Sentences with phrase «government support at»

You're wondering why Fisker received government support at all considering they did receive $ 1.2 billion in private funds from sources private - equity / venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and you are concerned about alleged ties between Fisker and Democratic Party donors.

Heather Tole, director of grants and government support at The Museum of Discovery and Science, said the museum is continuing with the Science in the Summer curriculum even after the summer term ended.

After receiving Government support at 2nd Reading, it passed through all stages in Parliament unopposed in both Houses and received Royal Assent on Thursday 27 April 2017.

Not exact matches

The London - based Centre for Policy Studies took a look at so - called «SuperEntrepreneurs» and the government and policy infrastructures that best support them.

«If the private plan fails and the government decided to refer to the clause in Bank Recovery Resolution Directive (a European regulation) that permits extraordinary financial support, government's popularity could be at risk of severe deterioration,» he added.

And Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said that the strike «has severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft and support infrastructure and equipment at Shayrat airfield, reducing the Syrian government's ability to deliver chemical weapons.»

(That's hardly the only irony: there's also the fact that AEI now supports a government remedy to climate change to begin with, and an acknowledged tax at that.)

If the presumption is that, as part of gaining support for this pipeline, the Alberta government is prepared to market barrels at prices below what they would fetch at market, that's another kettle of fish.

Earlier this year, Ottawa launched a five - year, $ 250 - million program geared at supporting the auto industry — Ford just received a $ 72 - million cash injection — but DesRosiers and other analysts say the federal government's efforts need to be less targeted at the assembly plants.

«At a time when young adults and families are struggling more than ever to pay for higher education, they simply can't afford to have more financial support eliminated by this tax plan,» said Reid Setzer, Young Invincibles» director of government affairs.

Pharmanet's drug discovery program was recently expanded to include additional in vitro programs, which are to be undertaken by independent scientists at government - supported medical research facilities in Perth.

At the Republican National Convention, Sher Valenzuela stirs more controversy over the role of government in supporting small - business owners.

Every minority - government budget is to some great extent a political document, purpose - built for two contradictory goals: persuading at least one opposition party to support it to keep the government afloat, while also serving as a de facto election platform if no one bites.

Supporting government investment in education isn't necessarily a win - win for corporations, at least not in the short run.

Flynn also tried to persuade the Israeli government to support the plan and spoke at a conference in Saudi Arabia.

Dali Yang, a Chinese - born political scientist at the University of Chicago, points out that supporting off - line retail helps preserve domestic jobs, which pleases employment - conscious Chinese government officials.

Simon Cockerell, general manager at Koryo Tours — a Beijing - based firm that brings foreign tourists to North Korea — said he's witnessed a definite increase in government support for sports.

«It's essentially been a flattish market for the last five years; now 2017 is plus 20 percent, that's an amazing rebound,» said Bruno Lannes, Shanghai - based partner at Bain, adding lower pricing and government support were key drivers.

So at first it all seemed good... but then around 9:00 PM in Athens, word came that the leader of PASOK, Venizelos, was threatening to withhold support for a new government unless SYRIZA also joined as part of a broad coalition.

Economists at Unicredit noted that the support for the center - right was relatively high and had increased the chances that this bloc will gain a mandate to form a government.

Governments, both national and local, may face rising demands for social services and income support from poorer retirees at a time when public finances are stretched,» McKinsey noted.

People in B.C. also lashed out against that provincial government's support for Chinese - owned HD Mining's plan to use temporary foreign workers at a proposed coal mine in Tumbler Ridge.

It's not impossible to arrive at the conclusion that the federal government should use fiscal policy to increase aggregate demand: you can mount a strong case to support the stimulus package in the 2009 budget.

Since 2006, our Government has invested more than 9 billion dollars to support science, technology and innovative companies operating at the outer limits of knowledge.

That's why the Steelworkers urged the federal and provincial governments to make their support at NAFTA and the WTO contingent on investments in job creation, industrial diversification, upgrading, training and communities here in Canada.

With the Canadian government currently spending time and resources on supporting LGBTQ initiatives in Asia, this study is a first look at how exactly these resources are being focused.

