Sentences with phrase «economic activities»

The key to tax simplification is to make fewer distinctions across economic activities and taxpayers» personal characteristics.

Reducing the number of distinctions among economic activities and taxpayers» personal characteristics would simplify the code, reducing both compliance costs for taxpayers and administrative costs for the government.

Because of these constraints, most economic activities create value, and those that do not are reversed in fairly short order.

In addition to port activity, the river supports a myriad of other economic activities vital to the region and beyond, such as:

«Financial innovation will not only enhance productivity of economic activities, but also make financial intermediation more seamless,» Johari told The Malaysian Reserve, going on to say, «This is particularly relevant to recent innovations like bitcoin.»

What are the firms or economic activities that are «excess» supply?

The existing rules were designed to encourage such economic activities by Canadians.

On several occasions, China's economic activities in Europe have translated into tangible influence on policy decisions taken at the EU level:

A new study, backed by Facebook, wants to go beyond measuring the impact of internet shutdowns on the formal economy and measure the impact of internet cut - offs on «shadow economies,» namely economic activities that circumvent government regulation, oversight, and taxation.

Chinese foreign direct investment in Europe has soared from under $ 1 billion in 2008 to $ 35 billion in 2016.2 Examples of Chinese economic activities include: acquisitions of European companies in a variety of strategic fields, most notably in the technology sector; sustained investment into existing critical infrastructure; and the provision of funding for new infrastructure projects.

For example, certain Chinese economic activities may in some cases cause partner countries to contradict the EU acquis communautaire.

Over the past decade, China's economic activities in Europe have been steadily increasing.

In the last two months, the economic news coming out of China was both depressing and worrying: a spectacular stock market crash, a sudden currency devaluation, and anemic economic activities suggesting that the economy will miss the official target of 7 % annual growth for 2015.

Statistics Canada recently released this report on the underground economy in Canada — essentially an attempt to gauge the extent of «market - based economic activities, whether legal or illegal, that escape measurement because of their hidden, illegal or informal nature.»

«This rapidly evolving area often presents new challenges for people engaged in these economic activities, whether they are renting a room or providing a ride,» said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in a statement.

The textbook definition of a recession is a downturn in economic activity, characterized by at least two consecutive quarters of decline in a country's gross domestic product (GDP).

«I wouldn't worry so much about a slowdown in job growth as long as there are signs that there's a re-acceleration in broader economic activity,» Marple added.

Consumer spending drives 70 per cent of economic activity.

And while inflationary pressures remain stubbornly subdued for the time being, the improvement in economic activity should eventually cause inflation to rise.

Wages barely are keeping up with inflation, and oil prices have settled at a level that is unlikely to generate the kind of economic activity to which we had become accustomed before the 2014 - 15 crash.

«It will also diminish the state's draw as a destination for tourism, new businesses, and economic activity.»

Information since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate.

«Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term,» the policy committee said in its post-meeting statement.

«The rebuilding of the town will be a function of the economic activity and prospects of Fort McMurray,» he says.

San Jose is the other major Silicon Valley metro area, and like its peer San Francisco, big tech has provided much economic activity to the area.

Meanwhile Dennis Bevington, MP for the Western Arctic, issued a report noting the diamond industry had come to account for half of all economic activity in the N.W.T. Ekati and Diavik were harvesting ore at rates exceeding original targets.

Population and economic activity has been flat to declining in rural areas and small towns, with very few exceptions.

Houston was one of just two of the 40 largest metro areas to experience a decrease in economic activity in 2016, with a GDP growth rate of -3.0 %, but its Q3 2017 average weekly wage of $ 1,187 was the seventh - best.

Business investment is a relatively small share of GDP (about 12 per cent) but it's an important indicator of future expectations, and drives all sorts of other economic activity.

The higher the value of the PMI, the stronger is economic activity.

Household purchases account for 57 per cent of Canadian GDP, a rising share of economic activity since the Great Recession of 2008 because business - to - business purchases, business investment and exports haven't found their mojo since.

If the PMI does not suit you in gauging the strength and direction of economic activity, try sales of autos and light trucks.

Manufacturing, which accounts for about 12 percent of U.S. economic activity, is being supported by strong domestic and global demand.

(But) Chinese economic activity is still expected to grow faster than developed economies for the foreseeable future.»

In the euro zone, economic activity also fell in July.

Analysts attribute the turbulence in global bond markets to emerging signs of firmer economic activity and expectations of higher inflation.

The big freeze that's gripped much of the country is having another chilling effect — on economic activity.

The drivers behind OPEC's forecast include steadily rising economic activity around the world, strong demand for transportation fuels like gasoline and jet fuel and a growing petrochemical industry, which turns byproducts from oil and natural gas into chemicals.

Outside estimates of pass - through business income have shown that it is a small number of large businesses that account for the majority of pass - through profits and economic activity, rather than true mom - and - pops.

Bitcoin does not present a threat to economic activity by disrupting traditional channels of commerce; rather, it could serve as a boon....

This two - week celebration generates almost 1 billion euros in economic activity.

Most importantly, the status quo monetary policy distorts economic activity towards debt - based financial assets and debt - financed durable goods such as the «cash for clunkers» program to boost auto sales.

Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two - thirds of U.S. economic activity, edged up just 0.1 % last month.

Central banks strikes a mostly optimistic tone in touting rebound in economic activity in recent months and improvement in the labor market.

But the projected bump from President Donald Trump's tax reforms are expected to help compensate the banks with even bigger future profits south of the border due to tax savings and increased economic activity.

Therefore, the local consumer's spending on a sporting event is not new economic activity, rather a reshuffling of local spending.

It also suggested that consumer spending, which accounts for more than two - thirds of U.S. economic activity, was accelerating in the fourth quarter after slowing in the July - September period.

Unions and opposition politicians decried the deal, arguing it shuts citizens out of job opportunities, while supporters contend free trade will boost economic activity overall.

I mean, never before in the last thirty years have we seen so much of economic activity dependent on, not just the Fed, but I would generalize it to central banks around the world and the very accommodative policies.

«The data can not be used in isolation, but when combined with knowledge of the geographic distribution of economic activity in the US, the data can identify shifts in industrial activity and identify new trends,» Carpenter wrote in a recent note to clients.