Sentences with phrase «not discretionary»

Our Court is not a discretionary court, so anyone who wishes to challenge a decision of our trial courts is allowed to file an appeal.

The court in AWG held that the decision to recuse is not a discretionary case management decision reached by weighing various relevant factors, eg inconvenience, cost and delay.

The bonuses were not discretionary — they were to be paid even if employment ended in accordance with his employment contract.

In addition, the exemption contained in section 22.1 is not discretionary, but automatic, referring to the English version which state «shall be exempt.»

However, also in this case, the decision not to bring charges is not discretionary upon Consob's officers, but is an obligation when they have ascertained that the above - mentioned circumstances occurred.

It is not a discretionary choice.

``... We believe that we have a budget that every much meets our constitutional mission... within the four corners of that fiscally responsible budget, we have the resources to meet those very basic needs... This is not discretionary funding.

The use of stock drones ensures that one's ability, and not discretionary income — enabling certain racers to buy more expensive and powerful parts — determines who wins and who loses.

Since retirement costs aren't discretionary, they shouldn't be part of the formula, the coalition argues.

If your time horizon is only a couple of years out, and you know that you need the money, it isn't a discretionary purchase, this is something you truly need or that's very very important; you keep that money safe.

Not exact matches

Haircutting is considered to be relatively resistant to economic conditions, can't be outsourced, and when tough times cause consumers to pull back from eating out and discretionary personal services, haircuts continue.

Even if the economic data provided by the federal government were more timely and subject to less revision, they still might not justify discretionary Fed monetary policy.

A surprise fall in retail sales in November due to a drop in spending on discretionary items does not necessarily mean an interest rate cut in February, economists say.

Some of these measures exclude net realized investment gains (losses), net of tax, and / or net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of tax, included in shareholders» equity, which can be significantly impacted by both discretionary and other economic factors and are not necessarily indicative of operating trends.

The estimate does not include savings or discretionary spending.

The accord not only greatly increases discretionary spending over the next two years, it lifts the baseline for future outlays by double - digits, putting deficits and debt on a far steeper trajectory.

But Congress is even less willing to tame entitlements than attack the discretionary side, and President Trump has already pledged not to touch Medicare and Social Security.

So if you're not going to do that, you're doing all of the cutting within the discretionary budget of the government.

«We've reduced our discretionary spending over the last seven or eight years an incredible amount,» said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen, R - N.J. «Maybe some people don't like those agencies, but it's been pretty difficult for them to meet their mandate.»

Performance - related pay remained tax deductible, including stock options, bonuses, performance stock — but not base salary, perks, restricted stock, and discretionary bonuses.

Then add in «discretionary» expenses, or those that are not absolutely essential but are important to you.

It should not be inferred that the entire free cash flow amount is available for discretionary expenditures.

To keep your plan qualified under 16b - 3, make certain it is administered by a company director who has not received stock on a discretionary basis within the past 12 months.

The study appeared just before a recent deal in which Congress passed a $ 150 billion increase in discretionary spending for 2018, so it didn't incorporate all of the appropriation's impact in its projections.

Experts say that helps illustrate how much wiggle room you have (or don't) on housing, and what effect a pricier place might have on your ability to save or make discretionary purchases.

Monthly payments are calculated at 20 percent of your discretionary income, which may or may not be lower than the Standard Repayment Plan you currently have.

And if contract workers lose a contract or are otherwise discriminated against on the basis of age, religion, sex, disability status, or national origin, they have little recourse.15 Moreover, discretionary company - provided benefits — such as paid leave and retirement contributions — are not typically available to independent contractors.

Although you may have additional discretionary cash flow, do not take that as a sign to upgrade your entire lifestyle.

For instance, Amazon is in consumer discretionary (XLY), not tech (XLK).

The budget baseline would be altered to assume discretionary spending is constant at its current level and that trust funds are not allowed to spend in excess of their resources.

Discretionary spending will not increase by too much.

Broker non-votes (shares held by brokers that do not have discretionary authority to vote on a matter and have not received voting instructions from their clients) have no effect.

These «savers» were not permitted to spend their savings in a discretionary way — for instance, using it to buy their homes or pay down their mortgages or even to pay off their higher - interest credit - card debt.

Energy and industrial firms are the biggest sectors with nearly half the ETF weight, followed by financials (though not the big banks or insurers) and then consumer discretionary firms like Tim Hortons, Shaw and Cogeco.

With this discretionary investment management service, any assets contributed to an investor's account that Fidelity ® Personalized Portfolios do not elect to retain may be sold at any time after contribution.

Companies in the Consumer Discretionary sector manufacture goods or provide services that people want but, don't necessarily need, such as high - definition televisions, new cars, and family vacations.

Economists won't dispute it, because they'll see that the Canada Child Benefit is actually having an impact in terms of what we're seeing in discretionary consumer spending.

Personal tax reform has generally not been a broad - market - moving event historically, but it has benefited the consumer sectors — consumer discretionary, in particular.

My increasing concern is that we won't see much from the incoming administration that doesn't involve intimidation, misuse of power, self - dealing, and attempts to use discretionary edict - as a substitute for equal protection and legislative process.

With U.S. consumer discretionary companies outperforming year - to - date, this sector may be vulnerable if sales do not start to accelerate, particularly as the sector sports the second highest valuation of any of the 10 economic sectors.

Intel makes discretionary contributions to the plan, but employees do not.

However, because consultants do not have discretionary authority and are not plan fiduciaries, the plan sponsor retains full fiduciary responsibility.

Many borrowers entering plans requiring monthly payments of only a percentage of their discretionary income could afford to pay a greater amount but chose not to because they don't understand just how much more in interest they pay.

Those who were not new borrowers will make payments based upon 15 percent of their discretionary income and can apply for forgiveness after 25 years.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

Finally, we applied a 2 % rewards rate to that discretionary spending not currently being done on a credit card.

Don't Ask and You Shall Receive: The massive bipartisan spending deal actually spent more than either side even asked for, increasing this year's discretionary spending caps by a whopping $ 143 billion and paving the way for a 13 percent spending boost.

These plan types will either modify the monthly payment to a percentage of discretionary income — or a payment may not be required.

It is important to remember that this is a discretionary provision and does not confer a right to a «visa».

While the consumer discretionary, technology, and healthcare sectors have held up relatively well, other sectors (like energy, utilities and material) haven't.