Sentences with phrase «by high fixed costs»

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These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors who are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 percent rate, invite all kinds of tax shelter abuse.

These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors that are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 per cent rate, invite all kinds of tax - shelter abuse.

On a related note, higher guarantee fees charges by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have increased the fixed cost of originating loans and this has also increased the spread between primary and secondary mortgage rates.

In his talking points on July 16 (saw a re-run on Sunday night), O» Reilly admitted that we desperately need to fix health care because people are getting hosed by insurance companies and high costs.

Many high earners are leaving and are being replaced by poorer newcomers, a dynamic that has saddled the state with high fixed costs even as taxes and services can not keep up with growing demand.

He said he planned to fix a state budget deficit by forcing higher benefit costs onto public workers and eliminating nearly all of their collective bargaining rights.

Side by side, fixing is always dollar - for - dollar cheaper — a broken fan costs about $ 600 to replace, while a new high efficiency furnace can cost upwards of $ 5,000 to install.

But while the cost of fixing damage caused by extreme weather is eye - popping, it's not the only factor pushing rates higher.

Even if you're a fan of active management, you could cut your fees by a third simply by investing in an actively managed fund for the stock component of your portfolio, buying a low - cost bond fund or an ETF for the fixed - income portion of your portfolio, and holding your cash in a high - interest bank account or money market fund.

The other conclusion, perhaps shared by those whose continued flight to low - cost index funds are making the headlines today, is that the average hedge fund looks like a fixed blend of cheap investments, at high cost.

The strategy: Buy a property, fix it up at minimal cost, and then cash in by renting it out at a rental fee higher than what you pay on the monthly mortgage.

If you have been paying lower interest below the prime rate of 3 % while 5 year fixed rates have been around 3 % or higher your savings can exceed any extra cost of borrowing in the final 12 - 24 months of your mortgage term if rates were to rise by.25 -.5 % as predicted.

Without trying to sound crass of course ROE will continue at it's current level he is buying a railroad (high fixed cost business and a monopoly) it's not like someone is going build a competeing railroad in the same area there will only ever be one and it will always be cheaper than trucking or shipping by air.

It may take a while, but eventually the overindebted companies with high fixed costs will be outcompeted by their Japanese rivals.

Although home buyers can negotiate lower mortgage rates than those posted by the banks − Mr. Sammut said that five - year fixed rates are generally between 3.59 per cent and 3.69 per cent − the increases to posted rates suggest that borrowing costs are rising to reflect stronger economic activity, rising inflation and higher interest rates.

By its nature, a fixed - rate loan shields you from higher interest costs down the road.

I am very, very afraid that by the time we begin to address the issue in any sort of meaningful, intelligent way, the cost of action will be ridiculously and unnecessarily high, much as buying a new car is more expensive than bothering to fix the brakes on your old car before they cause an accident that totals the vehicle.

As with solar PV, cost control will be achieved by price degression at fixed annual time points from April 2014, with a baseline (i.e. expected) degression of 5 % each year, but adjusted according to deployment in the previous year, with a minimum reduction of 2.5 % annually in the event of very low deployment, and a maximum of 20 % for very high deployment.

The key to this understanding is that a high penetration of renewables will only reduce the fixed costs of needed gas generation resources by a small amount.

Now, FITs do make electricity more expensive, since the cost of subsidizing that higher fixed rate is absorbed by all electricity consumers.

You will likely have the seen the headlines which accompanied the decision taken by the High Court in September to re-instate fixed costs for disputes in planning environmental cases — overturning rules introduce by the Ministry of Justice in February.

Walker highlighted the higher debts and housing costs faced by new practitioners along with lower fixed fees, particularly in criminal work, and higher workloads in publicly funded cases.

In fact, of the four profitability «levers» studied by economists (fixed costs, variable costs, price, volume), price is the clear frontrunner, yielding the highest profit gains.

Some solutions proposed are: rationing of judicial time for example by assigning a fixed number of motions to each proceeding; charging higher filing fees for additional motions; penalizing obstructionist conduct through multiples of indemnification costs; awarding priority dates to well - run litigation; more motions in writing; higher filing costs for longer hearings; more aggressive use by the Bench of rules that permit judges to control the court process such as time limits for evidence in chief and cross, and some outsourcing of judicative functions.

What is concerning is that there is discussion at the highest levels, on an increase in the small claims track cost limit from # 1000 to # 5000 — and the consideration of increasing the number of cases caught by fixed costs.

General insurance companies are now in a fix since they can not charge a commensurately higher premium to make up for the cost special committee formed by the regulator has recommended the higher ratio for what is known as the Declined Risk Pool.

If you get hit by a driver who has no insurance, you have to fix your car out of pocket, not to mention the high cost of medical care if you are injured in the accident.

- Relatively high fixed operating costs, as percent of rental income; although, a significant portion of operating expenses is usually reimbursed by tenants, office investors bear the risk of having to pay a greater portion of a building's operating costs and property taxes when market vacancy goes up and the market softens.