Sentences with phrase «higher fuel taxes»

The US is about in the middle of the pack in efficiency, though behind many European countries which have much higher fuel taxes and heavier nuclear investments.

Gregory Mankiw (Harvard): Perhaps the most widely - published advocate for higher fuel taxes in the economics profession is Gregory Mankiw, Harvard professor and former chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers (2003 - 2005), and former senior adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Gregory Mankiw, Harvard University: Perhaps the most widely published advocate for higher fuel taxes in the economics profession is Gregory Mankiw, Harvard professor, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, 2003 - 2005, and senior economic advisor to the 2012 Romney for President campaign.

One key item auto makers want to talk about is bringing the consumer into the mix, either through higher fuel taxes or greater tax incentives to pay for advanced technologies such as hybrid powertrains and diesel engines.

On the other hand, if higher fuel taxes work as intended and get drivers to burn less carbon, then those people will find themselves ahead.

In BC, motorists don't seem to mind paying a higher fuel tax, which adds an additional 7 cents per litre to the price they pay at the gas station.

Virtually every recent announcement on higher fuel tax has been postponed and ultimately dropped.

It might be the industry's oldest argument inside the Beltway, but the prospect of a federal measure such as a higher fuel tax to alter consumer behavior is stronger than ever today after pump prices spiked in 2008 and consumers rushed to smaller, more fuel - efficient vehicles.

Our fuel prices have long been higher than the national average due to both a stringent «clean air» regulatorily mandated formulation and very high fuel taxes.

Expecting that, and with high fuel taxes already, I suspect that Hansen's plan would not have majority support even in California.

Fuel price reform and fuel taxes, and electricity price reform are key examples (see previous posts «China Announces Dramatic Energy Price Reforms» and «More Petroleum Price Reforms: Move towards the Market and Higher Fuel Tax «-RRB-.

With high fuels taxes this can be reduced another 1.1 million barrels per day, though gasoline prices are above $ 8 per gallon.

Not exact matches

He said his administration is just getting started and «will work tirelessly to make good on our promise to the working people who built our Nation and deliver historic tax cuts and reforms — the rocket fuel our economy needs to soar higher than ever before.»

Business sentiment has run high since Trump was elected, with investors and companies expecting deregulation, tax reform and protectionist trade policies to fuel economic growth.

«Among the working - age population, the rise in income for middle - class families has been fuelled by higher female employment rates, and, to a lesser extent, by higher wages and tax reductions,» says the presentation delivered to Flaherty.

The natural gas transportation fuel company delivered higher volumes, but the timing of tax credi...

SmartAsset calculated the amount of money a specific person would pay in income, sales, property and fuel taxes in each county in the country and ranked the lowest to highest tax burden.

The chicken tax helped Detroit endure fuel - economy rules that required it to build money - losing small cars in high - cost domestic factories.

The major indices once again reached new all - time highs this week, and stocks are enjoying a historic winning streak fueled by solid earnings from market - leading stocks, the perceived benefits of tax reform and «FOMO» (Fear Of Missing Out).

«We're not just putting higher - octane fuel in an old clunker of a tax car; we've proposed to drive a newer tax car that can beat and win against any country in the world,» Rep. Kevin Brady (R - TX), who chairs the tax - writing Ways and Means Committee, said.

«Of the 21 states that are home to large hub airports in the U.S., Georgia imposes the fourth highest state tax on jet fuel.

Higher equities were probably fueled in large part by the expectation of much lower taxes.

Nevertheless, to follow up on the important example above, many countries charge high taxes on the purchase of automobiles and fuel.

«The cut in beer tax, the freeze in fuel duty and the higher personal allowance will all ease the pressure on family budgets.

The party's leftist, post-material and socially liberal stance is well - known, and emphasises policies such as opposition to economic austerity and to PFIs to fund public services; higher marginal rates of income tax for the wealthy; a «living wage» for all; and the replacement of VAT with «eco-taxes» such as aviation fuel tax.

