Sentences with phrase «dollar tax cut»

Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday he is open to making «tweaks» to his half - billion dollar tax cut proposal as Senate Republicans continue closed - door discussions about changes they want to see to the plan.

Gov. Scott Walker's half - billion dollar tax cut plan passed a state Assembly committee Thursday, despite objections from Democrats, and even some Republicans, that the proposal was moving too quickly and in need of changes.

The governor and the legislature agreed to a three year phase in of an increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 9 an hour, and a $ 650 million dollar tax cut package, also to be fully effective in three years.

Meanwhile, last year, Republicans in Washington passed a trillion - dollar tax cut for businesses.

Incoming Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, chosen by U.S. President Donald Trump to keep the recovery humming, appears set to let an expected trillion - dollar tax cut run its course through the economy as weak wage growth and inflation buttress his view that the economy remains underpowered.

«We want to make sure that while we're cutting services to the most vulernable populations of this state, that we're not giving a multi-billion dollar tax cut to the wealthiest New Yorkers,» said Ron Deutsch, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The Wisconsin state Assembly is moving forward with Gov. Scott Walker's half billion dollar tax cut proposal, but questions about the plan among some Republicans are holding it up in the Senate.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Gov. Scott Walker's half - billion dollar tax cut plan passed a state Assembly committee Thursday, despite objections from Democrats, and even some Republicans, that the proposal was moving too quickly and in need of changes.

The governor and the legislature agreed to a three - year phase - in of an increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 9 an hour, and a $ 650 million dollar tax cut package, also to be fully effective in three years.

(He was recently famous for saying publicly that we should extend the two trillion dollar tax cuts for the rich rather than extend the unemployment benefits, during the worst recession since the depression).

A trillion - dollar tax cut, for example, leaves more cash in the accounts of taxpayers — the basic idea behind the Bush tax cuts.

«Instead of hiring more doctors and staff to shorten wait times in the Interior, Christy Clark gave a billion dollar tax cut to her rich friends in downtown Vancouver.

«We got a billion dollar tax cut to go with it, economic studies, delay in some of the implementations.

We got a billion dollar tax cut to go with it.»

We got a billion - dollar tax cut to go with it... delays in some of the (minimum wage) implementation.

Offering a billion - dollar tax cut and assurances that New York City would not be stuck with a $ 250 million Medicaid bill, Gov. Andrew Cuomo inched closer to presenting an on - time budget with one major issue seemingly standing in his way — an increase in the minimum wage.

The governor is expected to detail a more than $ 2 billion dollar tax cut plan that includes business tax reductions and a multi stepped plan to freeze property taxes for two years.

The Wisconsin state Assembly is moving forward with Gov. Scott Walker's half billion dollar tax cut proposal, but questions about the plan among some Republicans are holding it up in the Senate.

«This will be about a $ 1.5 billion dollar tax cut to over one million small businesses,» Cuomo said.

The groups responsible for the disruption, including VOCAL - NY and the New Deal for New York, New York Communities for Change, and United NY, voiced opposition to the Republican - led State Senate and Governor Andrew Cuomo's effort to issue a $ 4.5 billion dollar tax cut to New York's wealthiest millionaires, a number of whom were in the room at the 5th Avenue hotel.

The groups argued that Cuomo's choice to provide millionaires with this billion - dollar tax cut will only exacerbate inequality in New York State, which already stands as the inequality capitol of the United States.

«We should not be giving a $ 5 billion dollar tax cut to the wealthiest 2 to 3 % of New Yorkers right now,» said Deutsch.

Demonstrators voiced opposition to Governor Andrew Cuomo's effort to issue a $ 4.5 billion dollar tax cut to New York's wealthiest millionaires.

The groups, expressing the anger of New Yorkers around the state — more than 70 % of whom oppose Cuomo's tax break for millionaires, including among wealthy and those self - identified as conservatives — argued that Cuomo's choice to provide this billion - dollar tax cut will only exacerbate inequality in New York State.

The program offers a dollar - for - dollar tax cut to anyone who donates to a non-profit School Tuition Organization (STO).

Mortgage interest is not a dollar - for - dollar tax cut; it reduces taxable income.