Sentences with phrase «cent of its funding at»

The National Science Foundation (NSF), for instance, would lose more than 11 per cent of its funding at a stroke.

Not exact matches

An Environmental Defense Fund - commissioned study by consultancy ICF International found that Canada's oil and gas industry could achieve a 45 per cent methane emission reduction at an average cost of $ 2.76 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Performance of the different offerings was uneven; two large funds launched at the company's peak tumbled by 20 per cent at one point, damaging the nascent firm's reputation.

But when that CCPC reinvests any surplus in, say, mutual funds or bonds, the passive income from those investments is taxed at a rate of about 50 per cent.

At a federal - provincial finance ministers» meeting in December 2012, the Finance Minister announced that, starting in 2017 - 18, the rate of growth in the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) would be reduced from 6 per cent per year to grow in line with a three - year moving average in nominal GDP, with a funding guarantee to grow by at least three per cent per yeaAt a federal - provincial finance ministers» meeting in December 2012, the Finance Minister announced that, starting in 2017 - 18, the rate of growth in the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) would be reduced from 6 per cent per year to grow in line with a three - year moving average in nominal GDP, with a funding guarantee to grow by at least three per cent per yeaat least three per cent per year.

Remarks from governor Stephen Poloz — for example, during comments at a recent meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington and following the October rate announcement, which held the overnight rate steady at one per cent — suggest that the path forward is anything but predetermined.

Recently, there has been some discussion, prompted by senior staff at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), that central banks might aim for high inflation — say 4 per cent — as a way of giving them more scope to reduce official interest rates in future downturns.

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.

Private Real Estate: During the financial vomiting period of 2008 - 2009, I invested $ 50,000 into a distressed global real estate fund which was buying property at 15 - 30 cents on the dollar.

Over the past couple of years, speculators have also used short sales of gold to obtain low cost funds to invest in other assets — for example, by shorting gold (borrowing it and selling it in the spot market), market participants have been able to obtain US dollars at between 1 and 2 per cent, well below the rate of return available on US assets.

This is significantly higher than expected at the time of the last Statement, when futures markets expected that the federal funds rate would only be around 2 1/2 per cent in the middle of 2005.

Reflecting indications that US economic growth remains robust and concerns that inflationary pressures may be building, markets are now expecting the federal funds rate to reach 3 1/4 per cent by August, which implies 25 basis point increases at three of the next four FOMC meetings (Graph 17).

Since the beginning of its current tightening cycle in June 2004, the federal funds rate has been increased from 1.0 per cent to 2.5 per cent in increments of 25 basis points at each Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

Against this backdrop, the Federal Reserve has continued the process of normalising interest rates, lifting the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at each of its last six meetings, to 2.5 per cent in February.

«Importantly, we also funded around 24,000 public hospital admissions at a cost of almost $ 39 million up 5.9 per cent on 1H17,» he said.

This acceleration is partly due to the very expansionary monetary and fiscal policy settings that have been in place for some time, with the federal funds rate at 1 per cent, and the federal fiscal balance swinging from a surplus of 2 1/2 per cent of GDP in 2000 to a 3 1/2 per cent deficit in 2003.

The investment bank also notes that 70 per cent of fund managers view the global economy as «late - cycle,» the highest level since January 2008 and expect, on average, an S&P 500 peak of 3,100, which is 16 per cent higher than its level at the time of writing.

Before fees and tax, the LIC's closed - end fund exits since inception has benefited from «realisations» at a weighted average 3 per cent premium to carrying value, a weighted average internal rate of return of 21 per cent, and return on equity invested of 1.6 times.

Bishop Sarah will be introduced to representatives from across the Diocese of London at St Paul's Cathedral on Monday morning, before meeting staff and students at the Urswick Secondary School in Hackney, where 70 per cent of pupils are eligible for Pupil Premium Funding.

According to an announcement on its website, AVL has signed an agreement with Vintage China Fund, a new partnership founded by YesMyWine founder Dixon Yuan, which will provide for the replacement of 15 % of AVL's existing capital (36 million shares) to Vintage China Fund at a share price of 46.01 cents.

The analysts said a $ 3 billion purchase of Ste. Michelle would be 9 per cent accretive to earnings, based on a deal at 12 - times EBITDA, 85 per cent equity funding and 5 per cent of acquired EBITDA in cost synergies.

It undertook an institutional placement priced at 60 cents per share to raise $ 15 million as part of the funding.

A2 plans to offer 40 million shares at NZ50 cents a share, a discount to the market price of NZ68 cents, while its three largest shareholders — Freedom, Mountain Road Investments and EGI - Fund investors — have agreed to sell up to 140 million shares, increasing liquidity in the company.

Coffey launched the fund at a conference for WRAP's Courtauld Commitment 2025 - a voluntary agreement to bring together representatives of the food system to reduce food and drink waste by 20 per cent by 2025.

The idea that it is okay because at least it gets people angry and ready to act is more than a little scary, as it conjures up images of the townsfolk storming the local school with their pitchforks and flaming torches; meanwhile, the villain is in Washington DC taking 6 cents from food stamps to fund 64 cents worth of new requirements for the schools.

