Sentences with phrase «for federal measures»

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For years, the federal government has encouraged Canadian companies to subscribe to voluntary measures collectively known as «corporate social responsibility,» or CSR.

But for a new version of Trumpcare or any other initiative to succeed, the measure must at least arrest the relentlessly rising costs for hospital stays, MRIs, diagnostic tests and surgical procedures that threaten to swamp the federal budget, shrink take - home pay for families, or pummel both.

The Company's effective income tax rate and comparable effective income tax rate (a non-GAAP measure) from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2018 decreased to 29.5 % and 25.6 %, reflecting a lower federal tax rate related to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform).

Democrats complained that the Republicans had loaded up the measure with «poison pills» including a ban on federal spending for Planned Parenthood.

In addition to tax reforms to help pay for the measure, she'd develop a national infrastructure bank to help shore up private investment in federal projects.

The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of U.S. inflation, the core personal consumption expenditures index, is seen stuck at 1.6 % for the year to September, exactly where it has been since March.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a major military buildup suffered a setback on Thursday when the House of Representatives put plans on hold to fully fund the federal government through next Sept. 30 and instead resorted to temporary measures freezing spending at current levels.

The measures would provide some variation of federal support, including grants, for states to beef up security of their election infrastructures.

But S.Y. Lee, a spokesman for the DHS, told Fortune that the government agency coordinates «national efforts to strengthen the security and resilience of critical infrastructure, working with our federal and industry partners across the country to raise awareness about evolving threats and promote measures to reduce risks to systems we all rely on.»

With Canada's 2015 federal election underway, we're asking Canada's business leaders for one policy measure that the next government — whichever party (or parties) may lead it — could implement to boost business in this country.

Add on the jumps in market - based measures of inflation expectations, the chances of more Federal Reserve hikes, and other macro-economic data points and the moves for the economy have been dramatic.

ALBANY, N.Y., March 31 - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature agreed late on Friday on a $ 168 billion budget for fiscal 2019, including measures aimed at offsetting damage to taxpayers from new federal tax changes.

Spring time tends to be the busiest for home buyers and sellers in Metro Vancouver, said Oudil, adding the board will wait to see how they react to taxes and other policy measures the B.C. provincial and federal governments introduced so far in 2018.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

His Race to the Top initiative invites states to compete for federal dollars using tests and other methods to measure teachers, a philosophy that would not fly in Finland.

But a continuation of favorable economic growth and low default levels — which we expect — and measured Federal Reserve tightening — which we also expect — should support more narrow high - yield bond spreads for some time to come.

In addition, PBO's forecast for nominal gross domestic product (GDP)-- the broadest measure of the federal tax base - is considerably lower than the average of the private sector economists» forecasts released by the Minister of Finance on October 29, 2012.

Nominal gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the tax base for federal revenue, is projected to be about 6 per cent higher in 2010 than in 2009, which should impact positively on federal revenues.

For instance, the New York Federal Reserve has an inflation measure, the Underlying Inflation Gauge (UIG), that aims to capture sustained movements in underlying inflation from a broad set of price, real economic activity, and financial data.

For example, the federal government implemented a number of one - time measures, including $ 4.0 billion in 2002 - 03 for health care initiatives, $ 3.5 billion in 2003 - 04 for health care initiatives and agricultural support, $ 3.6 billion in 2004 - 05 for the Wait Times Reduction Fund and $ 9 billion in 2009 - 10 to support the auto sectFor example, the federal government implemented a number of one - time measures, including $ 4.0 billion in 2002 - 03 for health care initiatives, $ 3.5 billion in 2003 - 04 for health care initiatives and agricultural support, $ 3.6 billion in 2004 - 05 for the Wait Times Reduction Fund and $ 9 billion in 2009 - 10 to support the auto sectfor health care initiatives, $ 3.5 billion in 2003 - 04 for health care initiatives and agricultural support, $ 3.6 billion in 2004 - 05 for the Wait Times Reduction Fund and $ 9 billion in 2009 - 10 to support the auto sectfor health care initiatives and agricultural support, $ 3.6 billion in 2004 - 05 for the Wait Times Reduction Fund and $ 9 billion in 2009 - 10 to support the auto sectfor the Wait Times Reduction Fund and $ 9 billion in 2009 - 10 to support the auto sector.

The paid leave order is the latest move by Mr. Obama to use his power over federal contracts to institute changes on a small slice of the labor market when he can not persuade Congress to enact those measures for the whole country.

For most of the public, the reputation of the Federal Reserve will continue to be measured mainly by our success in promoting economic growth with price stability, rather than by our interactions with educators and students.

But it also includes measures that the Opposition Parties may not want to support; for example; the increase in annual Tax Free Savings Account contribution limit; changes to the sick leave provisions of federal employees; and retroactive legislation to protect the RCMP from possible criminal charges with respect to the destruction of data under the Access to Information Act.

For example, the dollar as measured by the Federal Reserve's broad trade - weighted index fell in the second half of the 1980s and soared in the 1990s, but both decades saw robust growth.

