Sentences with phrase «government over its contributions»

Not exact matches

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The federal and Ontario governments have already recouped over $ 2 billion of their contribution to GM, and there is clearly more coming (though we don't know when).

I am immensely grateful for the huge contribution you have made to the government over the past 18 months; both in the trailblazing work you have undertaken as Energy and Climate Change Secretary and in your wider role in government as a key architect of the coalition.

Recommending transport interventions for delivery over the next twenty years that make a significant contribution to the Scottish Government's central Purpose of increasing sustainable economic growth, including a replacement Forth Crossing, this is the largest project of its type undertaken in Scotland.

We recognise the immense sacrifices and contributions that labour has made over the years and its partnership with various governments and like - minded organisations to bring development and progress to our dear nation.

The two campaigns have traded barbs in recent weeks over a controversial amortization plan that Wilson characterizes as borrowing from the pension fund and DiNapoli's camp insists is merely «smoothing» to provide predictability for local governments and the state when it comes to contributions.

Our distinctive contribution was to look at government costs and performance over a much longer timescale than had been attempted before and we believe our own study will contribute to transparency and accountability through our unique publicly - available compilation of consistent long - term time - series of official data.

The governor and the legislative leaders, meanwhile, announced an agreement on a budget scheme allowing the state and many local governments — but not New York City — to «borrow» nearly $ 6 billion over the next three years from the state pension system in order to use the funds to make required annual contributions back to the pension fund.

On top of the electrification of the great western mainline and the other capital infrastructure projects the UK Government has already committed to Wales, I am pleased that the Queen's Speech will introduce a National Insurance Contributions Bill that will support over 35,000 businesses in Wales to hire their first employee or expand their workforce.

Over two thousand Ghanaian farmers and fishers will today [Friday] December 4, be rewarded by government for their enormous contribution to the growth of the economy.

He's a narcissist and a huckster, an opportunist who not only failed to join conservatives in the big fights about the size and scope of government over the past several decades but, to the extent he was even aware of such battles, was often funding the other side, with a long list of contributions to the liberals most responsible for the dire state of affairs in the country, including likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

The EFCC subsequently received a petition alleging that over N50bn from the Employee Compensation Scheme fund, paid by Ministries, Departments and Agencies and private companies as well as another N18bn, being the contribution of the Federal Government as take - off grant to the NSITF, was mismanaged and diverted into the personal accounts of Olojeme and Umar Abubakar, a former Managing Director of the NSITF.

«The Nonprofit Disclosure Provisions require donors to choose between making contributions over the dollar threshold — and thus face public disclosure of their names and addresses on a government website, subjecting them to whatever might result — and limiting or forgoing association with organizations they would otherwise support.

The casino industry's approach to working with state government is already evident by the $ 20 million in campaign contributions they gave to NY State politicians over the last two years and the $ 2.6 million contribution they gave to pro-Cuomo committees.

That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Welfare Benefits Up - rating Bill because it fails to address the reasons why the cost of benefits is exceeding the Government's plans; notes that the Resolution Foundation has calculated that 68 per cent of households affected by these measures are in work and that figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies show that all the measures announced in the Autumn Statement, including those in the Bill, will mean a single - earner family with children on average will be # 534 worse off by 2015; further notes that the Bill does not include anything to remedy the deficiencies in the Government's work programme or the slipped timetable for universal credit; believes that a comprehensive plan to reduce the benefits bill must include measures to create economic growth and help the 129,400 adults over the age of 25 out of work for 24 months or more, but that the Bill does not do so; further believes that the Bill should introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee, which would give long - term unemployed adults a job they would have to take up or lose benefits, funded by limiting tax relief on pension contributions for people earning over # 150,000 to 20 per cent; and further believes that the proposals in the Bill are unfair when the additional rate of income tax is being reduced, which will result in those earning over a million pounds per year receiving an average tax cut of over # 100,000 a year.

«You have to be straight with the public about what you say you will raise and then do it,» he told the Guardian, in the wake of a government U-turn over the national insurance contributions rise that was proposed by Philip Hammond in last week's budget.

Over two thousand Ghanaian farmers and fishers across the country, are being rewarded by government for their enormous contribution to the growth of the economy.

Mr Cameron said he had spoken to both Mr Miliband and Mr Clegg, paying tribute to the latter's contribution to the coalition government over the past five years.

Public anger over cuts to tax credits, disability benefits, and changes to national insurance contributions for self - employed workers have driven the most significant government welfare policy U-turns in recent years.

The latest version, agreed to by Cuomo, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and legislative leaders, allows governments like Syracuse to defer part of their annual pension contributions and pay the amount plus interest over 12 years, Bloomberg News reported, quoting DiNapoli's office.

Vice President commended Stanbic Bank for its immense contribution made to the country over the years and called on the private sector to partner government to implement programmes designed to make the lives of Ghanaians better.

