Sentences with phrase «key policy commitments»

He made key policy commitments to the creation of a National Care Service and called for inheritance tax to be replaced with a land value tax.

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Last week, Trump signed an executive order rolling back former President Barack Obama's climate change policies, including the Clean Power Plan to slash carbon emissions from power plants — a key factor in the United States» ability to meet its Paris commitments.

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailOTTAWA — Clare Demerse, federal policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following comments in response to today's federal carbon pricing discussion paper: «This proposal is a big step forward on a key climate commitment, and the approach Ottawa has chosen is a promising one.

I'm referring to statements such as the conditional commitment we made in 2009 — when we pledged to keep the key policy rate unchanged for a year as long as the outlook for inflation didn't change.

Australia must prepare to respond to the impact of Beijing's stronger commitment of the past 15 years to change through military cyber science and technology in comparison to the Australian government's commitment in key areas of policy.

Central to this policy statement are five key commitments:

We call on governments at all levels to come together as a matter of urgency to develop in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities, health and community sector peak bodies and other key stakeholders, a policy framework, funding commitments and national action plan for food sovereignty and food security.

And there are three reasons why they are likely to attempt to stick to this position: they know there are dangers in policy U-turns (think Lib Dem commitments to oppose student fees); commitment to the renewal of Trident is entrenched in some parts of the party, even if key members of the leadership understand the downsides; and it would be seen as weakness if they succumbed to pressure from smaller parties with less credibility and electoral support.

Also, don't forget that the 50p rate was never a LibDem policy or priority, but increasing the tax free allowance to # 10k for people on low to middle incomes was a key manifesto commitment (higher rate tax payers get less of an increase + those earning over # 100k get no tax free allowance).

They are appalled by what they see as the surrender of many key Liberal Democrat cornerstone policies, such as the commitment not to renew the Trident Nuclear submarine.

As the Liberal Democrats move towards finalizing the party's manifesto, The Social Liberal Forum sets out the key principles that we believe should be the basis for formulating tax policy and spending commitments: The party should commit itself to the...

As the Liberal Democrats move towards finalizing the party's manifesto, The Social Liberal Forum sets out the key principles that we believe should be the basis for formulating tax policy and spending commitments:

He also cited the coalition's plans to introduce a marriage allowance — a key Tory commitment which Clegg had dismissed as «patronising» prior to the general election — suggesting voters now saw the Lib Dems as «people who are giving power to the Conservatives without any influence over policies they used to oppose».

Adesina said the presidential address would highlight, among other key issues, Nigeria's commitment to implementing the Nationally Determined Contributions and policy actions aimed at tackling climate change through environmental sustainable efforts.

Other key points from the interviews include Mayor Bloomberg's personal commitment to public health, his use of data to drive policy decisions, and his appointment of and reliance on like - minded agency leaders.

Andreas Schleicher, OECD director for education and skills, who launched the report alongside Wales» cabinet secretary for education, said: «Sustaining this commitment, deepening investments in key policy areas and strengthening the implementation process will be central to realising the country's ambitions for education and society over the long term.»

It's still possible at a fairly high level of abstraction to join moderate liberals and moderate conservatives around some key principles of education reform, much as the state - based reform groups joined under the loose umbrella of Policy Innovators in Education in their statement of «commitments.»

As a key component of DOT's 1995 EJ strategy, the Department issued an internal DOT Order on EJ in 1997 (DOT Order 5610.2), setting forth the Department's commitment to achieving EJ as part of its mission and providing that it is DOT policy to promote EJ principles through the incorporation of those principles in all DOT programs, policies, and activities.

A key pillar for Aston Martin Bangkok is its eight - point Aftersales service policy which is a testament to the commitment of Heritage Motor Sales & Services (Thailand), the subsidiary of Master Group Corporation (Asia): Khun Suttipong added that the «Localization and Welcoming Package» will cater specifically to Aston Martin owners who have purchased their vehicle from dealers outside of the authorized Aston Martin Bangkok dealership.

And of course, I will NOT use the B&N eco-system unless there are «key» policy changes and commitment to upgrade infrastructure.This will never happen.

Key recommendations presented in the document include: adopting migration and conflict - sensitive adaptation policies; promoting regional environmental cooperation in addressing climate change, migration and conflict; rooting national adaptation policies in the Green Economy and promoting the creation of green jobs; strengthening preventive action; and using conflict and / or migration risk to prioritize investments and build donor commitment to long - term engagement in the Sahel.

The key point is that after Kyoto, where there was US vision in setting goals but no on - the - ground action, there must be real policy commitments.

Since the beginning of operations, the company has had some key policies for all customers and their goal is to «emphasize integrity, excellence, and a commitment to improvement».

The 2000 budget paper on Indigenous policy notes the «record amount of $ 2.3 billion... allocated to targeted Indigenous - specific programmes» and that «as part of its commitment to practical reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, the Commonwealth government is determined to ensure improved access for indigenous Australians to key government programmes and services».

The news comes as a blow to VACCHO as it is in direct contradiction of the commitment by the Prime Minister to consult with the Aboriginal Community on key policies that will affect them.

At the same meeting, COAG agreed to commission a regular report against key indicators of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage in order «to measure the impact of changes to policy settings and service delivery and provide a concrete way to measure the effect of the Council's commitment to reconciliation through a jointly agreed set of indicators.»