Sentences with phrase «increasing cost to government»

Shelby had harsh words for Pell Grants» increasing cost to government, which he said has doubled since 2008.

The study shows that the private sector, predominantly the employers and unions that sponsor work - related drug benefits today, would save between $ 6.5 - billion and $ 9.6 - billion annually with comparatively little increase costs to government.

The formula quickly drove down fees to the minimum of $ 1.35 per cow - month, even as inflation increased the costs to the government of managing the range.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

So whilst the closed door discussions will be about how to keep the status quo regardless of the rapidly increasing power costs and breakdown of service that is now being experienced around the country, the open conversations being had by the people are excited discussions about the future because we trust the likes of Elon Musk and Mike Cannon - Brookes to get the job done more than we trust big power and Government to come to any kind of meaningful and affordable long term solution.

Put simply, the house plan, entitled American Health Care ACT (AHCA), essentially caps what the government will pay to aid families and poor people, and what it will spend in total, regardless of how fast medical costs increase.

The cost of the state government's Aubin Grove train station project has increased for the second time in the past year, with the cost now revised to $ 120 million.

And they understand that will cost more: Sixty - three percent want the government to increase spending to help people afford insurance.

«Although we expect that the Greek government will implement the required measures, the risk of early elections is increasing given the rising political cost to the government and its slim majority in the parliament... Early elections might bring a new and more reform - minded conservative government, but Greece's economy would be hit again by prolonged uncertainty, after having just started to record positive growth,» Moody's said.

Turns out, getting rid of one set of subsidies meant to lower poorer Americans» out - of - pocket health costs can actually raise premiums significantly — and consequently cost the government way more money to help subsidize the premium increases, to the tune of 23 % more spending relative to the cost savings.

Those views are largely predicated on three factors: higher borrowing costs; increasing curbs on home buying to cool soaring prices; and government - mandated shutdowns of some steel mills and factories in coming months to reduce winter air pollution.

Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Ethiopia face increased security costs at a time when their governments need to reduce spending, and attacks would undermine foreign investor sentiment.

The United States Chamber of Commerce has also objected to his Buy American stance, claiming that whenever the government has enacted domestic sourcing rules in the past, «the resulting experience has been higher overall construction costs, increased compliance burdens, reduced competition, and disruption of supply chains without significant American job creation.»

The flip side of that, though, is that an increase in demand for prescriptions will only intensify government efforts to keep drug costs down.

Our Government will increase performance accountability in the Public Service to provide better service to Canadians, at a reduced cost, and to better recognize dedicated and effective employees.

In response to those concerns, the Conservative government promised to compensate the provinces for the increased costs.

The cost of living will increase, there will be more of a trade imbalance, the Federal government will be forced to become more socialistic and skilled foreigners will need to be brought in to work.

The amount of debt that is projected under the extended baseline would reduce national saving and income in the long term; increase the government's interest costs, putting more pressure on the rest of the budget; limit lawmakers» ability to respond to unforeseen events; and increase the likelihood of a fiscal crisis, an occurrence in which investors become unwilling to finance a government's borrowing unless they are compensated with very high interest rates.

And if the market stays depressed, project deferrals like those identified by Wood Mackenzie will likely mean lower development costs — which could increase profitability, and potentially boost payments to the government.

Within program expenses, major transfers to persons were up $ 1.1 billion, primarily due to higher old age security payments, reflecting an increase in the number of recipients and higher inflation, as benefits are indexed to quarterly changes in the consumer price index, major transfers to other levels of government were up $ 0.6 billion, reflecting legislative increases; while direct program expenses declined by $ 0.2 billion, as lower «other transfer» payments more than offset increases in departmental / agency operating costs.

With the cost of college increasing every year, students and their parents tend to take out government loans in order to help cover the cost of college.

As more local governments find themselves unable to meet the increasing costs, particularly related to pensions and retiree health benefits, municipalities have begun to more seriously consider debt restructuring under the bankruptcy code as an option for right - sizing their budgets.