As discussed at length here on TLT, the new school food legislation provides schools with only an additional six cents per meal served and it's unclear whether schools will be able to meet the new nutritional standards with that level of funding.

All organisations will have to reapply for their funding and many are at risk of losing all their funding or, if not, then significantly more than the 15 per cent.

This, combined with the coalition's decisions to abolish Regional Development Agencies, the 27 per cent of cuts to local government services and cuts to higher education funding, leaves the arts at serious risk.

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.

The program would be funded by weekly employee contributions starting at 70 cents, but would eventually increase to $ 1.40 and would allow employees to earn a portion of their wage.

Deficiencies in the operations of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) created avenues for some officials of the assemblies to mismanage funds and resources valued at approximately GH cents 70.1 million, the 2016 Auditor - General's Report on the assemblies has revealed.

Figures given here is the total amount of funding from both ESRC at 80 per cent full economic cost and RGC in GBP, this was based on the exchange rate from An exchange rate 1.0 HKD = 0.083558 GBP (8 June 2012) has been used.

«Indeed, Cabinet just approved a 0.02 per cent deductions in all imports outside AU as a fund to support the activities of AU, so that AU will not go begging other countries for its citizens,» President Nana Akufo - Addo stated in a speech read on his behalf at the closing ceremony of a five day orientation workshop for newly appointed envoys in Accra.

The Governor made the remarks during the commissioning of 61 primary healthcare centres at Ijebu - ijesa, Osun State, in partnership with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), saying his administration had been consistent in contributing 50 per cent counterpart fund in every project.

At a meeting with former Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who served during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Mr Mahama said the government had paid only 30 per cent of the funds meant for the Free SHS programme.

«At the current world market prices and current level of production, we are getting about GH cents 1 billion annually, which will be enough to cover the Free SHS, but that will lead you no opportunity to do anything else; but funding Free SHS.

be made to proceed on leave to pave way for investigations into «the loss of about GH cents 480,000 from the Endowment Fund at the Electoral Commission.»

This year, more than 70 per cent of the MRC's «alpha - rated» research proposals, which include projects at the cutting edge of science, had to be turned down for lack of funds.

At the Science and Engineering Research Council, which funds four out of every five PhDs, only 78 per cent completed in time.

Australia - based Regal Resources has secured commitments to raise A$ 5.2 million (US$ 3.7 million) via a placement of 148.2 million new shares at 3.5 cents to fund the pilot test of a novel Underground Coal to Liquids (UCTL) process near Melbourne.

Will all these instantly forgotten, evidently unprofitable movies prepare 50 Cent for something great or is his 10 - picture deal just a sham chipping away at the fortunes of foolish funders?

Of course if you look at this the other way around, a healthy 55 per cent of primary schools and 57 per cent of secondary schools agree or strongly agree that they have adequate furniture funding to provide a suitable teaching and learning environmenOf course if you look at this the other way around, a healthy 55 per cent of primary schools and 57 per cent of secondary schools agree or strongly agree that they have adequate furniture funding to provide a suitable teaching and learning environmenof primary schools and 57 per cent of secondary schools agree or strongly agree that they have adequate furniture funding to provide a suitable teaching and learning environmenof secondary schools agree or strongly agree that they have adequate furniture funding to provide a suitable teaching and learning environment.

However, looking at this objectively, while BESA's recent «Resources in English Maintained Schools» research shows that 2011/12 has seen budget cuts of 1.8 per cent in primary education and a 2.7 per cent drop in secondary education, schools still have significant funds to spend, particularly when compared with budgets ten, five or even two years ago.

Other 2015 State of Our Schools Survey findings included: - 79 per cent of principals surveyed said they did not have enough funding for the needs of children with disability at their school.

Fifty per cent indicate spending at least some of the funds on classroom resources (down from 58 per cent in 2012), with 23 per cent indicating that none of the additional funds will be spent in this way.

The joint letter noted that unions want the government to restore pay levels to at least the levels that existed before the start of the pay restraint in 2010; give teachers a pay rise of five per cent in 2019 as a first step towards restoration; make teacher pay a priority in discussions within the government; and provide sufficient additional funding for this increase in teachers» pay in the chancellor's budget statement this autumn.

Later, thanks to the One Per Cent for Development Fund (underwritten and run by employees of the United Nations), we were able to put up a building and later equip it with solar panels so the library can be open at night, a dramatic symbol of the power of reading.

On the political issues facing them at the General Election, 43 per cent of parents polled stated that education and school funding will be a key issue in deciding their vote in the 2017 General Election.

Increases of seven per cent in football, and eight per cent in multi ‑ sport participation, over the last year at Football Foundation ‑ funded facilities are testament to this.

At the NAHT conference in April 2017, against a backdrop of rising concerns about the impact of the proposed fairer funding formula, 97 per cent of NAHT members present voted to campaign for protected funding to ensure children have greater access to outdoor education and residential experiences.