Sentences with phrase «cent support increasing»

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-- Increasing social assistance rates by one per cent for people on disability supports and welfare.

The budget includes a one per cent increase for people on welfare and disability support, who will also be allowed to keep the first $ 200 of earnings each month before their benefits are reduced.

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.

To support its growth, the company increased its marketing and advertising spending by 30 per cent.

Increasing foreign demand and the 25 per cent decline in the value of the Canadian dollar were forces supporting this adjustment.

Despite the nervousness in the market, Bangsund said her firm believes there is strong support for the Canadian dollar right now and has increased her 12 - month target for the loonie to 85 cents US from 82 cents US.

The pick - up in consumption in the March quarter appears to be continuing and is being supported by further increases in consumer confidence; household spending increased by 2 1/2 per cent in the June quarter and consumer confidence is now at its highest level in 4 years (Graph 3).

Port capacity is estimated to have increased by 19 per cent since 2003, more than sufficient to support recent growth in iron ore exports.

67 per cent of Torontonians support increasing the Land Transfer Tax rebate for first - time buyers to reduce the amount of tax that first - time buyers are required to pay.

Consumption was also supported by an increase in household net wealth in the December quarter of 4.2 per cent, driven by a substantial increase in the value of equities and rapid growth in house prices.

Its operating costs fell 24 per cent to $ 35.82 tonne compared with a year earlier, supporting an increase in underlying EBITDA to $ 20.5 million despite a 17 per cent reduction in revenue to $ 372 million.

Gildersleeve added that Tesco would also continue to support British farmers by sourcing all of its milk from the UK and by increasing its sales of British cheese - at present, the UK accounts for 60 per cent of the cheese sold in Tesco stores.

The investment bank slashed its earnings forecasts for Retail Food Group by between 50 and 60 per cent after factoring in shrinking sales from store closures and weaker margins from increased investment to support struggling franchisees.

CAROL STREAM — The Carol Stream Park District is beginning to seek support for an April ballot question that will ask voters if they approve of a 7.5 - cent tax rate increase to pay for maintenance of parks and equipment.

Voters in the Prospect Heights Park District supported a 25 - cent increase in the corporate fund tax rate, to 35 cents per $ 100.

In the Elk Grove Park District, voters supported a 15 - cent increase in the corporate fund tax rate, to 25 cents per $ 100.

Cary Park Director Steve Cherveny said the referendum question will ask taxpayers to support a «25 - cent increase in the corporate fund,» which translates into an increase of $ 116 in property taxes for the owner of a $ 150,000 house.

This percentage increases as you moderate the statement, so fully 71 per cent support a phased withdrawal «with the aim of ending combat within a year or so».

«two in five people support increased taxes to fund higher spending on health and education, down from 62 per cent in 1997» Taxes and spending are higher now than in 1997.

We've already made inroads in Europe, and have built support to increase the EU's reduction target to a 30 per cent cut by 2020.

Mr Osborne announced an increase in the threshold before workers start paying income tax to # 8,105, financial support for first - time home buyers, a two per cent cut to corporation tax this year, a tax on private jets, a clampdown on non-doms, the introduction of # 140 flat - rate state pension, a review into a merger of national insurance and income tax and a fair fuel stabiliser, including a 1p cut on fuel duty.

• We will increase funding to the Youth Enterprise Support (YES) Initiative from GH cents 10 million to GH cents 100 million, which means GH cents 25 million a year;

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's support of a five - cent fee on grocery bags to boost recycling and reduce waste increases the likelihood that the controversial legislation will become law.

While the normal caveats apply, it's notable that in the course of the past five of these weekly polling averages we've never seen Labour's support increase: the best the party has managed is standing still, but otherwise it's been a constant (if gentle) decline since 13 February's high of 33.9 per cent.

Official figures show a massive 258 per cent increase in the use of Acceptable Behaviour Contracts, Parenting Orders and Individual Support Orders.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State Senate Republicans are debating Thursday whether to support a minimum wage hike proposal that would increase Upstate workers» pay 70 cents an hour each year until it reaches $ 12.50 an hour in 2021, according to a source.

Contrary to widespread belief, Labour's share of the UK popular vote increased by 1.4 percentage points between the 2010 and 2015 general elections (from 29 to 30.4 per cent), despite the collapse of Labour support in Scotland.

