Sentences with phrase «local costs such»

They are usually used for local costs such as schools, roads, and public services.

Not exact matches

Aside from cost, there are, of course, other factors to consider when launching a start - up, such as community, availability of investment and access to local expertise.

Because state and local taxes are such small cost factors, evidence shows that incentives rarely drive location decisions.

Keller says such hardware typically costs around $ 125 at local hardware stores and online home improvement retailers.

Your costs will depend on factors such as: whether you include the Training Suite in the operation of your Anytime Fitness center, how the business is staffed, your sales and management skills, experience and business acumen; local economic conditions; the local market for your services; competition; the ability to obtain favorable real estate and equipment rates.

The cost of gifts, meals, and entertainment should always remain at or below that permitted by local law and in no event should the amount be greater than the legitimate and customary expenditure for such activities by private businesspersons in the country.

Some things may be more expensive in very poor countries (Such as imported food from the USA for purchase by expats — in one very poor country I know of, a box of imported breakfast cereal costs the equivalent of approximately three days wages for a local), but many things are less expensive.

ANZ's Williams said prices could pick up should the El Nino weather system crimp local production, if European milk supply slows, if demand improves in key markets such as China, or if production costs such as energy and feed prices rise.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

If schools want to offer competitive foods, the revenue from the sales of such food (and any non-federal revenues that state or local governments or school districts choose to provide) should cover the costs, without federal cross-subsidies.

For example, in Willis Independent School District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitchen.22

These ads are naturally targeted based on each blog's particular niche, and ads on specialized sites such as local or regional political blogs frequently reach very influential audiences at a low relative cost.

The data series in which we found serious discontinuities or complete breaks are not trivial or obscure, but are (or should be) of major importance to the evaluation of government of any political stripe, such as total public sector capital investment, local government spending (on which the Office for Budget Responsibility and the government differ whether it is rising or falling), how much the government costs to run, and how much the civil service costs to employ.

Since the Dangerous Dog Alerts would piggyback on existing technology such as a town or city website, email, facebook page or twitter, there should not be any additional cost to local governments to inform the public of a dangerous dog on a block through this list of violations.

As such, instead of just pointing the finger at Albany for the costs that are out of local control, Poloncarz has long advocated for working to lower the costs we can control — those associated with the waste, fraud and abuse that invariably exists within Medicaid.

As such, instead of just pointing the finger at Albany for costs that are out of local control, Poloncarz has long advocated for working to lower the costs we can control — those associated with the waste, fraud, and abuse that invariably exist within Medicaid.

This is not to mention other critical subheads such as Local Travels & Transport Allowance, Local & International Training Costs, Maintenance of Buildings (Offices & Barracks), Aircrafts, Marine Boats, Feeding of Detainees nationwide, Provisions of Uniform & Accoutrement, etc..

We believe compulsory microchipping will help reduce the burden on animal welfare charities such as Dogs Trust, who have a centre in Bridgend, and reduce the cost to local authorities of kennelling.

De Blasio and Murphy vowed to work together to rally against the GOP's massive federal tax overhaul that calls for the elimination of popular tax deductions — such as state and local property tax costs and student loan interest payments — which they argue will hurt middle - class taxpayers.

Miner and DiNapoli, Democrats both, have differed with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a variety of issues (Miner was a state party co-chair, but openly challenged the governor on issues such as state aid to local governments and smoothing out pension costs).

«While we recognise that the Conservatives have promised to review local funding rates, the fact that they chose to estimate the cost of extending funded childcare before finding out how much funding rates will need to increase raises serious questions as to how meaningful such a review would be,» Leitch said.

The information is designed to show a breakdown of the property tax levy, particularly in terms of unfunded mandates such as Safety Net (welfare) costs, pensions, and related issues beyond local control.

Counties such as Nassau, which now registers all for - hire vehicles within its borders, and the towns and villages that license and test drivers, will have no role, costing them potential fine revenue as well as local control.

Such a change would «shift costs to state and local governments, forcing them to reduce services or increase taxes or both,» Grouse said.

Puerto Rico's need for such extensive debt relief could raise borrowing costs for other local governments if investors become more wary of lending.

The state needs to make a formal request, roughly itemizing costs such as rebuilding transportation infrastructure and homes, and paying for local police and fire overtime.

