Sentences with phrase «battle over tax»

Current rates are due to expire next year, setting up a potential battle over tax policy in Albany.

The Upstate Republicans are preparing to battle over a tax reform plan that could hurt New Yorkers financially, a budget that cuts programs that are popular Upstate such as Meals on Wheels and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and an immigration crackdown at a time when Upstate cities are embracing refugees and new immigrants.

Over on the Labour benches, they won't say so publicly, but privately they're comparing Osborne's battle over tax credits to Gordon Brown's damaging 10p tax U-turn.

But Croci soon became embroiled in his own battles over taxes and appointments with the GOP town board and Frank Tantone, the former Islip GOP leader.

Not exact matches

Today the Small Business Majority held a tele - press conference and Main Street Alliance held a briefing call with small - business owners on the battle over where the new tax threshold should be set.

The results show that Canadian companies take full advantage of the tax opportunities afforded to them, and aren't afraid to battle it out in court over their interpretation of the rules.

The Liberal government is bracing for a battle in the House of Commons over its decision to close tax loopholes affecting small business

The next four weeks may prove especially taxing, as geopolitical risks and a congressional battle over the budget sway market opinion.

The Post supports the governor in his battle with the Seneca and other Native American tribes over cigarette sales tax collection.

And by governance on a daily basis, mean from the how from kings, aristocrats, down through every layer of bureaucracy till you get to your local tax collector, what / why / how these people ran the government administration on a day to day basis, from dealing with a rival city who recently stole one of your citizens crops, to pirates interfering with trade on the Mediterranean, to drought, city administration, what to do with tax money, neighborly disputes, superstition, weather, crime, theft, laws and battles of ideology, to political rivalries and infighting, to a foreigner spreading strange religious ideas in the city (or dealing with somebody accused of a crime they claim they did not commit), I mean everything and everything these officials may have dealt with, daily, and how they changed over time.

The governor's potential support comes during a battle between Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over funding subway improvements and just as the mayor unveiled his own plan to create a new funding source for the MTA: a millionaires tax to fund MTA operations and half - fare MetroCards for low - income city residents.

Blair Horner, the director of NYPIRG, said the volume of donations was so high last year because Mr. Cuomo was facing reelection, as well as an expected battle over the expiration of rent stabilization and the 421a tax abatement this year.

Give Cuomo and the Democrats credit for winning the battle over keeping a millionaire's tax that protects $ 3.4 billion in revenue from fewer than 50,000 taxpayers who can afford it most, while implementing modest middle - class tax relief.

Our state government's most effective moments over the past 15 months were spent undoing past missteps, like battling the MTA tax and finally approving marriage equality.

Take the recent battle in Albany over the expiration of rent regulation and 421a, which gives tax breaks in exchange for allocating some units as affordable housing.

In the first term, Cuomo battled public labor unions over the Tier Six pension measure, cut a deal with lawmakers in the Assembly and Senate to draw their own legislative boundaries, capped property taxes and was hesitant to embrace taxing the rich that was called for by the nascent Occupy Wall Street movement.

(The battle over New York's budget went into high gear Wednesday as a protest against cuts and the end of a «millionaires» tax» blockaded an entrance to the Capitol for almost an hour.

Yes, the party did get Andrew Cuomo to accept its line and moved up from Row E to Row D as a result of his performance in the 2010 election, but there were a lot of strings attached to that agreement — not the least of which was the labor - backed party's silence in the budget battle over the millionaire's tax last year, which is something the WFP would normally be all over.

The union has been heavily involved in policy battles at the state Capitol over the past year, weighing on the fight against both the soda tax and wine - in - grocery stores (both dead for the time being).

Cuomo and de Blasio, both Democrats, have been battling for years over tax and transportation policy, governmental competence, how to manage outbreaks of infectious diseases and even the fate of an errant deer.

Topics include: Education funding and teacher layoff «propaganda», ethics reform, a property tax cap and the battle over naming an official state vegetable.

The WFP largely sat out the battle over the so - called millionaire's tax, which other lefties were pushing very hard to see reinstated in full to offset the deep health care and education spending cuts Cuomo had proposed.

A quick recap of Trump's first year in office: an airstrike on a Syrian airbase, FBI Director James Comey's firing, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's appointment to investigate possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, the GOP healthcare fiasco, U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, North Korea's ongoing threats of nuclear annihilation, «Crazy Mika «tweets, the Mooch, Charlottesville, #MeToo, Democratic gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey, Roy Moore's Alabama Senate run, Paul Manafort's indictment, Mike Flynn's plea deal, an ongoing battle over the Consumer Financial Bureau, the annihilation of ISIS, a resurgence of al - Qaeda terrorist networks, the repeal of net neutrality, the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Republican tax reform, Steve Bannon's fall from grace, «shithole» countries and continuing Fire and Fury fallout.

