Sentences with phrase «more tax fairness»
The federal Budget changed the rules a bit re the taxation of passive investment income in private corporations, but falls well short of what was promised in terms of extra revenues and more tax fairness.
http://www.progressive-economics.ca/ Not exact matches
In 1966 the 6 - volume report declared that fairness should be the foremost objective of the taxation system; the existing system was not only too complicated and inefficient, but under it the poor paid more than their fair share while the wealthy avoided taxes through various loopholes.
While Canadians are supportive of tax incentives for new small business ventures, many take a more critical view of other areas of tax fairness.
Business owners» views on tax fairness is also demonstrated in their reactions to certain statements: More than three - quarters (77 %) agree with the statement «Government civil servants get the biggest breaks by far because of their tax - supported pensions.»
Then he turned to more individualistic terms to define fairness as «a bargain in American life»: «When you work hard and pay your taxes; when you're a good parent and citizen; when you obey the law and play by the rules you have a right to expect certain things in exchange, as a part of the bargain.
According to the party committed to fairness, you are among the richest ten per cent and so deserve to pay more tax:
A meat tax would bring more fairness to the tax system, and the revenue gained could go towards funding educational programmes about the health and environmental benefits of abstaining from meat, eggs and dairy products.
«This is about fundamental fairness,» said Cuomo, who said the state gives more money in tax dollars to Washington than it gets back in services.
Whilst welcoming the Taylor Review's fairness proposals, the CIOT advises more needs to be done regarding tax outcomes
The Pontypridd MP told the Guardian: «I was more than frustrated: I was furious that we were sitting there with a Tory Government that has imposed swingeing cuts on public services, on tax credits, on universal credit, that have smashed women and public sector workers the length and breadth of Britain, and we are taking lectures from them about social justice and economic fairness.
He indicated that back in December 2011, Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders joined in calling for a thorough review of the fairness of the New York tax system and agreed that fairness is one important basis for evaluating... (read more)
A Progressive tax rate (meaning that the rich pay more) is typically predicated on a very specific definition of fairness that realizes: An equal percentage is still harder on the poor.
Dubbing it a «Fair Shot for Everyone,» and using the words «fair» or «fairness» in as many sentences as they could, Senate Democratic leaders announced they will focus on issues like raising the minimum wage, making college and child care more affordable, and closing tax loopholes that encourage companies to hire overseas.
«The agreement worked out among the governor, Speaker Silver and Majority Leader Skelos — a stark contrast with the political deadlock in Washington — will bring more fairness to the state tax code and help ensure that children in our public schools will begin to see restorations from the devastating education cuts of recent years,» he said.
In a bid toward fairness, proponents of a bill that would funnel more tax and grant dollars to charter schools say that funds spent on each child's public schooling should stay with that child — wherever she attends school.
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.
«If we are going to make further reforms to OAS, it should be in the interests of fairness and getting more for our tax - dollars rather than because of sustainability concerns.»
A new poll of likely Colorado voters reveals that they are more concerned about tax fairness than a variety of other major issues currently being debated in the U.S. Senate race between U.S. Senator Mark Udall and U.S. Representative Cory Gardner.