Sentences with phrase «for subsidy reform»

Much as signs across the United States remind Americans that highway construction and other infrastructure projects were funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to put Americans back to work during the recession, governments must help the public understand what they gain in return for subsidy reform.

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I didn't attend the speech, but to judge from the PowerPoint slides that accompanied it, he began by extolling the virtues of the law he enacted in the Bay State when he was governor — market reforms coupled with mandates and a subsidy for premiums.

Although the final tax reform policy keeps the subsidies in place, some market analysts have grown concerned that these developments — as well as regulatory hurdles for new wind projects — will prohibit or slow the rate of deployment of renewable energy by utilities in the U.S.

Canada was responsible for enforcing lumber restrictions, while provincial governments were expected to make reforms to remove any form of subsidies on the good.

President Trump is starting to do the things that many of the people worried about before he got elected (tax reform convinced many that he would not ruffle markets): Amazon under pressure as the White House is Tweeting up a storm about the company ripping off the USPS and not paying enough taxes — Today, Pres Trump said the US is giving a subsidy to Amazon — He noted that the company has the money to pay for additional USPS shipping rates; — Commented that the post office continues to lose «billions» due to Amazon.

In public, Rubio argued for welfare reforms like wage subsidies to «pursue reforms that encourage and reward work.»

He therefore called for ongoing CAP reform health check discussions between the industry and agriculture ministers to find the best way forward for a softer landing ahead of the schemes 2015 deadline to cut subsidies.

He therefore called for ongoing discussions over the CAP reform health check between industry and agricultural ministers to find the best way forward for a softer landing ahead of the schemes 2015 deadline to cut subsidies.

The price of what small sums will be given to Ukraine from the EU or, more likely the IMF, will be systemic reform — energy price rises, the ending of state subsidies for industries, and the cutting of state social benefits (among others), all of which will be politically catastrophic for whatever government introduces them.

And assurances that there'll be no subsidy for nuclear sound hollower; the Electricity Market Reform proposals look increasingly like a nuclear subsidy by the back door.

Under Cuomo, the PSC has undertaken an ambitious reimagining of the utility industry, called Reforming the Energy Vision, has backed subsidies for renewable and nuclear energy and has set up a ratepayer - funded program to invest in clean energy technology.

Proposed reforms would have restored the Comptroller's independent oversight powers to review contracts before they are finalized, corralled unaccountable, state controlled not - for - profits, and created a «Database of Deals» for billions in state subsidies to businesses.

(Posted 24 December 2011) Significant current scandals, and those yet to come In no particular order Top salaries and bonuses - boardroom and shareholder individual responsibility The multiple between top and average pay Lawyers fees - the cost of the legal process Medical negligence claims against the NHS Care and treatment in the NHS «No win, no fee» personal injury compensation Democracy and the voting system Lords reform Political party funding The domestic energy market and pricing The Tax system and its inefficiencies and complexities Subsidies for new energy generation schemes The amount of crime fuelled by Drugs The availability of drugs in prison.

The councilmember from the 8th Council District, which includes part of the south Bronx, will talk with host Gary Axelbank about a range of crime and policing issues, including the notion of decriminalizing low - level crimes, policing reforms, and the request for 1,000 more cops, as well as Bronx developments, including the Harlem River waterfront, Jerome Avenue Study, FreshDirect relocation subsidies, and housing.

Committee backers, including the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and the Partnership for New York City, benefit from a range of policies continued, implemented, or proposed by the Cuomo administration, including low corporate tax rates, subsidies, pension reform, and real estate development plans.

Other issues still on the table include: education spending, college affordability, raise the age, water infrastructure spending, workers comp reform and subsidies for three upstate nuclear plants.

We recently announced a radical programme of rail reform — aimed at tackling fares, subsidy and performance — and, in the summer, we'll announce the next set of investment plans for rail.

It will be recalled that the Federal Government, had alleged that the former Governor and two others for diverted the sum of N9.79 bn, part of which was meant for police reform programme and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme.

In 2015, the de Blasio administration worked to significantly reform the 421 - a law to increase the amount of affordable housing required of every developer receiving the subsidy, require affordability for lower incomes than ever before, and demand affordable housing everywhere in the City.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The prosecution accused the defendants of diverting the sum of N9, 791,602,453.8, part of which was meant for police reform and the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme.

, counting state and local sources like industrial development agencies, the Citizens Budget Commission has estimated — and suggest that consolidation of state subsidy programs seems a more likely reform, for now, than retrenchment.

The government's grandly entitled Electricity Market Reform turned out to be a mechanism to deliver a hidden subsidy for nuclear which they had given repeated assurances would never be provided from public funds,

While the entire system of grants, subsidies, tax loopholes and other incentives need to be reformed, a line item that needs to be looked into is funding for energy research, which accounts for 9 billion dollars.

