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The proposed cuts would initially slash funding to the gallery by a third, falling from an annual grant of # 614,000 to # 400,000, with further reductions leading to a total cut of 50 per cent planned in years to come.

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In a move likely aimed at appeasing competition regulators, the mining companies scrapped plans to jointly market up to 15 per cent of production from their Pilbara operations.

The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report, as the balance of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per cent from 29 per cent in the summer and 35 per cent at the start of the year.

Microcap fund manager Acorn Capital has increased its stake in listed Perth - based financial planning firm Plan B Group Holdings to control almost 10 per cent of the voting power.

Shares in Geopacific were up 9.3 per cent today as the company announced a $ 3 million rights issue, with the company planning to step up exploration activity at its Cambodian Kou Sa project.

While Scout and Highfields significantly represent nearly 10 per cent of shares, they are not in the majority, and other institutional investors haven't publicly criticized Tim's execution of its U.S. plans.

President Donald Trump told lawmakers he would support a 25 - cent increase in the federal gasoline tax to pay for his plan to upgrade U.S. public infrastructure, a congressional aide said.

Exploration firm Resource Star has announced plans to acquire a 60 per cent interest in a Chinese company which holds an exclusive licence to produce and distribute Candy Crush confectionery in Asia.

Mineral Resources announced today that it plans to use its 12 per cent stake in Aquila Resources to push for a role building and operating the proposed $ 7 billion West Pilbara iron ore project.

Shares in Perth - based Carbon Conscious have surged on news it commenced milk production at a Chinese - owned dairy farm in the South West, with the company planning to expand its cow herd by nearly 500 per cent by 2017.

Shares in VDM Group were up 125 per cent on news it had attracted a new cornerstone investor for an $ 18 million capital raising, highlighting the company's planned shift from construction to mining.

Shares in uranium miner Bannerman Resources dropped 15.3 per cent on news it initiated a discounted share purchase plan to raise up to $ 2 million.

TPG Telecom has lifted its stake in Amcom Telecommunications to 19.9 per cent, making it harder for Amcom to win approval at next week's shareholder meeting for its planned merger with Vocus Communications.

At first glance, the planned $ 600 million expansion of Perth's Karrinyup Shopping Centre seems to run counter to the relentless march of internet retailing, especially as a fresh report predicts that 50 per cent of all retail sales will be made over the internet in less than 10 years.

Bank of America said it plans to increase its quarterly common stock dividend to 12 cents a share, a 60 percent increase, beginning in the third quarter of 2017.

Shares in Geopacific Resources were up 9.3 per cent today as the company announced a $ 3 million rights issue, with plans to use the funds to step up exploration activity at its Cambodian Kou Sa project.

The study also found that, overall, 31 per cent of respondents planned to invest more in their business this year.

Nickel miner Western Areas is moving forward with plans to increase its holding in South Australian tenements held by Monax Mining and Strandline Resources to 90 per cent, and will begin a new drilling campaign in the coming weeks.

The telecom sector was ahead 0.7 per cent with shares in Manitoba Telecom Services (TSX: MBT), which announced last week plans to sell its Allstream business, ahead $ 2.07 or 6.1 per cent to $ 36.

Matlin, who holds a nearly eight per cent stake in the company, had previously said he plans to rally shareholders to put him back in charge.

Successful diversified Perth - based miner Straits Resources Ltd is planning to spin - off 40 per cent of its major asset into a new, initially energy - based clone in Singapore later this year.

Since he announced his plan to retire in February, US shareholders such as Fidelity and Lazard have reduced their stakes by at least 1 per cent, according to public filings.

The heavy rare earths developer announced this week it had received valid applications for $ 11.7 million in shares under the plan, pitched at 7.8 cents a share at the time of closing on the 12th of February.

Small business accounts for 97 per cent of all businesses in Western Australia, but an estimated 40 per cent do not have a strategic business plan.

TORONTO — The 2013 - 14 financial year was an unusually strong one for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which earned a 16.5 per cent annual return on the billions of dollars in assets it manages for the national retirement system, but its CEO cautions that level of growth likely won't soon be repeated.

Twenty - eight per cent say they plan on setting aside money in both accounts; 19 per cent say they will just contribute to an RRSP and 13 per cent say they will only use a TFSA.

The company completed a 15 per cent cut to its workforce in January and February, eliminating between 500 and 700 jobs, as part of its plan to trim $ 1 billion in cumulative capital, operating and administration costs over two years.

The poll also found that 31 per cent of those surveyed say they aren't planning on putting away retirements savings at all this year, a jump from 28 per cent in 2012.

Trump said Monday that Canada and Mexico might be spared from his plans for a 25 per cent tariff on steel imports and 10 per cent tariff on aluminum imports if they agree to better terms for the U.S. in talks aimed at revising the North American Free Trade Agreement.