The DB plans funded by state and local governments, unlike private sector DB plans or DB plans for public employees in other countries, base employer contributions on how much a government assumes its plan's investments will earn over time.

National contributions can be adjusted upwards over time, especially as mobilization of climate finance and other forms of multilateral cooperation which are catalysed by the new Paris agreement will allow governments to go further and faster, even before 2030.

Based on historic spending trends and estimating that the federal government's stimulus contribution will grow to approximately $ 90 billion, Guthrie and Peng project that national per pupil revenues could increase at a rate of nearly 2.5 percent annually over the next ten years.

Over the years, our graduates have made impressive contributions in the fields of law, medicine, government and business, and assumed leadership positions in corporations large and small.

While this might seem like a tempting option, the government caps IRA contributions at $ 5,500 annually — or $ 6,500 for people 50 and over — so withdrawn funds can never be fully replenished.

The government will phase - in mandatory 1.9 per cent contributions from employers and workers over two years, starting with larger companies in 2017 before moving on to smaller operations like convenience stores and dry cleaners.

The government limits on 401k contributions are: $ 18,500 per year ($ 24,500 if you're over 50), or 100 % of your gross income, whichever is less.

You get a full tax deduction on your CPP contribution (albeit for the enhanced portion only) and it allows the government to spread the inter-generational subsidy over a larger contribution base.

The rolled - over proceeds will reduce the beneficiary's RDSP contribution room, but will not result in any CDSGs from the government.

These are contributions provided by the federal government that supply up to $ 4,500 a year in direct assistance annually — and up to $ 90,000 over a beneficiary's lifetime.

By combining RRSP contribution room (a little over $ 26,000 now) with $ 8,500 in TFSA contribution room, most people could save about 18 % of their earned income in government - sponsored programs up to just below the point where they are earning $ 200,000 annually.

Hartford World Bond Fund performance was flat over the course of the month as positive contribution from our global government core exposure sources of return were offset by our opportunistic sources

, rather than government spending / consumption... Imagine a government funding part of its spending (over almost 8 decades) with debt, not contributions (& a gigantic future liability).

The study reports museums across the country have fairly diverse revenue streams, with endowment income (22 %), combined college / university and federal, state and local government support (18 %) and individual and family contributions (11 %) accounting for over half of all revenue.

The New American congratulates Dr. Robinson on his receiving the Voice of Reason Award and commends his many contributions over the years as a scientist, publisher of home school curriculum materials, and staunch defender of limited constitutional government.

A recent government survey said India «can make substantial contributions» in the Paris conference, when nations will seek to limit the rise in global temperatures to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-Industrial Revolution levels.

With a combined global revenue of over $ 95 billion, these companies are sending a strong signal to governments meeting tomorrow in Paris for the One Planet Summit: two years on from the adoption of the historic Paris Agreement, businesses are stepping up their contribution to its implementation.

In no particular order, there are the Leftist economists for whom global warming represents a supreme example of market failure (as well as a wonderful opportunity to suggest correctives), UN apparatchiks for whom global warming is the route to global governance, Third world dictators who see guilt over global warming as providing a convenient claim on aid (ie, the transfer of wealth from the poor in rich countries to the wealthy in poor countries), Environmental activists who love any issue that has the capacity to frighten the gullible into making hefty contributions to their numerous NGOs, Crony capitalists who see the immense sums being made available for «sustainable» energy, Government regulators for whom the control of a natural product of breathing is a dream come true, Newly minted billionaires who find the issue of «saving the planet» appropriately suitable to their grandiose pretensions, Politicians who can fasten on to CAGW as a signature issue where they can act as demagogues without fear of contradiction from reality or complaint from the purported beneficiaries of their actions.

As for the lay benchers, the government has sent us over the years, a superb group, and their contributions to the Law Society are absolutely invaluable, and they know that all the lawyer benchers feel just as strongly about that as I do.

The 21 lawyers honored each have 30 or more years of experience and have made substantial contributions over the course of their careers to law firms, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, corporations, law schools, and the judiciary, and to the practice of law in general.

Grants and contributions are a «soft» area for the federal government to cut due to a lack of transparency over allocation decisions and the negligible impact on votes of withholding the funds, he says.

For the pilot, the NRC is using the Catena platform from blockchain startup Bitaccess for publishing information on government grants and contributions over the open - source blockchain.

Mobilized the student body government to organize a fundraising event that brought in over $ 500,000 in contributions toward scholarships for underprivileged students.

And finally, an Investment Fund should be created to provide a capital base for the organisation so that over time, it can be fully independent and self - sustaining, without government contributions.

• Fought to protect and expand the U.S. contribution to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which works directly with governments in over 150 countries around the world to improve health care and strengthen health systems.

That the Australian Government commit to a substantial contribution over ten years into the Establishment Investment Fund for the National Representative Body to ensure its sustainability and financial viability into the future.