Sentences with phrase «balk at tax»

Senate Republicans have balked at tax hikes in the past, though some tax actions in recent years have led to an increase in revenue for the state.

But members of the Democrat - controlled council balked at the tax deal, which would save Synapse an estimated $ 86,000 over 14 years, fearing it would be perceived as a favor for the Democratic Party.

Not exact matches

Indeed, the B.C. government has so far balked at calls for a speculation tax by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and others, claiming it could suck as much as $ 1 billion out of the local real estate sector without having a meaningful impact on house prices.

While some say the guidelines proposed by Israel's tax authority would legitimize token sales, others balk at the notion of taxing them at all.

Yet Republican deficit hawks are balking at an increase in federal spending after the recent passage of the tax reform plan and 2019 fiscal year budget.

If you balk at paying taxes please tell me where the money for our country's roads, bridges, policemen and firefighters should come from?

Most of those piously talking about individuals helping others are simply those that are already the most stingy and balk at the idea of any tax dollars going to someone less fortunate.

No, momoya, it's about out of control insurance costs going ever higher because more and more is mandated to be covered, it's about tax exempt groups being in effect taxed via mandates and indeed mandated to pay things that go directly contrary to their philosophy, it's about disingenuous mumblers on the left talking incoherently about people being «forced» not to use contraception when (a) no one is forcing them to affiliate with the organization balking at the mandate, (b) no one is preventing them from buying contraception on their own dime and (c) no one is preventing them from buying their own health insurance plans, something MANY will have to do when Obamacare kicks in for real.

That led people who had been inspired by Oliver's earlier work in nutrition to see his alliance with Woolworths as a sellout, and farmers to balk at the Jamie Oliver Tax requested by Woolworths for every box of produce supplied to support their Jamie Oliver marketing campaign.

Anderson, who didn't return SI's phone calls, apparently balked at going to Toronto for the same reasons Gill threatened to retire if he was dealt to the Raptors — players don't want to play for a floundering franchise and deal with what they perceive to be an unfavorable tax situation (page 118).

In an era when taxpayers are demanding more and more services but balk at higher taxes, park districts are looking for innovative answers, officials say.

Of course, Christie is hardly the only elected official who balked at Stringer's call for the tax on people who work in NYC but live elsewhere.

Trump administration officials and conservative Republicans are also upset that Frelinghuysen voted against the tax cut bill — Trump's biggest legislative achievement — and initially balked at repealing Obamacare.

The report also highlights the potential slowing of transportation aid from the federal government in the current 2014 - 15 fiscal year as Congress balks at increasing the 18.4 cent excise tax on gasoline, the primary source for replenishing the Federal Highway Trust Fund.

Keeping you updated on the latest MTA rescue plan: six upstate Democrats are balking at a payroll tax.

Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) also said negotiations were «on track» to include his plan to capture a portion of the city's sales tax revenue and use it to fund emergency repairs to the subway system — something the city has so far balked at doing.

Rockland already balks at paying taxes to fund the MTA.

The state currently has no budget in part because Doyle and fellow Senators Joan Hartley of Waterbury and Gayle Slossberg of Milford have balked at various tax increases.

The governor said he would still much prefer to see his soda tax approved, but the Legislature has balked at that.

The rezoning was stopped only recently by the City Council, which balked at the potential loss of millions in tax revenues from letting air rights in the neighborhood go to developers at fire - sale prices.

For those who balk at the idea of playing a puzzle game, Schrödinger's Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark generally relies on environmental puzzles, so they're generally not all that mentally taxing.

Along with Democratic support for the tax incentives, the presence of renewable energy facilities and manufacturing in many heartland states means Congressional Republicans are likely to balk at repealing them before they phase out.

Cynics will say that this is a proposal set up to fail, in that Alberta consumers may well balk at having to pay the additional tax.

It's a formulation that stops short of an outright demand for a carbon tax, which Hillary Clinton has balked at.

While some say the guidelines proposed by Israel's tax authority would legitimize token sales, others balk at the notion of taxing them at all.

Now, if his preparation resulted in an error in which was no fault but his own and you had to amend your tax return as a result, that's when I can understand balking at paying the fees to amend the tax return.