The U.S. government on Monday said it would increase by 3.40 percent on average 2019 payments to the health insurers that manage Medicare Advantage insurance plans for seniors and the disabled, a higher - than - expected rise reflecting a projection of higher medical cost growth.

«The Harper government refused to increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), which would protect seniors from steep increases in housing, food and energy costs.

«We certainly applaud government's efforts on easing the burden of high housing costs and increasing access to child care, but in introducing a payroll tax to offset lost MSP premium revenues this Budget delivers another meaningful blow to small to medium employers, especially in the service and technology sectors,» adds Black.

His main message is that governments seeking to promote R&D can «push» by reducing its cost through incentives (i.e. subsidies) or «pull» by increasing its -LSB-...]

Rising rates also will increase debt costs to the federal government, which continues to rack up deficits and borrowing with reckless abandon.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

changes in government reimbursement for our services and / or new payment policies (including, for example, the expiration of the moratorium limiting the full application of the 25 Percent Rule that would reduce our Medicare payments for those patients admitted to a long term acute care hospital from a referring hospital in excess of an applicable percentage admissions threshold) may result in a reduction in net operating revenues, an increase in costs, and a reduction in profitability;

But we can't rely on the goodwill of employers alone; we hope to see much more action from the government to increase the supply of low - cost homes.»

Foreclosures lead to decreased home values in neighborhoods, lost property tax revenues, and increased costs to local government.

While the Ontario government's recently updated long - term energy plan said the province's industrial electricity consumers currently face prices lower than that of the average for the Great Lakes region, the plan also showed that the cost will rise to $ 116 per megawatt hour by 2035, a nearly 40 per cent increase from the projected 2017 price of $ 83 per megawatt hour.

Some economists say the effects of lowering the federal government's credit rating to AA from AAA can be measured in the billions of dollars in increased borrowing costs for the government, and in the billions more that consumers, corporations, states and municipalities will have to pay for their credit.

Strong macro trends — increased cost pressure, new government regulation, rapid technological innovation — continue to drive changes in healthcare delivery.

For example, the cost for the Indonesian government to borrow money for a decade rose more than half a percentage point, to 4.8 percent; similarly eye - popping interest rate increases occurred in countries including Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Russia, and Poland.

A retirement expert says the government should focus on cutting costs before increasing coverage to the Medicare system.

A number of provincial governments are understandably reluctant to do anything that might significantly increase the cost of labour and therefore weaken an already - fragile economy.

Some economists argued that such a concern has made it all the more important for the government to engineer steady but mild increases in lending rates, letting asset markets adjust to the inevitable rise in borrowing costs in a progressive and orderly manner.

The government could reduce the 50 percent deviation to 25 percent and direct increased funding for MLAs representing large electoral districts for the cost of multiple constituency offices and an increased travel / outreach budget.

If you are still able to lower your interest rate, your total repayment costs won't increase as much as they would if you stretched out your payments in a government repayment plan.

Governments are pushed to this by the operation of the economy with increasing costs of production, losses of peasant farmers and local companies, with dumping of subsidized foreign goods into their liberalized market.

Do you support any government action in response to rising costs and the increased number of un-insured Americans?

The UK government is launching a consultation on a deposit scheme that could see a refundable charge added to the cost of single - use glass, plastic, steel and aluminium bottles and cans in an effort to reduce waste and increase recycling.

And it's costly to governments through increased health costs.

Danny is passionate about ensuring that South Australian growers have a strong, effective voice with government to guard against red tape and increasing compliance costs for industry.

Since the government already monitors the current labelling system, there's unlikely to be a significant cost increase in the long term.

The tax program is designed to encourage local governments to find ways to cut costs which, in the long run, could lead to reduced tax increases.

In the 2014 Budget, the chancellor made great play of a compensation package for energy intensive industries, which is intended to offset some of the increased costs steel producers face due to his government's energy and environmental policies.

The concept of increased efficiency and reduced cost would undoubtedly appeal to the UK government, especially following protracted and financially - draining contracts to digitalise NHS medical records.

Local governments had raised concerns with the program as proposed by Cuomo's initial budget presentation, pointing to the costs they've managed to contain over the years as well as the lack of increased state aid over the years.