Although we also want to reform the Union with English votes for English laws or some version of it and a radical pruning of the subsidy to Scotland.

A study of survival rates in trauma patients following health insurance reform in Massachusetts found a passing increase in adjusted mortality rates, an unexpected finding suggesting that simply providing insurance incentives and subsidies may not improve survival for trauma patients, according to a report published online by JAMA Surgery.

Reform of energy subsidies in oil - exporting countries can reduce carbon emissions and add years to oil exports, according to a new paper from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

The paper reviews the record of energy - subsidy reforms and argues that big exporters should reduce energy demand by raising prices, and that this can be done without undermining legitimacy of governments that depend on subsidies for political support.

Krane said the most encouraging example of reform efforts is that of Iran, the first country in the world to replace major subsidies with a universal cash transfer program for households.

«Policymakers in exporting states understand that reforming subsidies is their best strategy for preserving political power, since export revenues are a key resource for political stability,» Krane concluded.

«For example, states that adopted the insurance reforms into law might find their markets nonviable without the federal subsidies and mandates.»

Subsidy reform boosts revenue in India, Indonesia Phil Sharp, a former 10 - term congressman from Indiana and current president of the economic think tank Resources for the Future, said such critical examinations of energy subsidies and their broad societal effects are helpful in keeping the issue «out front» with policymakers.

While the analysis did not examine secondary effects of subsidies, Gaspar said the results are «qualitatively robust» and allow experts to «safely conclude that energy subsidies are very large and their reform will generate substantial benefits» for both governments and the people they represent.

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At the same time business has become an influential advocate for school reform, Robert B. Reich, a prominent political economist at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, argues in The Work of Nations, it has quietly worked to procure subsidies and tax breaks from state and local governments.

The Communiqué calls on the international community to increase efforts to phase out perverse subsidies to fossil fuels by promoting policy transparency, ambitious reform and targeted support for the poorest.

Clearly, tax reform proposals that directly change the provisions of the tax code for charitable deductions will affect the math relevant to that deduction as an offset for childcare subsidies.

Three other corporate education reform industry groups, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, Inc. (ConnCAN), the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), and Achievement First, Inc. (the charter school management company with strong ties to the Malloy administration,) have spent nearly $ 100,000 more in recent weeks in a lobbying program designed to persuade legislators that it is good idea for them to cut funding for their own public schools, while increasing the taxpayer subsidy for the privately run charter screform industry groups, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, Inc. (ConnCAN), the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), and Achievement First, Inc. (the charter school management company with strong ties to the Malloy administration,) have spent nearly $ 100,000 more in recent weeks in a lobbying program designed to persuade legislators that it is good idea for them to cut funding for their own public schools, while increasing the taxpayer subsidy for the privately run charter scReform (CCER), and Achievement First, Inc. (the charter school management company with strong ties to the Malloy administration,) have spent nearly $ 100,000 more in recent weeks in a lobbying program designed to persuade legislators that it is good idea for them to cut funding for their own public schools, while increasing the taxpayer subsidy for the privately run charter schools.

Although the economic argument for fossil fuel subsidies may seem apparent, reform has been challenging.

The Biggert - Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and subsequent legislation require these subsidies to be phased out, which will result in substantial premium increases for nearly 1 million of the 5.5 million NFIP policies nationwide.

Postscript, 5:25 p.m. ** Via Twitter, I was pointed to a Heritage Foundation blog post by Joel Griffith criticizing Young Conservatives for Energy Reform for supporting renewable - energy subsidies and taking a sizable grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, which focuses in part on addressing climate change.

In addition to working for a reform of multilateral and bilateral aid, Urgewald has also begun to monitor subsidies that the German Government provides for private sector projects in Southern countries.

This paper covers qualitative case studies from Iran, Nigeria, and India to illustrate a series of lessons for governments implementing subsidy reform policies.

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Doug Koplow, Subsidies in the U.S. Energy Sector: Magnitude, Causes, and Options for Reform (Cambridge, MA: Earth Track, November 2006).

In 2012, Nigeria attempted to reform its subsidies for transportation fuels, which cost the government $ 8 billion per year.

The FFS Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Network is an international peer to peer email list for sharing information on fossil fuel subsidies and their reform.

The demand for subsidies has momentarily gone dormant but will return unabated when oil prices rise — as they surely will if the right steps are not implemented to preserve reform.

The level of denial exhibited in this report is extremely damaging to the efforts of fossil fuel subsidy reform, especially since the German government had been so vocal in advocating for effective carbon pricing and ending subsidies.

This project will work to develop a robust analytical and policy basis for reforming producer subsidies, developing new supply - constraining measures, and engaging international regimes to overcome long - standing implicit biases against supply - side climate policies.