Sentences with phrase «if high government»

I believe that the everyday petty and oppressive corrupt practices that blight the lives of ordinary Ghanaians will disappear if high government officials are seen to be persons of integrity.

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If the projections come true, they raise the likelihood of a fiscal crisis, a situation in which investors become unwilling to finance government borrowing unless they are compensated with very high interest rates, the CBO warned.

The government did pledge to close some tax loopholes, which could have an affect on high net - worth investors, and it also stated that it wanted more competition in the banking sector — that could reduce financial - related fees, says Sewell — but it's not clear how or even if any of this will happen.

There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.»

Alternatively, if the Department of Finance were to continue tightening mortgage credit, and to also withdraw some of the government's past measures boosting the housing sector, it may not be necessary for the Bank of Canada to rein in a housing boom with higher interest rates.

If real GDP were to increase at 10.3 % instead of 2.5 % in 2015, then the government should receive, at a minimum, an extra $ 6.6 billion in tax revenue thanks to economic growth (this calculation assumes that nominal GDP grows at the same proportion as real GDP; it is more likely that nominal GDP would rise even higher as such quick economic growth would be inflationary, pushing that $ 6.6 billion figure even higher).

While the federal government will stipulate that buyers must be at least 18 years old, provinces will be able to set a higher age limit if they wish.

If you add up the GDP figures issued by the provinces, the sum is 10 % higher than the figure ultimately issued by the national government, which in itself is tweaked to hit politicized targets.

If producers get a higher price per barrel, its government would reap higher royalties.

Jack Lew was appointed U.S. Secretary of the Treasury last year and, the Journal item noted, «The terms of Mr. Lew's original employment contract with Citigroup included a bonus guarantee if he left the bank for a high level position with the United States government or regulatory body.»

If you take early retirement, it may be smarter to tap your RRSPs first, before government benefits kick you into a higher tax bracket.

Classical economist David Ricardo posited that if citizens observed their government issuing more bonds, they'd reduce spending in anticipation of higher subsequent taxes when those bonds had to be repaid.

And even if some geographic locales are associated with higher productivity and growth, that doesn't mean cluster success can be manufactured by government fiat.

Recent comments from Yahoo's CEO suggest U.S. technology companies can be charged with the high crime of treason if they meddle in the government's attempt to collect private data on citizens.

If the U.S. government launches a «Make America Great Again» infrastructure campaign in 2017, you can safely assume that shopping malls won't be high on the list of «shovel ready» construction priorities.

However, having the government sell annuities could make sense if you believe Canadians need to ensure against longevity risk (point 7) but the fees that insurance companies charge for these products are too high (point 6).

If you want to measure he effects of high government spending and wealth redistribution, there are plenty of other examples to draw lessons from.

If rates stay elevated into May, rates on new government loans will be about eight - tenths of a percentage point higher than they are today.

If the government can guarantee certain savings in bank accounts through the F.D.I.C., why not establish a program that would require that every employee own a regulated block of stock (Retirement Account) made up of stock in the company the employee works for and, so the employee will not have all his retirement eggs in one basket, include in this retirement basket high rated bonds and stocks from other non-competing employee - owned companies?

If the Conservatives hadn't touched the federal corporate tax rate when they took office in 2006 — if they'd kept it at 21 per cent instead of lowering it to 15 per cent — government revenues would be $ 13 billion higher, the Canadian Labour Congress argued in a paper last JanuarIf the Conservatives hadn't touched the federal corporate tax rate when they took office in 2006 — if they'd kept it at 21 per cent instead of lowering it to 15 per cent — government revenues would be $ 13 billion higher, the Canadian Labour Congress argued in a paper last Januarif they'd kept it at 21 per cent instead of lowering it to 15 per cent — government revenues would be $ 13 billion higher, the Canadian Labour Congress argued in a paper last January.

As if ignoring high - speed and discouraging US rail investment were not enough, the Harper government now blocks even slow - speed rail.

If President Trump takes some or all of that $ 1 billion funding away, all San Francisco residents will lose because we'll all be forced to pay higher taxes to help fund our inefficient city government and its underfunded pension system.

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.

If the government raises tax rates to cover budget deficits, then my retirement tax rate could be higher.

Expenses for other direct program expenses (excluding other transfer payments) could be $ 2 billion higher than estimated in Budget 2012, especially if the Government decides to book the shortfall in the environmental liability as identified by the Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development.

