Sentences with phrase «boost in government spending»

If a hefty boost in government spending fails to kick - start the economy, then it must be the case that government spending wasn't boosted enough.

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The government did pledge $ 47 billion to infrastructure spending over the next 10 years and extended the accelerated capital cost allowance for manufactures — a tax relief program for investments in new machinery and equipment — by two years, which means stock holders could get a boost if public companies are able to take advantage of this spending and savings.

In January the U.S. Congress passed a budget deal that boosts U.S. government spending, following a December tax package that slashes corporate tax rates.

And given Germany's unwillingness to take the most basic measures, like boosting government spending or encouraging domestic wage increases, that would help iron out some of the imbalances in the European economy, the situation in Greece will likely only force Italians to wonder why it is tethering itself to such an uncooperative partner.

Additionally, the International Monetary Fund is calling on leaders of developed countries to boost government expenditures to cover shortfalls in business and consumer spending.

The new federal government pledges to boost infrastructure investments, but will it be enough to offset continued weakness in private capital spending?

Attempts by Monti's government to cut spending caused widespread public anger, boosting the support of populist parties in the election.

In addition, government spending on public infrastructure had boosted non-mining business investment and was likely to support economic growth for some time.

«Today's budget delivered on the government's election promise to boost spending for social programs and stimulate growth in key sectors of our economy.

Some economists have raised concerns that recent moves by the Trump administration and Congress to boost economic growth through $ 1.5 trillion in tax cuts and increased government spending could cause the Fed to worry about overheating and inflation.

The deceleration reflected sharp cutbacks in government spending and weaker business investment and came despite an unusually warm winter, which many economists said likely provided a mild economic boost.

The government, it said, remained on course for a # 10 billion surplus in 2019 - 20, but only by delaying capital investment, promising further cuts in spending on public services, and bringing forward a one - off boost to corporation tax receipts into 2019 - 20.

And if Trump sticks to his campaign promises, his administration may very well end up swimming in red ink: according to reputable estimates, if carried out, Trump's spending and tax plans, including his plans for infrastructure spending and wall - building, and his promise to retain some of the most expensive parts of Obamacare, will boost government borrowing by roughly a third within a decade, and could double it by 2036.

Transfer activity in China has slowed down after clubs were forced to rein in their spending following the imposition of a 100 % government tax on foreign players in order to boost the development of domestic talent.

So we support the IMF's call, consistent with medium - term fiscal consolidation, for the Government to act to boost capital spending over the next two years — financed by a temporary rise in borrowing as Labour has also urged - to build our way to a stronger recovery.

The government hopes to increase the number of visitors to the UK by four million over the next four years and by doing so increase the money they spend in Britain by # 2 billion, boosting the # 90 billion the tourism industry already contributes to the economy.

WASHINGTON — The sprawling agreement to boost government spending reached by Republicans and Democrats this month quietly included a step toward defusing what could be a financial time bomb for 1.5 million retirees and hundreds of companies in the industrial Midwest and the South.

In essence, this involves two things: growing the private sector, and reforming the public sector so that what the Government does — and the money it spends — boosts, rather than undermines, Britain's competitiveness.

The strategy continued into 2017, reports Elana Schor in Politico, when «All but four of the Senate's 48 Democrats [in December] warned congressional GOP leaders against pursuing a government funding plan that would boost defense spending for the rest of the fiscal year while leaving domestic priorities at current levels... Some Senate Democrats began pushing back... as House conservatives pitched Republican leaders on a full - year hike for the Pentagon paired with a continuing resolution for domestic programs.»

Treasury officials said the Chancellor will «bring forward capital spending in this Parliament, to invest in the Government's priorities and boost jobs and productivity».

The Lisbon Agenda, a plan laid out in the Portuguese capital in 2000 to boost Europe's economy by 2010, makes research a key driver for growth, calling on member countries to spend 3 % of their gross national products on research and development — half from industry and half from government sources.

By calling for a big increase in government education spending as a way to boost the U.S. economy, the president is doubling down on a bet that has already been lost, repeatedly, by his predecessors.

They will receive specialist training and mentoring and a government grant of # 50,000 to spend on boosting leadership skills in their schools.

At the two ends of the economic spectrum in any country, there are the usual stimulus and government spending programs which provide an artificial temporary boost and then there's the cutting of services, government employees, increases in taxes and other measures that bridge revenues and expenses more closely.

Some astute investors (such as Hussman and GMO) have argued in essence that the combination of record government deficit spending and unemployment levels has propped up corporate revenues while lowering labor costs, thereby boosting corporate profit margins by as much as 70 percent above historical averages.

BTN: Do you feel Mövenpick Hotel Ibn Battuta Gate, and the brand generally, has benefited from the tremendous spending by the UAE government to boost tourism in the destination?

In his testimony to the Senate Budget Committee, Bernanke defended the Fed's controversial plan to purchase $ 600 billion in government bonds, a move he says will boost the economy by lowering interest rates and encourage spendinIn his testimony to the Senate Budget Committee, Bernanke defended the Fed's controversial plan to purchase $ 600 billion in government bonds, a move he says will boost the economy by lowering interest rates and encourage spendinin government bonds, a move he says will boost the economy by lowering interest rates and encourage spending.