The Federal Reserve, criticized by lawmakers for being too cozy with Wall Street, is considering tougher measures to restrict bank examiners from leaving to take jobs at firms they have overseen.

There could be several factors that had investors on edge — including news that North Korea had completed a fifth nuclear missile test and the European Central Bank had declined to announce additional measures to help stimulate Europe's sluggish economy — but many strategists pointed to a speech Friday morning by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren, in which he said that «a reasonable case can be made» for tightening interest rates in the U.S..

For example, the need to keep the long - term fiscal trajectory on a sustainable path limits the size and duration of federal fiscal stimulus measures.

In «Challenges, Growth and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2015,» authors William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin outline measures that would help Canadians put their education, skills and talents to work, and enjoy economic security once they have left the workforce.

For the most part, investors cite the market's four - year climb off its 2009 lows and the Dow's record closing to the Federal Reserve's aggressive and unprecedented monetary stimulus measures, which have helped push equities higher by driving down yields in safe - haven assets.

We expect that additional U.S. federal healthcare reform measures will be adopted in the future, any of which could limit the amounts that the U.S. federal government will pay for healthcare products and services, which could result in reduced demand for our product candidates or additional pricing pressures.

Rick Arney, co-author of the proposed California Consumer Privacy Act, said support for the measure widened when federal officials opened an investigation into how a data firm, Cambridge Analytica, accessed the personal information of millions of Facebook users without their knowledge to help elect President Trump.

New York state last month passed a similar measure that makes it illegal to advertise apartments for fewer than 30 days in New York City, and lawmakers have pushed the federal government to take a closer look at Airbnb and other home - sharing sites on accusations of creating housing shortages and driving up rental costs.

A stopgap measure may be needed to ensure federal offices aren't hit with a partial shutdown at midnight Friday when funding for the government expires.

Some economists say the effects of lowering the federal government's credit rating to AA from AAA can be measured in the billions of dollars in increased borrowing costs for the government, and in the billions more that consumers, corporations, states and municipalities will have to pay for their credit.

The poll also found strong support for other policies that would help accelerate Canada's transition to clean energy, including federal support to help provinces use more renewable electricity, switching buildings and vehicles to clean power, and measures to cut the carbon emissions from gasoline and diesel fuel.

That's why the PDAC is lobbying for the inclusion of measures to help the exploration industry in the federal government's next budget, to be tabled on Jan. 27.

While innovation is a broad term, the questions outline potential federal measures, including support for the tech sector, research and development and encouraging geographical clusters of expertise.

As for what this means for the timing of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike, data about the U.S. economy on balance exceed the reasonable measures a «data dependent» Fed might require to move off of «emergency interest rate» levels, as BlackRock's proprietary «Yellen Index» of labor market / economic conditions shows in the chart below.

Matt Pascuzzo, spokesman for federal Employment Minister Patty Hajdu, said the government will ensure Canadians» health and safety are protected as it works with provinces and territories on measures addressing impairment at work.

The IRS is empowered by the federal government to take extreme measures to hold taxpayers responsible for paying their taxes.

But to remedy the situation the commission recommends measures looking to centralized government control (which would only invite more federal interference and also infringe on the citizens» liberties); for example, development, on the federal level, of a plan for coping with disorder, and the creation of a special police force for suppressing riots.

Littleproud says the outbreak is the fault of the Victorian Labor government and the federal government has provided millions of dollars for biosecurity measures.

Nearly seven weeks later, on 2nd May the Federal Agency for Food Safety in Belgium, as a precautionary measure, asked Nestlé Belgium to recall Beba 1 900 gram (codes DEXCPIKA and / or DEXCPIKB, expiry date 02 2003).

The federal reimbursement for free meals is one measure of how much is intended to be spent on producing a reimbursable meal.

As the executive director of NYSHEPA, Nancy ran an 800 member - strong coalition and advocated at the local, state and federal level for numerous nutrition and physical activity measures including school nutrition standards, calorie labeling, trans fat ban, Complete Streets, breastfeeding bill of rights, nutrition standards for fast - food kids» meals sold with toys, Safe Routes to School, nutrition standards for foods marketed to children, and the sugar - sweetened beverage tax.

Launched in September 2013, through a three - year cooperative agreement with Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), the Home Visiting CoIIN works to achieve breakthrough improvements in select process and outcome measures, including benchmark areas legislatively mandated for the Federal Home Visiting program, while reducing or maintaining program costs.

cFPL = Federal Poverty Level: a measure of income level for determining financial eligibility for some welfare programs and benefits

dFPL = Federal Poverty Level: a measure of income level for determining financial eligibility for some welfare programs and benefits

eFPL = Federal Poverty Level: a measure of income level for determining financial eligibility for some welfare programs and benefits

While operatives say there is still plenty of time for candidates to jump into the race, the next Federal Election Commission reporting period runs from July 1 through Sept. 30, and Democratic candidates may want to declare soon to raise as much money as possible before the quarter ends as a measure of their viability and popularity heading into the election year.