It was criticized at the time by members of Congress for providing millions of dollars in bonuses to executives even as the company was being propped up by government support.

This may involve using privatization proceeds to pay down debt, higher corporate taxes, and even higher income taxes if other forms of wealth transfer are robust enough to support them, but one way or another total government debt must be reduced, or at least its growth must be contained to les than real GDP growth.

More governments are now looking at fiscal support, and the focus on austerity has faded as monetary easing reaches its limits.

At the same time, regulators on the mainland told banks to stop extending financial support to companies breaching the government's capacity reduction plans, Reuters reported.

In a region known for its predisposition to philanthropy at an individual, corporate and government level, its not hard to find numerous examples of community support through financial aid.

Like many of the other union leaders we consulted, Darcy says that her union will continue to organize aggressively during hard times, noting that the HEU has successfully signed up workers at most of the health facilities where the Campbell government has contracted out support services.

Under this approach, the «subsidy or support» to the province is equal to the difference between what they would normally have to pay to borrow and the rate the government is borrowing at.

Obama urges continued economic support President Barack Obama wants his counterparts at the G20 summit to pledge continued «policy support» for the economic recovery, which could put the United States at odds with European governments that are headed in the opposite direction.

As previously threatened, Horgan, who heads a minority government clinging to power with the support of three Green MLAs, directed his government to file a reference case at the B.C. Court of Appeal to affirm its right to protect the coast.

VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government's 2018 budget: «Today's budget announced support for implementing key pieces of the government's climate change and clean growth plan, including putting a price on carbon pollution and extending tax support for clean energy.

International trade experts at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the WTO and other organizations all confirm that mandated consumer - paid support distorts trade just as much as direct government subsidies do.

In a polarising referendum called by the radical leftist government of Alexis Tsipras at only eight days notice, Greeks voted by more than 60 % to 40 % in support of the prime minister, spurning the extra austerity demanded mainly by Germany and the International Monetary Fund in return for an extension of bailout funds.

The PQ government holds just a slim majority of seats in the legislature, so it would need support from at least one opposition party for the budget to pass.

The pullback in government support was often justified by the idea that employee stock ownership may be a risky substitute for fixed worker pay, but almost all the studies indicate that employee stock ownership in the form of ESOPs does not come at the expense of workers taking lower wages or other forms of compensation.

For instance, the magnitude of government financial support for the public sector bank currently being restructured Banco de Poupança e Crédito (BPC) is estimated at around 1.5 % of GDP.

However, business groups have been urging the Liberal government not to raise taxes further, warning that such a move could place Canada at a competitive disadvantage in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to support a «massive» tax cut for the middle class.

Dwelling investment increased strongly over the first half of this year, supported by low interest rates and government programs aimed at boosting the housing sector.

The government has been working for more than a year on a plan to support homeless veterans and those at risk of becoming homeless, who advocates say need and deserve extra attention after serving in uniform.

The government allocated C$ 1 billion over four years to support clean technology development and established the C$ 2 billion Low Carbon Economy Fund to support activities at both the provincial and federal levels to curb carbon emissions.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared his support for TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline in a speech to the Calgary Petroleum Club in October 2013 while also criticizing the Conservative government's approach to lobbying for the pipeline in Washington D.C. «They have poked and prodded, annoyed and irritated the Obama administration at every turn.

Governments at all levels need to provide more concrete and accessible support to Canadian manufacturers.

A pickup in manufacturing in July, aided by government support policies, was good news for China - focused ETFs, as the S&P 500 Index fell 57.31 points, or 2.88 percent, to close at 1,930.67 for the week.

The banks should be nationalized, at least temporarily, and every person and institution involved (otherwise known as the elite banksters and politicians who served and supported the government and «quasi» government decisions) in each of the bailouts and heists of the taxpayer's (i.e. the «common» mans) money, should be divested of their personal assets and earnings and put in a stockade for public viewing, smack dab in the middle of Wall Street, to be pelted with rotten vegetables.

But the actions will only ratchet up tensions with the Chinese government at a moment when Mr. Trump needs its support for his campaign to curb North Korea's nuclear program.