In the recent Budget the picture was repeated — funding for medical research increased by about 8 per cent while the support for science and innovation went up by only 2 per cent.

Government research showed universities had seen some 15 per cent growth in their per student funding, but that hadn't flowed into increased expenditure on teaching, or learning support, or students, Mr Birmingham said.

In Gloucestershire, ParentPay is used as a stand - alone payment and meal management solution in 175 primary schools in the County meals contract, helping support a 26 per cent increase in meal uptake.

«It is worrying that this year more support staff feel the work they do when acting as a cover supervisor is identical to that done by supply teachers, with an increase of 14 per cent.

The number of pupils who have been refused assessments to determine if they need extra support to meet special educational needs has increased by 35 per cent.

A survey by Unison has found that over 50 per cent of school support staff have experienced stress, anxiety or depressions as a result of increased workloads.

There are more teaching assistants and non-teaching support staff, while the number of teachers has increased 1.2 per cent since 2013 to 454,900 full - time equivalents.

Some 78 per cent of respondents said the cost of supporting pupils with mental health needs had increased over the past three years.

Other reasons given include falling numbers of support staff (33 per cent), demands from school leaders or governments (33 per cent) and increasing class sizes (27 per cent).

At the same time, the number of support staff has increased by 9 per cent.

She said almost 90 per cent of teachers said in the past two years, the demand for support had increased.

There has also been a significant increase in the number of upper - trim Insignias sold, such as the SRi, SE and Elite models (over 60per cent) supporting the

And a 38.8 per cent increase in Canadian support of the Child Survival Program meant that even more moms and babies received assistance during a critical stage.

This improved process resulted in an average 20 - year procurement price of 8.45 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), which was less than the average cost of generation, and enabled increased participation and support from host communities and indigenous groups.

«Central to the issues we are going to have to deal with are: patterns of production and consumption in the industrial world that are undermining the Earth's life - support systems; the explosive increase in population, largely in the developing world, that is adding a quarter of a million people daily; deepening disparities between rich and poor that leave 75 per cent of humanity struggling to live; and an economic system that takes no account of ecological costs or damage — one which views unfettered growth as progress.

All of Germany's subsidies and support for green energy have sharply increased power prices, with the average German paying 39 cents per kilowatt - hour for electricity.

Broader support for tuition freezes are growing generally, and the Ontario Minister of Education has expressed some preliminary thoughts that he plans on terminating the customary 5 per cent increases.

revise the funding model for CFS agencies including a 60 per cent increase for family supports that would allow for greater flexibility in dealing with family size, complexity of needs, geography and other individual factors;

Despite widespread public support from Quebec's legal community and a mid-strike vote in which they rejected the government's final offer by a whopping 97 per cent, the striking lawyers emptied their $ 4 - million strike fund, took out an $ 8 - million loan (which is currently being repaid through an increase in union dues to three per cent from 0.75 per cent of members» salaries) and dropped strike pay to zero from the 60 per cent of members» weekly salaries paid at the start of the strike.

One of the Manchester's leading criminal defence law firms has grown its staff by 13 per cent over the past year, and plans to increase its workforce further with the support of a # 75,000 overdraft facility from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

62 per cent expect business activity to increase in 2013 Staffing and salaries: 35 per cent expect permanent staff levels to increase in 2013, 53 per cent expect permanent staff levels to remain the same Expected salary increases at Canadian companies: 48 per cent will increase salaries by less than three per cent 37 per cent will increase salaries between three and six per cent Five per cent will increase salaries between three and six per cent Two per cent will increase salaries by more than 10 per cent Most prevalent benefits being offered by Canadian companies Extended health benefits Individual performance - related bonuses Training and / or certification support Pension / RRSP contribution / matching More than 10 days vacation for new hires Flexible work hours Hays is an international recruitment consultancy with a strong Canadian presence with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Mississauga and Ottawa.

- Parents will receive more financial support to increase affordability, including subsidies for approximately 60 per cent of new child care spaces.

It comes amid uncertainty over one critical measure — secured funding for the NDIS through a rise in the Medicare levy to 2.5 per cent, with Opposition Bill Shorten saying Labor will limit its support for an increase in the levy to those in the top two tax brackets, despite the urging of leading disability groups to «not compromise the bipartisanship» on full NDIS funding.