So public sector workers in the north will take a real term pay cut to
fund a tax cut for millionaires living in the south!
Yet they found the time to target blue states in order to
fund tax cuts for the rich in red ones.
While the annual budget negotiation frequently involves a certain amount of haggling that invariably results in a politically popular increase in school aid, this year's debate is especially sharp due to the governor's desire to use a projected budget surplus to
fund tax cuts in an election year.
Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrats» Treasury spokesman, said: «What we really need is permanent,
fully funded tax cuts targeted at those on low and average incomes, through reductions in income tax, rather than giving a temporary VAT cut, which will primarily reward the big spenders who have loads of money.»
Adding onerous requirements to the capital gains exclusion will have negative impacts for homeowners and will not
help fund tax cuts.
«We are absolutely committed to making Scotland a fairer country for all — that's why we'll reject Labour's plans to increase taxes on half a million low income pensioners and Tory plans to
fund tax cuts for the rich through cuts to disabled people.»
You read that one candidate plans to remove Social Security to
fund a tax cut for those earning over $ 10 Million.
«The Trump Administration's Harvest Box proposal makes their priorities crystal clear by slashing critical assistance to families in need to
fund tax cuts for corporations,» Cuomo said.
Reason three: The promise of waste -
funded tax cuts.
George Osborne will raise an eye - popping # 4.4 BILLION from his cruel cut to disability benefit - and use it to
fund a tax cut for the rich.
«As a St John's blue light ambulance driver, Gillian has seen first - hand the extent of the crisis caused by this Conservative government, which has chosen to
fund tax cuts for the wealthiest instead of our health service.
The No - Turning Back Group will call for tax cuts: «David Ruffley, a leading member of the group, said: «Some of us would like him to cut public spending even more in order to
fund tax cuts to inject a fiscal stimulus int o the UK economy at the Budget.»»
They're whole MO is they want to
fund a tax cut.
There are calls from some Conservatives for public spending to be cut further and for the savings to be used to
fund tax cuts.
It's a way to
fund a tax cut for the richest Americans.»
Cuomo, noting that New York already sends $ 48 billion more in tax revenue than it gets back in services, argued that GOP leaders in Congress were using the Empire State as a «piggy bank» to
fund tax cuts for other states.
Dubbed a «nuclear option,» the idea is to use the central bank's printing press to
fund tax cuts or other government stimulus programs.
So - called «revenue - neutral» carbon pricing — whereby the proceeds are used to
fund tax cuts — has long been a cherished hobbyhorse of free - market economists and the odd Republican who favors climate action.
This system (which was introduced several years ago in the «Sky Trust» proposal) has some merits compared with the economist's favorite approach of tax cuts, namely that the Cap - and - Dividend scheme addresses some of the distributional issues that would be raised by using the auction revenue to
fund tax cuts (which could favor higher income households).