But if households retain a low share of everything they produce, with governments and businesses getting the rest, then again, whether they are as thrifty as ants or as spendthrift as grasshoppers, their total consumption will be a low share of total GDP, and the country's total savings, which is equal to GDP minus consumption, will be a high share.

Keep in mind, if your work passes your claiming age, your benefits may be adjusted for an even higher amount, so will the cost of inflation adjustment, but the government will make that decision.

The BofA Merrill Lynch high - yield index is trading at roughly 600 basis points versus government bonds, but if energy, metals and mining is excluded, it's about 80 basis points less in terms of spread.

Our high level of foreign ownership may limit our opportunity to participate in U.S. government travel contracts and the Civilian Reserve Air Fleet program, however, if we are unable to satisfy policies and procedures of the U.S. Department of Defense for the mitigation of foreign ownership, control or influence required of cleared U.S. contractors.

If I live in a high tax state and you live in a low tax state, you actually pay more towards the federal government than I do.

But if the government truly wants to tear down interprovincial trade barriers, support consumers and strengthen Canada's international reputation, reforming supply management has to be high on the agenda.

I mean, think about areas outside of the United States that have high inflation rates, if you are a consumer there, in an oppressive regime, you want a way to have more control over your assets and not be at the whim of governments, so that's kind of how it all started.

Up to the 1970s, most economists believed that if governments managed demand properly, their countries» economies could enjoy low unemployment and high output with relatively modest inflation.

If the price guaranteed by the government is higher than the market price, the government pays the bidder the difference.

If we compare operating spending by municipalities to GDP, which is a broad measure of ability to pay, it remains within historical averages of close to 3 % of GDP.  In 2012, operating spending by all municipalities in Canada amounted to just 3.1 % of GDP, the same that it was twenty years ago, and down from the 3.3 % reached in 2009 during the depths of the recession.  This ratio was higher during the recession because GDP had dropped and governments sensibly embarked on stimulus spending to prevent a depression. This was before their misguided adventures in austerity (which presumably the CFIB supports, but have caused devastation to small businesses in countries elsewhere).

The government argued during the trial that, if it were to own Time Warner, AT&T would violate antitrust law because the combined company could work to get higher prices out of pay - TV distributors by threatening to withhold Time Warner content, which includes networks CNN, HBO and TNT.

These are extremely high stakes, even if no court in the world will possess the authority to adjudicate the guilt — either if the US and its allies lied, or if the Syrian Government lied.

But if this month's jobs report is any indication, the economy is managing to avoid the disabled list this year, despite the risks from higher taxes, lower government spending, and economic weakness around the globe.

If other governments follow suit, the financial damage to Qualcomm could be high.

Both are weighty issues that deal explicitly with «high cosmic justice,» so if he argues that a government overreaches its authority to execute justice by attempting to «balance the books of the universe» in repaying blood with blood, then does that mean there can never be any just criteria for one nation to retaliate against another after an unprovoked attack» an attack that in essence would repay blood with blood?

If Planned Parenthood in fact defrauded taxpayers using «Post AB Visits,» then the correlation between Planned Parenthood's abortions and government payments should be high because «post AB visits» must follow ABs (abortions).

If he can't put together a group of high paid advisers, can you imagine who he would pick for a miserly paying government job?

To obtain visas, weapons, intelligence, and so forth, terrorists require the assistance of someone in government, if not the complicity of the highest state authorities.

I'm guessing either you haven't taken a basic US high school government class; or that if you did, you slept through it, or simply don't remember some of the basics.

While encouraging self - regulation and fostering technical expertise within the industry, ABWI is always available to assist members in fulfilling their compliance with the stringent requirements of the Model Code, and if possible exceeding, government requirements to ensure they may maintain the highest standards of quality.

When I was very young, if you had asked me what I wanted to be, Government trapper would have been very high on my list.

Somebody please tell me why, if you amputate and sell a GIRL»S relatively tiny foreskin in the USA you will count yourself LUCKY to be protected by the US government in a high security prison for YEARS, but if you amputate and sell a BOY»S many times larger foreskin, nobody gives a rip.

However, if you know and depend on government assistance I would not feel comfortable assisting with your home - birth because the source of funding is not of a «higher power.»

Diamond: «If members of the government were told our rates were high relative to others and took that to mean we couldn't fund - and in fact we were funding well - and it was clear a number of firms posting had emergency loans or were being nationalised and we were posting highest level, we would question whether other institutions could get funds... the implication...» Tyrie interrupts, reading from the Barclays statement quoting Tucker.

Higher - rate taxpayers could find themselves facing fines if their partner receives child benefit and doesn't inform the government.