Sentences with phrase «helping lower income workers»

To change the dynamics of British politics I suggest big tax cuts focused on (1) helping businesses expand and (2) helping lower income workers cope with these difficult times.

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The package mixed economic and social spending, helping states train displaced workers, for example, extending jobless benefits and assisting with low - income housing.

Another of the participants in VanHacks, as the event is known, is Knack by Potluck Café, a non-profit with the goal of building an online platform to help workers and employers in low - income neighbourhoods (starting with the Downtown Eastside) connect quickly and efficiently.

• Created the Working Income Tax Benefit — WITB — to help ensure that low - income workers are better off by taking Income Tax Benefit — WITB — to help ensure that low - income workers are better off by taking income workers are better off by taking a job.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed the announcement in today's Budget of mentoring support for low earning self - employed workers to help them grow their businessLow Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed the announcement in today's Budget of mentoring support for low earning self - employed workers to help them grow their businesslow earning self - employed workers to help them grow their businesses.

However, by ensuring our lowest paid workers no longer pay income tax and by helping with childcare costs, we are also working to create a fairer society.»

Our response makes recommendations on these and other matters in the form of practical measures that can be taken relatively quickly to help ease the position of a low income zero hours worker.

Anne Fairpo, Chair of the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG), said: «LITRG welcomes anything that can help workers navigate their tax affairs easily and accurately, but it is often unclear whether a worker in a particular situation is self - employed or employed and resolving that question is a prerequisite in determining how they should be taxed.

However, he insisted that CGT revenues must rise to help fund a coalition government plan to raise income tax thresholds, cutting taxes for millions of low - paid workers.

Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins said the state's economic development strategy benefits the wealthy, instead of middle class and lower income workers who need the help.

The trouble for Cuomo, according to McMahon, is that the «scam» of the government helping low - income workers was long championed by his father, as well as a generation of Democratic and Republican political leaders.

I first witnessed the power of education when I taught and later led the Hoya Empowerment and Learning Program (HELP) to teach English, and computer and financial literacy to low - income migrant workers on campus.

I acknowledge that not all of our young people — low - income or otherwise — will make it to the level of a high - skilled worker, but surely we can help most of them learn valuable, remunerative skills that allow for self - sufficiency and the chance to make a significant contribution in the workplace and in the community.

And it means helping low - income families too, reinstating the state Earned Income Tax Credit for low - wage workers, expanding Medicaid, and reversing the decision to kick thousands of children off the child care subsidy program that allows parents to work or go back to sincome families too, reinstating the state Earned Income Tax Credit for low - wage workers, expanding Medicaid, and reversing the decision to kick thousands of children off the child care subsidy program that allows parents to work or go back to sIncome Tax Credit for low - wage workers, expanding Medicaid, and reversing the decision to kick thousands of children off the child care subsidy program that allows parents to work or go back to school.

Goodwill Industries can put low - income workers, back on the road with Wheels to Work — Most of us have seen the Goodwill donation truck parked, ready to receive clothes, books, and other items to help the poor.

The Earned Income Credit (EIC)-- also called the «Earned Income Tax Credit» (EITC)-- was created to help low - income workers, self - employed individuals, and their famIncome Credit (EIC)-- also called the «Earned Income Tax Credit» (EITC)-- was created to help low - income workers, self - employed individuals, and their famIncome Tax Credit» (EITC)-- was created to help low - income workers, self - employed individuals, and their famincome workers, self - employed individuals, and their families.

Q / How will funds be used to help those most affected by climate change, such as energy workers, low - income families, agricultural workers and people in extreme weather vulnerable areas?

The state had used those funds to help businesses and schools become more energy efficient, weatherize low - income homes, provide energy efficiency job training for more than 170 workers, and so on.

«That principle drives a Boston Medical Center program that relies on attorneys, in partnership with physicians and social workers, to help low - income children stay healthy.

It was aimed at social service workers who had both the internet access and skills to help our low income clientele.

Low income workers including artists often have difficulty paying their rent or mortgage.It may be argued that some building owners are helping by converting their property into living spaces, despite the fact that they weren't zone for residential use.

Alberta Works is a program of the Alberta Government to help unemployed people find and keep jobs, help low - income Albertans cover their basic costs of living, and help employers meet their need for skilled workers.

Injured workers who need free help to file their income tax returns might wish to contact one of the many Volunteer Tax Preparation Clinics available throughout Ontario for persons with low incomes or disabilities.

False claims that businesses don't come to Illinois solely because of our workers» compensation costs are nothing more than a ploy to get lawmakers on board for taking away even more rights and protections that help lower and middle - income Illinoisans.

Grace Pluchino, a community legal worker at the forefront of tenants» rights for the past 30 years, is this year's recipient of the Sidney B. Linden Award given by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) to honour exceptional individuals who help low - income Ontarians in the pursuit of access to justice.

Any individual with low - income group such as small farmer, rickshaw puller, daily wage worker, domestic help, labourer or micro-entrepreneur etc. can protect their assets and lives under micro-insurance policy.

Ex-military, mature workers, immigrants, low income youth and people with disabilities or problematic health issues (especially those that have caused work issues in the past) all have access to government programs and services to help navigate a career transition.

The Harlem Health Advocacy Partnership sends community health workers into housing developments to work with low - income residents to help manage chronic diseases, find affordable health insurance, and set health goals.

The EITC helps reduce poverty by incentivizing employment and supplementing income for low - wage workers.

Primary healthcare workers could help to reduce the burden of common mental disorders in low - income nations