Sentences with phrase «economy over the previous decade»

After taking advantage of a variety of special deductions, U.S. corporations paid an effective marginal tax rate of just 18.6 percent in 2012, a rate that went unchanged despite ups and downs in the economy over the previous decade, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.

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The economy had expanded tenfold over the previous decade, and the government, which in 2002 won a resounding victory in the country's long civil war, was unchallenged at home, a towering presence in regional politics, and a major investor abroad, including in Portugal, the former colonial power.

In addition, the technologically biased structural change that has been affecting the economy over the past several decades has increased entry level job requirements and made it more challenging for Millennials to get their careers off the ground compared to previous generations.

They're projected to rise 2 % in 2017, compared to 6 % a year averaged over the previous decade, due to significant government interventions in the economy...

They're projected to rise 2 % in 2017, compared to 6 % a year averaged over the previous decade, due to significant government interventions in the economy, according to the report.