Many of the same warnings Mario Cuomo heard in the 1980s about Shoreham are the same ones his son hears today from supporters of Indian Point: Closing a nuclear plant will result in blackouts, a less reliable electric grid and increased air pollution as fossil fuels are burned to replace the lost emissions - free nuclear power; customers could face higher bills; more than 1,000 jobs will be lost, and tax revenue for schools and towns will dissipate.

State fiscal analysts said improving tax revenues are helping push Connecticut's rainy day fund to a 10 - year high of $ 1.5 billion, fueled by hedge fund profits and income tax payments by the state's wealthiest residents.

If he accepts that savings can be made through investment in insulation, why, when households will face higher tax bills for years to come, is he resistant to our policy, which would give every home in the country an entitlement to # 6,500 - worth of immediate energy efficiency improvements, paid for from the savings that people make on their fuel bills?

At a time when fuel prices are at record high, and the Government is punishing drivers with sky high VED increases, Mrs Kelly is now going to hit low income earners in Greater Manchester with a 8 per cent tax on getting into work.

Cuts in corporation tax, higher infrastructure spending and delay to fuel duty rise among measures announced by chancellor

The increase in investment and higher spending will generate enough extra VAT and income tax receipts to make up most of the losses from expected fuel duty rises.

He urged the Lib Dems to «think afresh» and signalled his support for higher taxes on air travel, with allies suggesting petrol and even domestic fuel use might also be affected.

«IOGA of NY calls on the agency to also determine the full negative impact this delay has had on the state, especially the Southern Tier by examining lost sales, income and property tax revenue; outward job migration and jobs lost to other states; how the higher cost of fuel has impacted business growth in the state; and how many foreclosures could have been avoided.»

Cuevas, an attorney who chairs the city and Schenectady County GOP committees, bemoaned the gun violence and drug crimes that fuel a negative perception of the city that leads to higher taxes and lower property values.

Among Freeman's specific recommendations are a «20 percent federal tax credit to electricity and natural gas utilities that gives highest priority to the efficient use of the energy they supply,» and ban on new coal or nuclear plants and retirement of the existing plants within the next 30 years, government - funded demonstration plants for Big Solar and hydrogen, increasing federal fuel economy standards one mile - per - gallon a year over the next 24 years, tax credits for plug - in hybrids or flex - fuel vehicles, and an excess - profits tax on oil to fund the tax credits.

Whenever there is a high intensity effort that heavily taxes the alactic or glycolytic pathway, it is the aerobic pathway that clears away the byproducts that trigger fatigue and replenishes the substrates that fuel these systems.

«While it can be difficult to compare with countries where much higher taxes help fuel government spending at the expense of personal contributions, these figures show Australia performs extraordinarily well on the world stage,» Minister Birmingham said.

The 4 Series Convertible is not a cheap car — and if you go for one of the petrol versions, you're going to pay a particularly high price in fuel and company car tax costs.

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Fuel economy of 56.5 mpg is on par with a comparable X1, although the Mercedes» slightly higher CO2 emissions put it one tax bracket higher for company car drivers.

While the green - themed new Ecomotive with its road tax - busting CO2 rating of just 99g / km is all about economy and environmental responsibility the 265 PS Cupra R is, undeniably, aimed at ultra-hot hatch enthusiasts with high octane fuel coursing through their veins.

Other options include the more powerful (yet still reasonably economical) BMW 740d diesel, as well as the BMW 740Li, BMW 750i and BMW M760Li petrols — although these are rare choices due to their higher fuel consumption and tax obligations; the 6.6 - litre M760Li, for example, returns just 22mpg — but in fairness, the rest of the petrol engines use roughly half as much fuel as that.

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Choosing the six - speed automatic gearbox means a small sacrifice in efficiency — fuel economy drops to 42.2 mpg and CO2 emissions go up to 177g / km for a higher annual tax bill of # 230 at current rates.

It's a high - tech, fuel - sipping economy car that costs $ 19,550, excluding shipping charges, taxes, fees and options.

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Of course, running costs are higher, with fuel consumption of just 25mpg, road tax costing # 450 annually and the X5 M in the top 37 % Benefit - in - Kind band for company - car drivers.

You would not even be able to buy a turbo diesel or a hybrid from europe or japan if these countries had not taxed their fuel that high.