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Although more water could lead to about an 18 per cent recovery in waterbird numbers, the team found this could be reduced to only a 1 per cent increase as a result of long - term climate change, which is not adequately considered in the plan for the Basin.

A spokesman for agricultural minister John McVeigh defended the 567 per cent increase as being based on the national Poultry Code «which state governments agreed to implement in 2002».

Not exact matches

U.S. welfare systems, Tanner says, tend to pull a person's benefits all at once as soon as they get a job — so much so that a person on welfare who gets a job will only see an increase of about five cents for every new dollar they earn from that job.

Professional services firm Deloitte has posted a 15 per cent increase in revenue for the 12 months to May, as strong performance in its east coast operations offset challenging conditions in Western Australia.

Personal income tax will hit a 20 - year high of 12.5 per cent of GDP by 2020 - 21 under the budget forecasts as the government relies on bracket creep and an increase in the Medicare levy to return the budget to surplus.

«(With an alternative lender), the interest rates are higher, the qualifying rate is higher than if you were going with a traditional bank and they are going to charge one per cent of the mortgage amount (as a lender's fee) for closing, so that means your closing costs increase.»

Mining and civil engineering contractor Maca has posted a 6.4 per cent increase in profit to $ 34.7 million for the six months to December, despite revenue taking a hit from recent mine closures, as the company shifted its focus onto gold projects in South America.

The organization expects stroller sales to increase by 13 per cent «as new parents «trade up» to more exclusive baby carriages, following a trend that is expected to be set by the royals.»

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada found the number of households with a HELOC and a mortgage against their home has increased nearly 40 per cent since 2011, prompting commissioner Lucie Tedesco to caution this month the trend «may lead Canadians to use their homes as ATMs.»

Republicans talk of sparking economic growth rates in the range of four per cent, but models run by non-partisan forecasters, such as the Wharton business school at the University of Pennsylvania, predict only a modest increase over the shorter term.

TD says as of Wednesday it increased its posted rate for five - year fixed mortgages to 5.59 per cent from 5.14 per cent.

Statistics Canada said the increase was partially attributable to higher prices, as sales in volume terms grew 5.4 per cent.

As the nation watched horses on Tuesday, Wednesday saw a bullish Reserve Bank increase interest rates to 6.75 per cent.

The online retailer says the price of an annual membership will remain at $ 79 even as it increases 20 per cent in the U.S. starting next month.

The increase came as Imperial reported it earned $ 516 million or 62 cents per share, up from $ 333 million or 39 cents per share a year ago.

The March increase was the largest year - over-year move since it hit 2.4 per cent in October 2014, just as the oil - price slump was getting underway.

' cents Transportation fringe benefits: Through 2010, the amount of transit benefits that are excluded from the employee's gross income and payroll wages is increased to $ 230 a month — the same amount as the employee parking benefit.

A $ 30 per tonne carbon price, as is currently in place in B.C., applied on emissions, would increase processing costs by about 12 cents per gigajoule.

It plans to increase its capacity for example between Vancouver and Fort St. John by 19 per cent as of May.

Despite the increase in debt, households continued to get richer in the third quarter as their net worth gained 2.2 per cent on the back of a strong stock market.

Equifax Canada said in a new report Monday Canadian consumers now owe $ 1.821 trillion including mortgages as of the fourth - quarter of 2017, marking a six per cent increase from a year earlier.

As a corporation, KKR plans to pay an annualized dividend of 50 cents per common share and increase its authorized share repurchase amount to $ 500 million.

Despite this reduction, the company increased sales revenue 3.8 per cent to $ 323.6 million.Conversely the number of franchise stores increased from 73 to 97, and as a result franchise revenue increased by 28.3 per cent to $ 6.6 million.

Canadian Natural production averaged a record 1.02 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in the fourth quarter, a 19 per cent increase from the year - earlier period, as it ramped up the latest expansion of its Horizon oilsands mining and upgrading project.

Shopify says the increase came as subscription solutions revenue grew 61 per cent to $ 100.2 million, while merchant solutions revenue climbed 75 per cent to $ 114.1 million.

The provincial Public Utilities Board has instead approved an average rate increase of 3.6 per cent as of June 1.

Statistics Canada reported the key ratio crept lower as total household credit market debt, which includes consumer credit, mortgage and non-mortgage loans, increased 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter to $ 2.13 trillion.

The Fed left its key short - term rate at 1.5 per cent to 1.75 per cent — the level it set in March after its sixth increase since December 2015 — as it gradually tightens credit to control inflation against the backdrop of a tight labour market and a pickup in consumer prices.