But the mayor noted that seeking additional revenue from valuable property owners in Albany such as Albany Medical Center or imposing student fees at local higher - education institutions would likely result in those entities or groups clamoring for the state to either block the local efforts or pick up the costs.

According to state officials, the cost of such a shift would be $ 2.3 billion in lost Medicaid payments from local governments, if and when it takes effect in 2020, assuming of course the legislation passes both houses of Congress in its current form.

They highlighted the remarkable achievements of the governor that have impacted positively on their lives such as «prompt payment of monthly salaries / pensions, other allowances to state public and civil servants; absorption of 54 % of total cost of 100 housing units at Elim Estate allocated to workers; payment of outstanding arrears of salaries / pensions / allowances to Local Government Staff, through prudent utilization of 100 % of LG share of the Paris Club Refunds; promotion of teachers and recruitment of over 4000 school teachers as well as elongation of terminal grade of qualified primary school teachers to level 16».

Instead, GHI offered to pay a third of the cost to strengthen the school, if village masons agreed to work cheaply and local businesses donated materials such as steel and paint.

A quart of milk costs around $ 6 and a bottle of children's Tylenol is $ 15 at one such store, according to nurses at a local clinic run by Community Nursing Services of Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville.

Coastal ecosystems store carbon, conserve biodiversity and help protect local economies such as fishing for a nominal cost

Nationwide, if only 15 percent of residential property owners took advantage of such programs, the emissions reductions would contribute 4 percent of the savings needed for the U.S. to reach 1990 emissions levels by 2020 — all at no net cost to local, state or federal governments because owners pay back the loans.

Furthermore, other factors will come into play, such as the local availability of water, competition with other crops such as wheat or corn, and the sheer cost of planting and maintaining new vineyards and production facilities.

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For the first time, local, state, and federal agencies will have to disclose future benefit costs in current budgets, a requirement that could force policymakers to confront the under - the - radar issue of meeting those costs and explain why such obligations have grown so large.

As late as the mid-1960s, however, such programs continued to rely heavily on local resources, as only 26 states and the District of Columbia helped fund kindergarten costs.

Nor do such estimates include the cost to local school districts, which have spent millions getting ready for the higher standards of the Common Core.

The Kansas legislature allowed a variety of different taxes based on local circumstances such as high cost of living, low enrollment, and extraordinarily declining enrollment.

The new formula approved by the House Finance Committee this month would be based on district enrollment, with adjustments for such factors as the local cost of...

In order to engage as citizens, to vote at the local and national level, they need to understand how local issues — such as the rising cost of gasoline or environmental degradation — are shaped by world events.

Even if local personnel policies might partially buffer the impact on low - income children by re-assigning ineffective teachers and paying effective teachers to take their place, such salary incentives are expensive (with the costs being borne disproportionately by schools serving low - income children) and have been only partially effective where they have been tried.

Summertime concerts have the added attraction of frequently being cost - free, such as the performances that local bands and orchestras present in public parks, as well as outdoor drumming circles that take place in some areas.

With the more cost effective alternatives to enterprise Learning Management System software, such as WordPress web development tools and availability of free resources for setting up an education website, it is becoming easier for local schools and individual tutors to build a great site with minimum investments.

Such universal - screening practices have been shown to boost participation of minority students and can be implemented at low cost, especially since students already take multiple federal, state, and local assessments, one or more of which can serve this purpose.

«The problem with such arbitrary percentage rules is that they prevent a full cost analysis by state and local governments and arbitrarily eliminate sound renovation projects.

The service is free for schools in the chosen regions to join immediately, with service delivery beginning from today (1 February) offering: expert advice and guidance on buying; template documentation for buying; help with complex contracts, particularly services such as catering, cleaning, premises and technology services; promotion of local collaboration, where there is an opportunity to reduce costs in areas such as learning resources and administrative supplies; market intelligence; and contract management support.

Unfortunately, high - quality summer enrichment programs remain out of reach for many low - income, high - achieving youth who can not afford the tuition and related costs of residential programs or whose local community does not offer a program specifically geared toward such students.

Suggesting such settings are private schools rather than part of the public estate is one of the alternative truths now peddled by new local authorities keen to cut costs by bringing support back into the LA.

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