Sentences with phrase «more public transparency»

More public transparency on school - level spending is needed.

Glyn Fullelove, Chair of CIOT's International Taxes Sub-committee, said: «More public transparency is worthwhile if it increases public trust in the international tax system.

Our recommendations are based on three key principles: (1) more rigorous enforcement; (2) more public transparency, and (3) more significant penalties for violations.

Not exact matches

Ma, who has created a database of polluting factories in China, shaming them to clean up their act, says more transparency is needed to appease the public as awareness spreads.

In an Asset & Wealth Management report released on Monday, PwC said the public was increasingly hostile towards those perceived to be not paying their «fair share» of tax, and that businesses would need to put more effort into tax transparency in future.

This lack of transparency could actually also be grounds for yet more legal action against Trump, in fact, since it looks very likely that it's a violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to not hold these advisory meetings from business leaders open to the public, though the administration denies any of its actions have contravened this order.

New reporting rules for buyers will also be set in place, whereby foreign buyers are required to offer more comprehensive disclosure of information — household information, worldwide income, and social insurance numbers, to name some — which will then be placed into a public beneficial ownership registry to provide more transparency on true owners of property within the province.2, 5

The public needs to understand volatility today, and, while VIX is a complex product, it's also simple to understand so it is bringing more transparency to the market, and ultimately more volumes.

«I would like some more transparency, some more due diligence and more care with what's being disseminated to the public,» Robinson said.

Leaving aside all the gory details for a minute regarding the merits of his plan, what continues to strike me as discomfiting (but increasingly predictable) about his technocratic leanings is not just a lack of transparency regarding his ultimate intentions but a deeper and more persistant distrust of open public debate.

«We believe that our recommendations for improved oversight, new inspections, more transparency and more effective due diligence on companies who seek public contracts will all contribute to this.

How would less transparency, worse education, more corruption and less public control influence the quality of an army and its equipment?

«This bill is about extending that transparency further to give the public more confidence in the way third parties interact with the political system,» he commented.

«Public corruption is unacceptable and our community is demanding more accountability and transparency,» he said.

A bill is being introduced by Congressman Brian Higgins that supporters say will bring more transparency to the Social Security Administration, as well as more public input in cases of field office closings.

In 2012, the Public Advocate's office collected and scrutinized information on more than 10,000 FOIL requests, resulting in a «Transparency Report Card» that graded each of the City agencies on their adherence to the law.

Lord Hague said an «age of greater transparency» would require more and more openness by public figures and that politics would be diminished if all were found to be squeaky clean.

How many more revelations like this will we have before the scientific community learn the lesson that transparency is the only way to ensure public trust?

These stories only serve to strengthen the argument that Britain is sacrificing its sovereignity through further engagement in Europe; more clear and easily accessible information on financial arrangements and, if lacking in transparency, reformation of these institutions could shake Britain out of its comfort zone and force us into serious public consideration of the Euro.

In echoes of other recent events, there is also need for more transparency about the extent and nature of arrangements made between the biggest beasts in the corporate and public sector.

They allow for more transparency in the form of regular audits and the release of documents to the public, as well as a closer look at decisions made by officials in the agency.

Although the mayor campaigned on a promise of greater openness with the media and the public, he is currently fielding a number of cases seeking more transparency from the city.

And the government is consulting on how in future the ISC should be appointed and should report to parliament - with, where possible, hearings in public, a strengthened capacity for investigations, reports subject to more parliamentary debate and greater transparency over appointments to the committee.

Many of the problems stem more broadly from what Kaehny called «the black box that is New York state government»: a lack of transparency that leaves the public — and even many legislators — in the dark about how the government works.

«We need additional disclosure and more transparency, but the abuses that took place in the Liu campaign and in countless others which received public matching funds make it increasingly clear that we don't need taxpayer - funded political campaigns.»

«I think that the governor believes we should have more transparency, more information flow between legislators and the public,» she said in an interview.

