Sentences with phrase «during recession»

The Tories opposed intervention to prop up the banking system, rejected support for home owners, jobs and consumer spending during this recession.

David Cameron has defended his plans to increase international development spending during the recession.

during the recession, and which made a profit of # 100,000 during 2013/14 could only utilise # 50,000 of the losses.

Small businesses continue to be stifled by challenges that affected them during the recession, including late payments from other firms and a lack of finance from the banks, which forced many small firms to close.

If the Minister is so keen on apprenticeships, will he explain to the House why, in the leaked document that I have before me, he proposes cuts to the funding of apprenticeships, and why he is doing so little to help apprentices who are losing their jobs during the recession?

It once stood at $ 200 million, but was severely cut during the recession.

«Our poorest districts are still suffering from devastating cuts imposed during the recession.

In 2009, former governor David Paterson reduced disability pensions for uniformed workers to save money during the recession.

He added that «everyone» knew that sharing the proceeds of growth would not work as an economic pledge during a recession.

United Water itself continues to maintain that continued increases in construction, as well as upcoming and long - term projects such as the Bloomberg data center in Orangeburg, the new Tappan Zee Bridge and potential development for the grounds of the former Letchworth Village are likely to surpass the small supply drop seen during the recession.

· 54 % had not received any additional support or training during their recession · 46.2 % stated their company was downsized as a result of the recession

The state's unemployment insurance fund was more than $ 3.5 billion in deficit during the recession in 2008 and 2009, but has slowly climbed out of the hole, leading to a drop in the rate paid by employers.

«The falls in nominal wages that workers have experienced during this recession are unprecedented, and seem to provide at least a partial explanation for why unemployment has risen less — and productivity has fallen more — than might otherwise have been expected,» Claire Crawford, programme director at IFS, said.

Some left the UK during the recession in the early 90s, others moved to cities like Berlin where they can actually afford the rent.

An extreme example perhaps, but J Sainsbury recently posted its best quarterly sales growth for two and a half years during the recession.

The Green Party's emphasis during the recession has been to argue that we can fight the economic and environmental crises together.

The Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) has created a widening gap between Syracuse and the wealthier school districts in New York, even though was implemented in the 2010 - 11 school year during the recession in order to alleviate the hole in the New York state budget, according to New York State United Teachers, a teachers» union in the state.

The group cautioned the government agencies and the media to be careful in future before carelessly broadcasting sensational information, so as not to become the cause of a violent national social upheaval by misled Nigerians who are already on edge and frustrated with the status quo during this recession.

The problem is constitutional reform doesn't win votes at the best of times, and it certainly doesn't win votes during a recession.

The tory site has the party's alternative budget proposals: * Freezing council tax for two years, worth over # 200 for the typical family * Abolishing income tax on savings for all basic rate taxpayers, worth up to # 7,200 a year * Raising the income tax threshold for pensioners, worth up to # 400 a year * Help for the unemployed to upskill and reskill during the recession - and tax breaks for companies who create new jobs That, apparently, is it.

Stiglitz and Orszag conclude that the least damaging type of temporary gap closing action during a recession is a tax on the portions of income that are least likely to be spent.

Citing a recent paper by Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics, and Peter Orszag of the Brookings Institution, the groups reminded Governor Pataki that cutting state and local services during a recession will make the situation worse rather than better.

Even with the modest growth, upstate has only recovered 79 percent of the jobs that were eliminated during the recession.

Fisher said Mahoney decided during the recession not to raise her salary, but now she makes less than school superintendents who oversee smaller budgets and fewer employees.

[71][87] Support for Labour slumped during the recession, and the general election of 2010 resulted in a coalition government being formed by the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, which made deep spending cuts in order to ease the budget deficit.

How would Brown justify # 10,000 communication allowance during a recession, Cameron asks.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has released a new paper, Budget Cuts vs. Tax Increases at the State Level: Is One More Counter-Productive than the Other During a Recession?

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reported in a recent address to the Rockefeller Institute that Syracuse has only regained 38 percent of the jobs lost during the recession, compared to 175 percent in New York City.

Mr Shenker conceded it would be politically unpopular to announce during a recession that the price of alcohol would have to be raised.

The truth is that consumers are looking for businesses to provide both short - and longer - term support during the recession.

The surge in applications has been partly fuelled by older people wanting to do degrees during the recession.

But what can you really do during a recession?

«Opting in during a recession,» it read.

But during a recession, it's one of the first costs that households cut.

As a rule, fewer people marry during a recession, and this one has been no exception.

Note that during the recession, the numbers of both moms and dads who stayed at home dipped, but the dads» numbers went back up more quickly, according to this data from the U.S. Census.

Obviously there's volatility with income taxes during a recession, but I would think the tendency of people to slow spending on unnecessary goods during a recession would be particularly damaging to a consumption tax.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies will need to employ different tactics than those used during the recession — divesting non-core brands, conserving cash, and cutting costs — to preserve shareholder value as the economy recovers.

The store grew double digits during the recession and quickly became a local landmark in a firecely competitive area of Chicago.

Environmental water in the Macquarie River reached the Barwon River in May during the recession of a significant flow event in the Barwon River during April, with an increase in flow in the Barwon downstream of the Macquarie River confluence.

Despite the optimism about the potential in the organic sector, there is some evidence that the category has come under pressure during the recession.

Offering such incentives has become more important than ever, as customers look for ways to stretch their budgets during the recession.

He adds that the company didn't really take a hit during the recession because it provides comfort at the end of a long day.

During the recession, restaurant business slowed as people ate out less, which triggered a drop in sales.

McAleese says the company also provides convenient, low - cost products that have proven popular during the recession as people eat out less frequently and spend more time at home.

While many importers have suffered during the recession, Old Mansion Foods had approximately 30 percent growth last year.

Banks weren't loaning money during the recession, so potential franchisees couldn't get financing.

«We've found that people eat more snacks during a recession.»

Despite the current economic difficulties, however, Hurtado says the strong relationships Amigo's Foods has with customers has meant it has not lost any business during the recession.

Between its reasonable prices, anything - goes atmosphere and penchant for providing refuge from the everyday world, Dick's Last Resort is growing its revenue during the recession while some of its competitors struggle to survive.