There are also raw, long - term battles being fought on new fronts: The teachers» unions, for instance, hate Cuomo's proposed tax breaks for private schools, and the governor disdains the unions» power over public schools.

Aaron has faced the sort of legal problems — from payment disputes with contractors to his protracted battles with local governments over property tax bills — that are not unusual for real estate developers.

Gallo, who confirmed the conversation took place, was at the time engaged in an extended legal battle with Aaron over a «payment in lieu of taxes» arrangement for one of Aaron's other Kingston properties.

Sandberg also recalled the 2011 battle over the «millionaire's tax,» the state's 8.82 percent levy on its highest earning bracket earners.

HARTFORD — Connecticut's largest business advocacy group, galvanized by the last year's battle over higher taxes, is spending money for the first time in election - year legislative races to try to force state government to change course.

«Nick Clegg signalled a fresh battle over budget cuts with George Osborne on Sunday after warning that it would be «wholly unrealistic» for the coalition to pursue further reductions in welfare spending without increasing taxes on Britain's richest 10 %.»

Mr Cable says that, behind the scenes, the Tories and Liberal Democrats are fighting a «constant battle», including over tax proposals.

ALBANY - Political candidates waging battles over their personal tax returns isn't just for presidential races.

WSJ's Jacob Gershman reported recently that CSNY is reactivating in preparation for a battle over the so - called millionaire's tax, which would again set the business community up against organized labor.

Instead, Cuomo framed the debate over the tax abatement, which is expected to pick up when state lawmakers return to Albany next month after an extended break, as a union battle for them to fight over the prevailing wage.

She's not saying exactly, but Mayor Stephanie Miner appears to have raised the white flag in her losing legal battle with COR Development over tax breaks for the company's $ 342 million Syracuse Inner Harbor project.

They are paid $ 174,000 annually and are called upon to settle tax disputes, mediate battles over development projects and, at times, determine the outcome of elections.

ALBANY — The battle over New York's budget went into high gear Wednesday as a protest against cuts and the end of a «millionaires» tax» blockaded an entrance to the Capitol for almost an hour.

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And by not picking a battle with Cuomo over mayoral control, the Assembly and de Blasio may have more leverage on issues like the tax credit, and, of particular interest to de Blasio, the charter cap.

De Blasio is also currently battling to get Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Republican - run State Senate to back his proposal for a «mansion tax,» a new levy on home sales over $ 2 million, which he hopes would provide new revenues for senior housing.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation orders a Trump affiliated business to surrender files on Russia, international cyber attacks, the battle over SALT tax deductions between Republican Representative John Faso and Democrat New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and more.

Sanders insisted he wasn't taking sides in a battle between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and de Blasio over how to fund the subways — even though Cuomo has called the millionaires tax proposal «dead on arrival.»

I just read where Mark Boughton has pledged to repeal the state income tax over 10 years [May 12, «Mark Boughton Wins Republican Endorsement For Governor, But Primary Battle Looms,» courant.com].

Lori Pelletier, who as president of the Connecticut AFL - CIO has battled with Malloy over budget cuts and tax policy, said she does not expect the governor to change in the second half of his second term.

«The Tory leadership is battling to head off a backbench ambush over a new tax break for married couples... Tim Loughton, the author of the amendment, said that it presented Mr Cameron with a «golden opportunity» to show his Government was capable of enacting true Conservative policies.

The controversy has roiled Senate Democrats as lawmakers started work on the 2018 legislative session, one that will feature battles over state spending and policies in the wake of the federal tax overhaul that's expected to adversely impact New York.

The agreement, reached earlier today, ended a marathon battle over a bill that raises taxes, cuts spending and helps close the state's $ 42 billion deficit.

A key battle in this budget war will be over taxes, specifically a surcharge on individuals reporting more than $ 1 million a year in income that was first enacted in 2009 and extended in 2011.

Syracuse, N.Y. — She's not saying exactly, but Mayor Stephanie Miner appears to have raised the white flag in her losing legal battle with COR Development over tax breaks for the company's $ 342 million Syracuse Inner Harbor project.

Our hope is to end Monroe's many years of strife caused by the battle for control of the Town Board with its far - reaching powers over annexation, zoning, board appointments, permits, tax monies, and employee hiring» said Michael Egan who led the negotiations for United Monroe and Preserve Hudson Valley; Emily Convers, Chairwoman, United Monroe; and John Allegro, Director, Preserve Hudson Valley in a joint statement.

The author analyses Labour s strategic errors and the debilitating bumps in the road the 10p tax rate row, the disastrous battles over 42 - day detention, the plots against Gordon Brown s leadership, poor local and European election results and perceived policy U-turns.