DiNapoli's plan calls on the state to bring more transparency and accountability to state finances by eliminating discretionary lump sum appropriations, restricting «backdoor spending» by public authorities, requiring more disclosure of public authorities» spending and financing, and making the state budget more understandable and accessible.

What's more, this project is a big step in the right direction toward bringing transparency to Albany and promoting dialogue between public officials and the people they serve.»

«I'm all for more transparency and oversight, but instead of jumping to be the first to legislate in response to a controversy, why don't we take a slower, more deliberative path and hold public hearings to see what's best,» he said.

we need to have more transparency, more inclusion,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins (D - Yonkers) on public radio Wednesday.

«At a time of difficult financial challenges, transparency, accountability and oversight in the use of public dollars are more important than ever.»

It is important to realise that radical reform of the way Parliament operates is unlikely to happen, because incoming governments have too strong a vested interest in the status quo, unless there is a strong, persistent and well - informed demand from the public for action which gives them genuine participation in the parliamentary process, more direct transparency to overcome dependence on a highly distorting media, and the right to recall MPs for manifest breakdowns in integrity or competence.

The panel, appointed in early July by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in response to this year's torrent of public corruption scandals, last month sent letters to both chambers requesting that members deriving more than $ 20,000 in outside income disclose their sources, and that lawmakers who are attorneys disclose their civil or criminal clients — an element of transparency that the Legislature has resisted for years, claiming it violates attorney - client privilege.

Although critics say that more transparency would help prevent such problems, New York lags behind many other states in making basic data available to the public.

MAS released «Public Assets: City - owned and Leased Properties» as part of its efforts to encourage more transparency when it comes to city planning.

The Chairman said, «It is important that the budget of INEC be made to show more widespread public accountability and transparency of the Commission — which is a significant reform in itself - with a multiplier effect on electoral reform.»

The proposed rules revision provides significantly more information and transparency to the public about the Council's activities and spending, as well as more independence to individual members.

Federal education officials made the list of schools under investigation public for the first time after the White House promised on Tuesday to offer more transparency on the issue.

The following changes will be made to ensure fair consideration of legislation proposed by all Members, and more transparency to the public:

«It is essential that we err, if at all, on the side that will not choke off the transactions upon which a significant pillar of this proposal is based and if the City can not come up with a re-evaluation that inspires more confidence it may have to search for another mechanism to address the transparency and predictability concerns of the Public Realm Improvement Fund,» Brewer wrote.

If the growing awareness of an ongoing problem has led to more transparency, the scientific process, and the public who benefits from the knowledge it generates, will be better off.

«The fact that results of studies that are partly under German management and have been financed mostly by public funds are kept from the public is still unacceptable and contrary to all efforts for more transparency,» says IQWiG's Deputy Director Stefan Lange.

«Transparency initiatives, such as STS public reporting, help reporters and news outlets provide better information to patients, enabling them to make more well - informed decisions on where to look for treatment.»

Transparency is a hallmark of good science (and good journalism), but when we push for more of it only when it benefits us directly, yet oppose the types of disclosure the public overwhelmingly wants, we look like hypocrites or worse.

More than 100 scientists, animal welfare officers, representatives of advocacy groups and stakeholders from different countries met for a 2 - day conference in San Francisco to discuss how to improve transparency and to increase the public understanding of the essential contributions that animal research makes to modern life science and biomedical research.

Clearly, school transparency is more popular with the public than with those who work inside the schools (see Figure 7).

It advises that MPs on the Education Committee «remain to be convinced» that revised arrangements will provide an» adequate level of transparency and accountability» and says that the DfE «must do more to demonstrate its commitment to accountability of around # 18 billion pounds» worth of public money.»

We encourage states to provide more school - level data in a timelier manner to increase the transparency of how all public schools are performing.

Student advocates such as the nonprofit Education Trust — West are calling for more transparency to allow the public to follow the money.

The foundation is also working much more aggressively to change public policy concerning key elements of the portfolio approach: transparency in school finance, multiple independent school providers, and performance - based accountability.