However, by 2015, premium rates increase by 10 cents rather than remain unchanged as assumed in the June 2011 Budget.

The Update incorporates the October average private sector economic forecasts and an increased «adjustment for risk» for 2011 - 12 to 2013 - 14, as well as an increase in employment insurance rates of only 5 cents (employee rate) for 2012, rather than the 10 cents set in legislation As a result, the balanced budget target is delayed from 2014 - 15 to 2016 - 17, prior to the inclusion of the Targeted Strategic and Operating Review Savings (now called «Deficit Reduction Action Plan Saving Target»as well as an increase in employment insurance rates of only 5 cents (employee rate) for 2012, rather than the 10 cents set in legislation As a result, the balanced budget target is delayed from 2014 - 15 to 2016 - 17, prior to the inclusion of the Targeted Strategic and Operating Review Savings (now called «Deficit Reduction Action Plan Saving Target»as an increase in employment insurance rates of only 5 cents (employee rate) for 2012, rather than the 10 cents set in legislation As a result, the balanced budget target is delayed from 2014 - 15 to 2016 - 17, prior to the inclusion of the Targeted Strategic and Operating Review Savings (now called «Deficit Reduction Action Plan Saving Target»As a result, the balanced budget target is delayed from 2014 - 15 to 2016 - 17, prior to the inclusion of the Targeted Strategic and Operating Review Savings (now called «Deficit Reduction Action Plan Saving Target»).

If the loopwhole is lost, Bob becomes even more upset as his tax bill would increase 80 per cent (35/44).

Program expenses were up only 0.4 per cent, as the ending of most of the stimulus spending in the Economic Action Plan and lower employment insurance benefits nearly offset increases in transfers to other levels of governments (spending in this area is largely set in legislation) and in elderly benefits.

If the Conservative government wants to stabilize the debt - to - GDP ratio at 25 per cent, then at that ratio, the government must run a permanent and growing structural deficit that will result in the government's debt increasing at the same rate of growth as the economy.

Core inflation has been lower than expected in recent months... Core inflation is expected to increase gradually over coming quarters, reaching 2 per cent by the middle of 2013 as the economy gradually absorbs the current small degree of slack, the growth of labour compensation remains moderate and inflation expectations stay well anchored.

The bank's for increased earnings growth of seven per cent, as well as one million new primary customers over the medium - term

The March 2011 Budget implies no increase in rates in 2015 whereas PBO assumes an increase of 10 cents as mandated under current legislation when the employment insurance account is in deficit.

It found 89 per cent of managers agreed energy transition risks - such as increasing emissions regulations or growing competition from clean tech alternatives - will significantly impact the valuations of the oil companies in the next five years, compared to 46 per cent when the survey was conducted in 2017.

Corporate income taxes were down 2.4 per cent, compared to the Budget 2013 estimate of an increase of 4.8 % for the year as a whole.

The March 2011 Budget forecast an increase of 0.6 per cent for the year as whole.

Canadian production has been especially important in this trend, with imports into the Midwest increasing by about 50 per cent over that same 2000 - 2011 time period, as shown below:

Core inflation is close to 2 per cent as the transitory effects of the past depreciation of the Canadian dollar are roughly offsetting disinflationary pressures from economic slack, which has increased this year.

-- The median annual wage for women has steadily increased by 28 per cent from 1976 to 2010 as more women entered the workforce

However, the median annual wage for women has steadily increased by 28 per cent from 1976 to 2010 as more women entered the workforce.

-- When changes in the composition of families are taken into account — including fewer adults per household as family sizes decrease — the real after - tax income of middle - class families increased 30 per cent from 1976 to 2010 — on par with other income groups, but still lower than the top earners

By 2017, B.C. families and industries will have seen their power costs increase by 80 per cent on the B.C. Liberal's watch, including as a result of Premier Clark's broken election promises on hydro rates.

The dollar fell a cent against the U.S. currency as traders realized the odds of another interest - rate increase this year had become remote.

Inflation is what matters most for the Bank of Canada, whose primary job is to keep prices stable, something it defines as annual price increases of about two per cent.

Recent negotiations have secured large increases in steaming coal contract prices for 2004 — reportedly as high as 70 per cent in US dollar terms — which will substantially increase prices received by exporters in coming months.

As a result, Australia's terms of trade has increased by 6.4 per cent over the past year, to its highest level in over 27 years (Graph 50).

Statistics Canada said household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income increased to 167.8 per cent, up from 166.6 per cent in the first quarter.