He said the company incurred redundancy costs and had to hire new staff and this had slowed its planned expansion, which would involve between 6 per cent and 7 per cent growth annually in store numbers.

Their plan proved difficult to execute: less than two cents of every dollar spent by blacks in the U.S. goes to black - owned businesses, and it's hard to say what's cause and what is eff ect.

«This is one in the list of things that we are doing to remove costs from the system, whether it's the suspension of the long - term energy plan, whether it's renegotiating the Samsung (green energy) deal... and removing the eight per cent provincial portion of the HST (from hydro bills) as of January,» she said.

TORONTO — Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX: L) plans to unveil about 700 Joe Fresh stores in the U.S. next year as Canada's largest grocery chain works to ramp up sales of its hip fashion line to help bolster earnings that dropped by 19 per cent in its most recent quarter.

The survey found that while some 39 per cent planned to travel within their home province, almost one in five, or 19 per cent, were looking to go abroad.

NEARLY 40 per cent of employers across the nation plan to increase permanent staff numbers in the next three months, according to the latest Morgan & Banks Job Index.

The company had already announced 300 people were being laid off at its head office in Waterloo this week as part of a broader plan that will reduce its global workforce by about 40 per cent.

Shares of Potash Corp. and Mosaic Co., Canada's largest potash producers, both tumbled about 20 per cent after Uralkali forecast that its actions, including a plan to ship more potash to China, would result in a US$ 300 per tonne potash price, a far cry from the usual floor price of US$ 400.

Despite the rise in collaborative workplace technology over the last several years, email continues to be the primary mode of communication: a whopping 91 per cent of enterprise teams prefer to use email over any other communication method («planned meetings» are a distant second at 68 per cent).

In the 23rd Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (OCA, 2007), the Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) certified that, in spite of the substantial increase in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 207In the 23rd Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (OCA, 2007), the Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) certified that, in spite of the substantial increase in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 207in spite of the substantial increase in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 207in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 2075.

The plan for the next two years calls for nothing more than an «increase over previous year» culminating in a 20 per cent total increase by 2010 - 2011.

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»).

In the latest figures from the Office of the Chief Actuary the number of Canadians enrolled in a workplace pension plan declined further from 34 per cent to 32 per cent by 201In the latest figures from the Office of the Chief Actuary the number of Canadians enrolled in a workplace pension plan declined further from 34 per cent to 32 per cent by 201in a workplace pension plan declined further from 34 per cent to 32 per cent by 2010.

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.

Under the Canada Economic Action Plan the deficit will be eliminated by 2015 - 16; although total net public debt will have increased by $ 150 billion, the debt ratio will have declined to 33.0 per cent in 2015 - 16 and reach the government's target of 25 percent by 2019 - 20; program spending will fall to below 13 percent of GDP and will continue to fall thereafter; public sector jobs have been eliminated; and income and corporate taxes have been cut.

Planning for the future — but still not confident Despite using various financial tools for retirement savings such as RRSPs (45 per cent), cash savings (43 per cent), or TFSAs (39 per cent), 45 per cent of Canadians are still not confident that they will have enough money in retirement to afford the lifestyle they want.

The plan would help get our region moving again through the addition of 50 new SkyTrain cars, a 46 per cent increase in Canada Line capacity, five new West Coast Express cars, up to 5 news B - line rapid bus routes, and a new SeaBus.

Furthermore, only one in 10 Canadians (12 per cent) say they are using / planning to use an annuity to ensure they have enough money to lead their chosen lifestyle in retirement.

In terms of debt reduction, we are very encouraged to see that B.C.'s direct operating debt is forecast to be $ 1.1 billion by the end of the current fiscal plan period, which marks a 90 per cent reduction since 2013 - 14.

First, make sure in budget planning that the debt level averages around 30 per cent of GDP (roughly where it is now) over the next four years.

In the 2006 Budget, the government promised to reduce the deficit by $ 3 billion per year; to reduce the federal debt - to - GDP ratio to 25 per cent by 2012 - 13; to eliminate the total government sector debt (which includes the federal, provincial and local governments as well as the Canada and Quebec pension plans) by 2021; and finally, to keep the growth in program expenses below the rate of growth in nominal GDIn the 2006 Budget, the government promised to reduce the deficit by $ 3 billion per year; to reduce the federal debt - to - GDP ratio to 25 per cent by 2012 - 13; to eliminate the total government sector debt (which includes the federal, provincial and local governments as well as the Canada and Quebec pension plans) by 2021; and finally, to keep the growth in program expenses below the rate of growth in nominal GDin program expenses below the rate of growth in nominal GDin nominal GDP.