Sentences with phrase «expand by raising taxes»

In a carefully worded statement, the spokesman emphasized his past work with Cuomo and his longstanding commitment to pre-Kindergarten, which de Blasio hopes to expand by raising taxes on the rich.

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There have been reports by the Broadbent Institute (the Kesselman study) as well as the Parliamentary Budget Office that also raise concerns about how over time the implementation of the expanded limit will increase the size of the tax exempt base and erode future government revenues.

Meanwhile, the left was angered yesterday when Cuomo said he doesn't want to raise taxes in the final budget deal — a signal that he's standing firmly against the push, led by Assembly Democrats and their liberal allies, to not merely extend, but also expand, the millionaires tax.

The final agreement not only burnishes Cuomo's liberal credentials by extending (though not expanding) the millionaire's tax, raising the age of criminal responsibility of New York and addressing the high cost of college tuition for members of the middle class, it also dramatically increases his (already considerable) budget powers, enabling him to single - handedly make spending cuts in the event of widely expected future federal funding reductions.

Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Brian Higgins should join with the new president and their colleagues in Congress — including House Speaker Paul Ryan, who has also supported EITC expansion — to ensure that no working American is taxed into poverty by working to expand the EITC for low - wage workers not raising children in the home.

He has promised to expand pre-kindergarten and after - school programs by raising taxes on high earners.

He cautioned that raising taxes on businesses to pay for Social Security will only serve to hurt the economy by prohibiting businesses from hiring employees and expanding their operations.

In 2018, BC will expand its carbon tax to cover fugitive emissions and forest slash - pile burning and raise the tax by $ 5 per year.

Senate Democrats have passed a budget package that would raise income taxes and expand the sales tax, but it faces an uncertain fate in the House, and even if it passes, a likely veto by Gov. Bruce Rauner without a property tax freeze.

The state's governor is considering an effort to raise up to $ 1 billion in new revenue by expanding the state's sales tax to include a 6.5 percent tax on the fees charged for professional services, which include real estate commissions and leasing fees.