirements for state, local, and tribal governments.