Sentences with phrase «government tax supported»

Thus, they were very supportive of the Christian churches, even to the point that states and local government taxes supported churches and church related organizations.

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THE OFFICIAL REACTION: Finance Minister Vítor Gaspar said the ratings cut failed to reflect broad political support for the country's latest financial rescue program, and also a new income tax which he portrayed as «proof of the government's determination» to meet stated deficit targets.

Governments, for their part, must establish the needed incentives, like a carbon tax, which many oil and gas companies claim to support.

The stock has surged 41 % since President Donald Trump's November election, surprising many who predicted the company led by billionaire Elon Musk would suffer under a Republican government averse to supporting clean - energy companies with federal tax subsidies.

(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.)

Here's what Curry and the Globe shared from the conclusion of the final report on the focus groups: «When asked, there was strong support for the government offering subsidies to support innovation, rather than providing tax cuts or investments, particularly for smaller organizations,» states the final report summarizing the research.

«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.

Brendon Grylls has snatched back leadership of the WA Nationals and will press the Barnett government to support his plan to slug BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto with a $ 5 per tonne mining tax.

The Conservative government of the day followed through on some of the report's ideas, updating R & D tax incentives and boosting support for early - stage risk capital.

Petronas acknowledged the B.C. government has «brought resolution to key policy matters,» such as establishing a tax regime for LNG firms, detailing offsets for greenhouse gas emissions and gaining support from First Nations.

And it must act consistently and holistically with its support and the elimination of economically hostile policies and laws, such as restrictive labor laws, ever - changing tax policies and an almost exclusive emphasis on funding the government for one more month instead of growing the economy.

McDerment's rationale might be personal, but he's quick to cite other reasons that other tech companies would want to stay in Canada: excellent universities, smart talent, government financial support like tax credits for R&D, and cheaper employment costs.

While the minister left the corporate tax rate unchanged, the government spending plan did include cash on several fronts to help Canadian businesses and further its key priorities including supporting women in the workforce.

The more employers and employees transfer the cost of care to the government, the higher taxes need to be to support that growth.

The Socialists have seen their support crumble as Hollande and his government have failed to live up to promises to cut unemployment while tax hikes early in his term hit voters hard.

A particularly stressful week for farmers has come to a relieving end with the Greens today supporting the federal government's proposed 15 per cent backpacker tax after voting against it yesterday.

Goal: Free Entrepreneurs with any government back taxes, ridiculous child supports (which most of the money will go to the system not the child), unexplainable fines, medical bills, and debt.

Canada's strengths — and there are many — seem to be overshadowed by relatively low performance in many policy areas that likely influence innovation, ranging from access to markets and competitive environment, to regulation, taxes, intellectual property rights, and governments» own often diffuse support for research and development.

And, given the importance of the SR&ED tax credit system as noted above, we do not believe it is realistic to think that the proposed council could succeed in meeting its leadership mandate without having responsibility for the success of SR&ED incentives, the largest element of the Government's support for business innovation.

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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.

Given that the Jenkins Panel's prescriptions in this area were very broad, we strongly encourage the Government to work with independent leading tax experts and table a commitment with the 2012 Budget on how to most effectively shape our indirect support to business, including steps to provide a better balance between direct and indirect support.

Remuneration of a covered employee paid by an applicable tax - exempt organization includes amounts paid by a related person or government entity if the person or entity controls, or is controlled by, the applicable tax - exempt organization; is controlled by a person, or persons, that control the organization; or is a supported or supporting organization.

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Further corporate tax cuts should be cancelled, the paper argues, in favor of direct government support for new investments in machinery and equipment, research, development and training.

Democrats support raising taxes on the wealthy in order to provide more government benefits to the masses.

The upshot is that developers use one set of statistics and logic to calculate their «total returns» on their properties, but support a different logic for use by government statisticians and Congressional authors of the nation's tax laws, whose support from the FIRE sector depends largely on their not understanding its essential dynamics.

This year's budget makes expenses incurred to generate geothermal heat eligible for the deduction — tax support that the government expects to total $ 9 million for this renewable power source over the next five years.

In other words, over the next five years, this government is planning to spend more money on income splitting for a small number of well off families, a promise made during the 2011 election, than on supporting economic growth and job creation through new spending on research and infrastructure and lowering taxes on investment.

We pay taxes to support one county government, six cities, 19 towns, 23 villages, 141 sewer districts, 54 water districts, 28 fire districts, 21 lighting districts, 16 drainage districts, 15 park districts, five garbage districts, and 21 districts that defy definition.

Principles and Goals The Latino Coalition supports dynamic free enterprise, limited government, low taxes, quality educational opportunities for all, reasonable government regulation, legal immigration, fair and open trade, and a strong national defense, all in support of American exceptionalism.

«A focus on supporting innovators will help the government generate more revenue than its proposed tax changes contemplate,» says John Ruffolo, CEO of OMERS Ventures and Vice-Chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators.

Up 7.75 percent in the first six months, gold was supported largely by strong demand in India as consumers made their purchases ahead of the government's Goods and Services Tax (GST), in effect since July 1, which levies a 3 percent tax on goTax (GST), in effect since July 1, which levies a 3 percent tax on gotax on gold.

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.

Local taxes collected to support ongoing government functions (and not temporary projects) apply to that net tax capacity.

Legitimate small business tax rules — put in place by previous Liberal and Conservative governments to support small business growth and expansion — are now thought of as loopholes being exploited by the fat - cat owner of the neighbourhood coffee shop, chiropractor or dry cleaner.

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.

Business owners» views on tax fairness is also demonstrated in their reactions to certain statements: More than three - quarters (77 %) agree with the statement «Government civil servants get the biggest breaks by far because of their tax - supported pensions.»

-LRB-...) One reading of this extraordinary outcome is that it was a protest against the painful spending cuts, tax increases, and economic reforms that Monti's government implemented as a precondition (albeit an unstated one) for European Central Bank support.

This lends support to our forecast that there will be a slowdown in growth in Q2 from slower government spending, delayed household adjustment to higher tax burdens, and a smaller increase in inventories.

We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and Livres Canada Books, and the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit and the Ontario Media Development Corporation.

Government supplies about a third of charitable income through grants and tax supported programs for medical care and education.

«A Conservative government will continue to deliver low taxes, strong support for families and seniors, safer streets and communities, and protection from rising national and international security threats,» Thom said.

Previous investors were led by Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, which provided $ 1 million through a Transition to Scale investment and helped catalyze matching investments from a wide range of sources including Maple Leaf Angels, MaRS Innovation, the University of Toronto's Connaught Seed Fund, the Government of Canada through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC - IRAP) and the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED), and the Government of Ontario through investment by Ontario Centres of Excellence and support by MaRS Discovery District and ventureLAB / Genesis.

However, NACO would like to ensure that the government is aware of the impact these policies may have on the early - stage ecosystem so that the government's tax and innovation policies are aligned to support the growth of Canadian startups and their continued access to risk capital.

The government's own budget survey results showed 69 % of Albertans support a corporate tax increase, a point the NDP has stressed.

- Governments offer myriad tax supports and other policies to help businesses in a wide range of areas, from skills training to capital investment tax credits to export insurance to rebates for increasing energy efficiency.

The attraction of Saskatchewan as a location for the refinery is primarily related to the availability of lower cost electricity and the support of the Government of Saskatchewan, which passed attractive tax legislation to encourage processing of raw materials that have been sourced from outside the province.

Technological improvements and capacity - building projects are two areas of investment which the federal and provincial governments are most active in supporting, providing a number of grants, loans, and tax incentives for businesses to access.