Sentences with phrase «for huge infrastructure»

The Vice President referred to the tax innovation of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo as Premier of the old Western region which enabled the administration to raise money for huge infrastructure, agriculture and free education.

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And our government is claiming that it doesn't have enough money for infrastructure or for healthcare or for police or for education and at the same time, there's just huge amounts of tax avoidance and tax evasion going on through this secrecy world.
That speed is crucial for Bombardier; many foreign firms are attracted by Brazil's huge investment in transportation infrastructure, and competition is fierce.
The retailer has been pouring huge investments into technology and innovation — about 30 % of its capital expenditures are earmarked for developing its Internet infrastructure — and until recently, it had a secret Innovation Lab that was meant to function as a lean startup within the company, developing groundbreaking tech innovations that could be pushed out chain - wide.
For all the hopes of British engineering companies receiving huge consulting fees for infrastructure projects, it seems China is determined to use its own engineers and advisers, or sometimes the local onFor all the hopes of British engineering companies receiving huge consulting fees for infrastructure projects, it seems China is determined to use its own engineers and advisers, or sometimes the local onfor infrastructure projects, it seems China is determined to use its own engineers and advisers, or sometimes the local ones.
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, a low - profile minister with a high - impact portfolio, must hammer out huge bilateral deals with all the provinces for their slices of $ 33 billion in federal funds for ribbon - cutting - worthy projects like big public transit expansions.
Because they're not directly responsible for building and maintaining mines and other costly infrastructure, huge operating expenses can be avoided.
The ability for Trump to abrogate hard - fought existing trade agreements, to kill off universal healthcare, to deficit spend building a huge amount of infrastructure — including a wall — and provide tax cuts to those of least need is deeply unsettling to many.
The President's budget document states, «Prudent investments in education, clean energy, health care and infrastructure were sacrificed for huge tax cuts for the wealthy and well - connected.
The report highlights how stronger relations between Canada and Japan could hold huge potential for a number of sectors, including energy, agriculture and agri - food, manufacturing, institutional investing, infrastructure, healthcare and retail.
There is therefore a huge need for time, employee investment, plus infrastructure investment.
Obviously, aside from the huge social and financial commitment needed to set up the infrastructure, re-profile roads, re-lay Tarmac, fit miles of Armco, build grandstands, pay for race - hosting fees and gain approval and sign - off from the FIA, we don't see any barriers to our vision.
While Wenger has overseen a substantial change in Arsenal's philosophy and played a major role in their move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium, Dyche has also had a hand in how Burnley have built the foundations for future success of the pitch, with the # 10.6 million Gawthorpe training ground redevelopment progressing well and other improvements made to the infrastructure of the club, often at Dyche's behest, paid for by the Premier League cash he has played such a huge role in securing.
School food authorities, * or SFAs, are managing to serve healthier meals despite challenges, such as limitations in their existing kitchen equipment and infrastructure and in the knowledge and skills of food service staff.5 As of September 2013, USDA data confirm that 80 percent of schools reported meeting the standards.6 These changes are a huge step forward for child nutrition and, therefore, children's health.
The huge wealth of American state assets provided the backing that enabled a publicly owned institution to raise the financial resources to achieve specific objectives — first in creating the essential infrastructure of the national economy and then in transforming that economy into an engine for winning the war.
That was a development stall, for the new NCNC government could not match the old AGgovernment's huge investment on social and physical infrastructure.
With our economy growing and diversifying at an impressive rate thanks to a dynamic and forward looking leadership and Vision 2020, there are huge opportunities for a further entrenchment of Oman - UK ties in areas such as infrastructure, construction, financial services, energy, science, healthcare, defence and education.
«At a time when New York has huge unmet infrastructure needs — for transportation, in particular — it's really indefensible to borrow $ 1.1 billion for capital pork barrel projects,» he wrote in an email.
Nicole Gelinas, of the Manhattan Institute, recently wrote in City and State that «Cuomo evidently did not make an important resolution: stop announcing huge infrastructure projects without a way to pay for them.»
His goal over the next year, he said, is to «rebuild the infrastructure of the committee, moving forward on that at a pretty aggressive clip, and to figure out how are we going to get people, especially if all the predictions and polling about a huge Democratic wave this November come to pass, to support our candidate for town board.»
Thanks to President Bush's meticulous documentation of bundlers during his 2000 and 2004 campaigns, Republicans running in 2008 not only have a blueprint for building a huge national infrastructure but the names of the best construction workers in the business.
He said the huge investments in infrastructure in various parts of the Region were ample demonstration of Government's determination to transform the fortunes of the people for the better.
Our skills survey shows that many of the UK's engineering employers are suffering from engineering skills gaps, shortages and an ageing workforce, and this will only get worse in the future when huge numbers of engineers and technicians are forecast to be needed for new infrastructure and energy projects.
The PDP said, «under the present dispensation, with no visible infrastructure to show for the huge resources received, the only achievement of the governor is uniting the citizens with poverty.»
While calling on all stakeholders in the education sector to double their efforts to achieve government desire for success in the sector, she urged members and leaders of various Community Development Associations (CDAs) to join hands and support government initiatives by ensuring adequate protection for schools infrastructure in their areas so that government huge investment in education will not be a waste.
Commissioner for Finance in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji on Thursday disclosed that the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has developed the state's infrastructure through huge debt...
To control the spread of cholera during an outbreak, rapid care for infected people is vital, including providing ready access to rehydration therapy — a huge challenge in a country where civil war has wreaked havoc on public health and other infrastructure.
