Sentences with phrase «cost to consumers»

This also lowers costs to the consumers of their products.

All such factors result in increased costs to consumers.

Partnerships offer opportunities to improve profit margins and provide lower costs to consumers.

Lawmakers chose not to renew the laws allowing payday loans because of the high cost to consumers and predatory practices some lenders have.

These geological formations are a safe and efficient means of storage because they tend to be close to existing energy infrastructure, which ultimately reduces costs to consumers.

It isn't too often a game gets this kind of support, at least at no additional cost to the consumer once they've purchased the game.

Each monthly statement must include how long it will take to pay off the bill and the total cost to the consumer as a result of paying only the minimum amount due.

You are correct about the mark up on food and I suppose that it really is just another way to pass on costs to consumers.

In itself this isn't actually a problem, as it doesn't add costs to the consumer.

More risk = more costs to the consumer...... you can thank your government official for that.

Another example of the conflict between enrolling someone in a debt management program first is the undisclosed future cost to the consumer by participating.

The British study warns of the rising cost to consumers of wind power subsidies on the grounds that governments could achieve the same environmental benefits by other means at much lower cost.

Although automated systems save time, there is also cost to consumers.

The strategy «is to recognize that the path to the least cost to consumers is greatest scale,» said the official.

This is the actual cost to the consumer of functioning solar electric panels installed and generating electricity.

Additionally, the investment in and proliferation of energy - saving appliances — which have higher initial costs to consumers — may remain sluggish in the absence of strong economic growth.

But this causes an immediate issue, as subsidies are a public cost to consumers (albeit a less transparent cost than higher utility bills).

The insurance provider will then start the underwriting process and give a final cost to consumers.

This scenario would benefit oil companies but would not prevent increased costs to consumers.

And it can be achieved at virtually no additional cost to consumers.

Energy from fossil fuels would become more expensive, as it must, yet the rebates would help offset the extra costs to consumers.

Although lower insurance rates was one of the basic promises on which no - fault was sold to legislators, it has failed to deliver lower costs to the consumer.

We don't know the answer yet, but the retail price may not fully reflect the total cost to consumers.

Debt relief companies are increasingly playing the part of the middle man, at an added cost to the consumer.

Stock fund managers are looking for companies that pass on costs to consumers in the wake of growing investor fear of a trade war between the United States and China.

Coal fired power stations appear to be making huge profits from Australia's new carbon tax, while passing costs to consumers

Using the ACP instead of cheaper alternatives means raising costs to consumers.

Thus, today there's a keener appreciation that cap - and - trade regimes such as Europe's ambitious Emissions Trading System have been costly failures, with one study suggesting the E.T.S. had «limited benefits and embarrassing consequences» in terms of emissions — at an estimated cost to consumers of some $ 280 billion.

Opponents of the legislation feared it would increase costs to consumers while limiting choices.

However, on April 26, the CFPB finalized an amendment that lists the instances in which mortgage lenders can re-disclose increased closing costs to consumers on a closing disclosure.

Insurers, along with shifting costs to consumers, are narrowing the networks of covered providers.

So, I think, you know, you have to listen to Ryan Sweet, too, who says you «ve got to look at the employment cost because these are going to sooner or later be passed on in end costs to the consumer.

Our continued over-reliance on increasingly expensive gas imports would threaten to blow our emissions out of the water — at great cost to consumers and to the economy as we miss out on a clean energy revolution and thousands of UK jobs.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the plan, which he calls a discussion draft, will stabilize insurance markets and cut costs to consumers.

This not only prolongs the time it takes to complete the credit repair process, but it almost guarantees a higher cost to the consumer over time.

This will likely translate into less high LTV lending or even greater costs to consumers who borrow with smaller down payments.

Specifically, TILA requires the creditor to provide the final TILA disclosure to consumers, while RESPA requires that the person conducting the settlement provide the final statement of settlement costs to the consumer.

They generally tout lower overall cost to the consumer due to their lack of guarantees.

FHA has developed a full range of FHA home loan packages that mirror many of the products available on the commercial market, but are generally available at a cheaper cost to the consumer and available to those with previous credit problems.

The Fed's rate doesn't have an immediate impact on long - term mortgage rates, with the caveat that banks usually find ways to pass on their higher borrowing costs to consumers.

The first phase of the EU ETS — from 2005 to 2007 — drew criticism for not achieving substantial cuts in emissions, excessive allowance price volatility and for resulting in windfall profits for some utility firms that received carbon allowances for free but were able to pass through their full cost to consumers in the form of higher electricity prices.

The company said it does not pass on the extra «pennies per can» that BPA packaging costs to its consumers.

Governments in Canada maintain monopolies in certain sectors of the economy through regulations that advance private interests at an unreasonable cost to consumers, according to a report from the...

«We have also commenced the resuscitation of our products transportation pipelines network, thus enabling us move products to depots at faster rate and cheaper distribution costs to consumers.