Sentences with phrase «government money handed»

In 2006, the Times Union published several stories about questionable use and misuse of member items, government money handed out by legislators.

Not exact matches

That's because, rather than handing the capital over to any one of 17 government agencies with a finger in the innovation pie, or giving the money to the Business Development Bank of Canada, which deployed just $ 408 million of its $ 18.4 billion balance sheet to the venture capital industry, the Conservatives have decided to invest that money directly in entrepreneurs.

They fear that the government will hand out tax breaks to companies that will build projects that make money for them, but may not be what the country really needs.

After its $ 8 - billion natural gas windfall in 2005 — 06, Premier Ralph Klein's government had so much money on its hands it gave away $ 400 — so - called Ralph bucks — to every man, woman and child in the province.

With state money in hand, companies looked beyond their borders, at the urging of the government.

«Generally, the government handing out money might not be the best route,» concedes Mueller, but he says grants and tax incentives aimed at energy efficiency can avoid the «free - ridership» phenomenon if they are applied in conjunction with market - based solutions.

MH: Free enterprise under today's financial conditions threatens to bring about an unprecedented centralization of planning, not in the hands of government but by the financial conglomerates and money managers.

The money would be handed out in instalments over four years to support the Global 7000 and CSeries aircraft projects, the government said.

Lending money to the Canadian government for five years on the other hand currently yields 0.8 per cent.

VICTORIA — It's time for the B.C. Liberal government to stop taking money out of the hands of B.C.'s poorest kids say the New Democrats.

Postal Service.They have never betrayed me.I can't say the same for banks, insurance companies or any other private sector businesses.We are the government aren't we?We need protection from greed.Two much money in the hands of a few.Beware!

On the other hand, money can also be spent into existence by a sovereign government.

In a tax exemption, no money changes hands between government and the organization.

To my mind, this is even worse than Catholic adoption agencies losing government money by not giving innocent children into the hands of homosexuals.

For the record, it limits the ability of all candidates to raise money as most big donors are throwing money at getting their tax breaks or government hand - outs ensured.

The difference here between tax cuts and actually smart government spending (spending on infrstructure which creates jobs) is that it puts money in the hands of people that actually spend.

We might have had two and a half thousand homeless families on our hands if we had not taken the decision to plough money into absorbing the costs of the government's economically - illiterate bedroom tax.

Mr Carswell wrote that Gordon Brown and the government had been «caught red - handed» in breaking ministerial rules forbidding the use of government money for political activity.

In practical terms, macroeconomic decisions remain in the hands of the central government, as do decisions relating to the management of the main taxes and money transfers which enable the Catalan government to pay everything from the salaries of its employees to its suppliers.

Unlike most families and businesses, the Welsh government has the luxury of spending money handed out by others.

The Democratic governor accepted the money — and his officials handed out the government business without competitive bids — despite federal rules that bar campaign contributors from receiving taxpayer - financed state bond work.

Carl earned his money he wasn't handed it on a silver spoon whether he made it in government contracts or not.

And if the federal government needs to withhold that money to force their hand, they need to do it.»

After all, having the government hand a billion dollars in taxpayer money to the private sector is dubious in itself — never mind the opportunities it offers for corruption.»

Put another way, increase the tax «base,» as it were, by keeping more money in private hands and people will spend more and make more and the government will enjoy increased revenues borne of that increased consumption.

Over five years, the Tory government successfully boxed Labour in on spending and taxation, driving home the perception that all Labour wanted was to put its hand in your pocket and spend your money on benefits for others.»

Iain Duncan Smith has said that wealthy pensioners who do not need to receive benefits should voluntarily hand back the money to the Government.

Over the years, Silver arranged payments of $ 1.2 million, nearly all of it in taxpayer money, for hush - hush civil - lawsuit settlements to six female ex - government staffers who suffered sexual harassment — or worse — at the hands of Silver's cronies.

«While on the one hand the government wants to cut Short money, they are spending # 289m this year alone on spinners and marketing,» a spokesman said.

He disclosed that because the money came on a Friday, it was kept in the Government House for safekeeping until the next day when it was handed over to the state campaign office of the PDP, which distributed the money to Local Government representatives.

The money Schneiderman wants to hand out comes from the National Mortgage Settlement - a settlement between 49 state attorneys general, the federal government and the five largest banks that contributed to the collapse of the housing market.

The Work and Pensions Secretary has urged wealthy pensioners who do not need to receive benefits to volunteer to hand back the money to the government.

Government money, on the other hand, most often goes to support research that already has proven itself with some promising results.

In fact, they encourage the sale of drugs and arms because it's putting money into the hands of powerful cartels that will hopefully overthrow the communist governments of these countries — a goal in America's best interests.

The government has slashed more than # 6 million from the money it hands to councils for free school transport schemes.

It is hand - in - glove with the Australian Education Union, which opposes the government's plan, running advertisements saying that it would cut money.

If an alliance district will submit to getting rid of veteran teachers (and replacing them with scab labor from TFA); getting rid of staff people, not just in the schools and central office, but in town offices as well; hand over their democratic rights to elect their officials and let a Strong Man / Woman Mayor appoint people to the Board of Ed (even non residents); remove all checks and balances in local government; and, let any reformer do whatever they want to children, who will be guinea pigs for reform, drill - and - kill, «no excuses» punishments of preschoolers and kindergarteners — THEN Malloy will release money for leaky roofs and essential remediation of toxins.

They refuse to let all parents make the same choice the President has made, and they continue to force all Americans to hand huge sums of money over to government schools.

But I don't have local taxes like Philly — and incorporation can make a lot of sense when it comes to keeping some of that royalty money and not handing it all over to the government.

The federal government hands out money to almost everyone who needs funding to attend college.

The federal government counts any cancelled debt as a lump sum of money handed to you to pay off the rest of the debt.

Organizations got no points if they ran a deficit and had no reserve funds (except for hospitals and major art galleries, which tend to have little money in reserve due to regular government funding), or if they had more than five years» worth of funds on hand.

Problem is, says Melanson, many of these investors aren't actually looking for a revenue - producing purchase — just a place to park their money, away from the prying hands of other governments and other tax agencies.

«The Canadian economy has been relatively strong (and) there's been some more government spending in terms of child - care benefits... putting money into the hands of families.»

Get money out of the hands of the government, who diverts much of the economics back to themselves.

I am presently 55 years old and will immediately start to take the money at 59 1/2 to get it in my hands and away from government tactics.

In the four years before President Macri's arrival, the Argentine economy grew at a paltry 1.6 % rate per year — meaning that, in per capita terms, it didn't grow at all... Consumer inflation, on the other hand, averaged almost 30 % per year... At the end of May, the government announced a plan to increase public pensions and devolve tax revenues to the provinces that, if implemented (which is almost certain), will cost the national government a significant amount of money and make meeting primary deficit targets... all but impossible to achieve.

TFSAs, on the other hand, earn no up - front tax refund, meaning the government won't get a dime of your money when funds are withdrawn in retirement.

In the case of Burma, some suggest — like the above article — that travelers are discouraged from visiting the country in order to prevent more money falling into the hands of a corrupt government / dictatorship.

The great thing about having no capital gains or real estate tax in place, is the fact that you get to keep all of the money you make, rather than having to hand some of it over to the government in taxes.