But really better training of science teachers, better pay for teachers, more investment in school infrastructure, building, science equipment — that's a huge challenge for the nation, in which we are clearly losing internationally just by every ranking; we do much less well than we should.
New research published in the International Journal of Sustainable Development suggests that for some desert regions, particularly Australia's «outback,» there is huge potential given appropriate infrastructure and investment in it to become a place of great prosperity and wellbeing.
Seen in the broader context of China's colossal One Belt One Road infrastructure project, the impact of this on future trade dynamics for global fashion players could be huge.
Making the infrastructure upgrades necessary and procuring the needed devices is a huge lift for states.
I expect that PARCC and Smarter Balanced (the two federally subsidized consortia of states that are developing new assessments meant to be aligned with Common Core standards) will fade away, eclipsed and supplanted by long - established yet fleet - footed testing firms that already possess the infrastructure, relationships, and durability that give them huge advantages in the competition for state and district business.
Chester «Checker» Finn Jr., president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, recently predicted that the consortia will «fade away, eclipsed and supplanted by long - established yet fleet - footed testing firms that already possess the infrastructure, relationships, and durability that give them huge advantages in the competition for state and district business» (Finn, 2013).
This prediction will puzzle, upset, and maybe infuriate a great many readers — and, of course, it could turn out to be wrong — but enough clues, tips, tidbits, and intuitions have converged in recent weeks that I feel obligated to make it: I expect that PARCC and Smarter Balanced (the two federally subsidized consortia of states that are developing new assessments meant to be aligned with Common Core standards) will fade away, eclipsed and supplanted by long - established yet fleet - footed testing firms that already possess the infrastructure, relationships, and durability that give them huge advantages in the competition for state and district business.
The reality - probably 20 years hence, given there is no refuelling infrastructure for hydrogen, nor any nationwide network for maintaining and repairing fuel cells, and so on - is still a huge unknown and a massive gamble.
Overview Fully electric car is surprisingly refined and is pretty easy to live with Pros It uses absolutely no gas (zero emissions), refined operation, cheerful personality, government rebates make Leaf more affordable, and in many cities, you get preferred parking spots and access to HOV lanes Cons Lack of charging infrastructure (not a huge issue if you have a short commute) Value for money Good (especially with government incentives) What would I change?
It's a HUGE investment opportunity, though, given how far behind their infrastructure is compared to how close they are to the US (making us a natural trade partner with low transportation costs for trade), their population, their education level (relatively high), and the areas in which they need development (agriculture and construction — both of which Caterpillar could help with).
(MarketWatch: Sep 29, 2016) MarketWatch said both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump «have called for massive investments in infrastructure,» which has resulted in a «huge boom for exchange - traded products that track infrastructure - related stocks.»
Then there's the bizarre lack of US PPP projects, which means there's a potentially huge opportunity for private capital to absorb much of this infrastructure spending.
It has been taking in huge sums of money for decades, and is now starting to experience growing pains as its infrastructure, government, and legal framework is being tested by the growth of its economy.
The opportunity to avoid double taxation, at the corporate and individual level for other companies, is a huge advantage and many oil & gas conglomerates spin off their infrastructure assets and pay a transaction fee to the partnership for pipeline or storage needs.
With the boom in U.S. energy production, these companies have seen a huge rise in demand for traffic along their infrastructure and have ramped up capital spending to increase the size of their network.
«Tourism is currently the country's second largest industry and this has huge significance for the economy as US$ 80 billion worth of investment into key infrastructure projects including airport expansion, railways and roads comes to fruition in the next ten years,» remarks Walsh.
Getting this type of infrastructure would be huge for Microsoft's further expansion into PC gaming and would help they skip a lot of steps.
Reacting to the report, Benjamin Sporton CEO of World Coal Association says: «Developing energy infrastructure is complex particularly for huge projects like a large coal station.
We do need to invest in infrastructure in the face of the climate change we've already locked in, and if we don't simultaneously radically lower our emissions, and that by the way has huge implications for the industry that is the dominant industry in precisely the areas that are being hardest hit, the oil and gas industry, which is a major economic engine in Texas and Louisiana, and specifically in some of the areas that are being hardest hit, which is a whole other layer of risk that we have seen very little about.
Businesses are also moving forward: Auto company General Motors announced it will transition to producing only electric vehicles; 100 of the world's most influential businesses are creating a huge demand for renewable energy; and ten of the world's largest companies have launched a global campaign to expand corporate electric vehicle use and charging infrastructure (a big deal when you consider that about half of the cars on the road belong to companies).
And remember not only that this would contain just 20 percent of today's CO2 emissions but also this crucial difference: The oil industry has invested in its enormous infrastructure in order to make a profit, to sell its product on an energy - hungry market (at around $ 100 per barrel and 7.2 barrels per tonne that comes to about $ 700 per tonne)-- but (one way or another) the taxpayers of rich countries would have to pay for huge capital costs and significant operating burdens of any massive CCS.
Given the above, China already is building out a domestic energy infrastructure well - suited for integration into a Pan-Asian Energy Infrastructure that would increase redundancy and supply security for China'sinfrastructure well - suited for integration into a Pan-Asian Energy Infrastructure that would increase redundancy and supply security for China'sInfrastructure that would increase redundancy and supply security for China's huge economy.
The scale of the infrastructure needed for this mission is huge: K — 12 public school districts operate more than 7.5 billion gross square feet of building area and an estimated 2 million acres of land.
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