Sentences with phrase «of graduate tax»

Most telling of all has been a subtle shift of language: increasing references to the proposed scheme as having «the qualities of a graduate tax» and more emphasis on the undoubtedly welcome abolition of up - front fees.

And he emphasised his own personal commitment to higher taxes in the form of a graduate tax of some sort, which he told the conference he was pushing for «as best I can».

If the Government thinks it can get the public to swallow higher fees as some sort of graduate tax, it is living in a dream world.

The Treasury is reportedly looking at the possibility of a graduate tax for students rather than a tuition fee hike.

Even the National Union of Students has been sniffing round its own preferred version of a graduate tax.»

Cable's idea of a graduate tax was «full of problems», Cameron said, which meant «everybody has to compromise».

Vince Cable has placed himself on a collision course with members of his Liberal Democrat party by declaring that the idea of a graduate tax to fund higher education is dead.

Rumours of a graduate tax were substantiated today, when Vince Cable delivered a speech on the future of higher education.

After coming out in support of the graduate tax during his leadership campaign, Mr Miliband's favoured policy was instantly destabilised by outspoken comments from his shadow chancellor saying he still supported tuition fees, which he originally helped to bring in while in government.

Mr Miliband appeared to have consolidated Labour's position ahead of tomorrow's vote, after Alan Johnson made a spectacular U-turn on the subject of a graduate tax.

Not exact matches

However, one of the tax reforms directly targets graduate students, a population not known for excess wealth.

Individual tax rates: Similar to prior proposals by Trump, the new plan replaces the graduated seven - rate structure with a three - bracket system of 12 %, 25 % and 35 %.

With your help I have been able to save money as a graduate student in New York, with a salary of 66,000 dollars before taxes between me and my wife.

A research group unveils a pair of graduated income tax options that for the first time tell taxpayers exactly where they and the state budget would stand.

With the cancellation of the health care levy (which it should be pointed out was graduated and not a flat amount like the old premium), and the NDP tax increases kicking in at 130K and not 100K like the Prentice budget, the NDP has made sure the upper middle class (and some of the upper class) are paying less taxes than under Prentice's budget.

A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, Richard has served on Baker & McKenzie's global executive committee, head of Baker & McKenzie's global tax practice, and as chairman of Baker & McKenzie's Asia Pacific regional counsel.

«Provides support for graduate students by continuing to exempt the value of reduced tuition from taxes,» the talking points stated.

In 2000, Mr. Sokov graduated from the Russian State Tax Academy under the Russian Ministry of Taxes, majoring in law.

Effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the Act provides for a permanent reduction of the corporate tax rate from a top graduated rate of 35 percent to a flat rate of 21 percent, as well as a repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT).

I do wonder if perhaps the trouble is that the GOP does not actually WANT to put in place a clear and properly graduated tax system, but simply likes the idea of talking about it.

UCU believes big business should be taxed for the substantial benefits it gains from a plentiful supply of graduates and has proposed a modest Business Education Tax for the top 4 % of companies - those who make profits of over # 1.5 m a year.

Ms Hunt added: «Lord Browne and the government must look seriously at the idea of taxing big business for the substantial benefits it gains from a plentiful supply of graduates and using that money to expand, rather than reduce, opportunity to study.»

It follows higher education minister David Willetts» tacit acceptance of business secretary Vince Cable's calls for a graduate tax yesterday.

Tertiary graduates in a «Revenue Ghana» program that will mobilize the youth to collect taxes that have been difficult to mobilize and enforce collection for the development of Ghana.

«It is in these circumstances that there is a strong case for a graduate tax, which may offer a fairer way of sharing costs between individuals and government.»

Of course I wish that the proposal for a graduate tax put forward now by the hon. Gentleman's leader, which comes from a party that introduced tuition fees having previously said that it would not do so, would work and that it was an alternative that we could implement.

Even as I write, as a NINJA student I can access tens of thousands of pounds of credit (besides that which the government's graduate tax provides) without getting up from my desk.

We went from a flat tax in the State of New York, where everyone paid the same income rate, regardless of how much income they earned to a graduated rate which is much more fair for the people of this state.

While it is superficially attractive, an additional tax on graduates fails both the tests of fairness and deficit reduction.»

In response to James» question about the Labour leadership candidates — Ed Miliband campaigned for Simon Hughes to speak out & is encouraging his supporters to call on the Lib Dems to stand up for their values, David Miliband has suggested ending the charitable status of fee - paying schools and (one of those non-monetary aspects to reducing inequality) giving representation to ordinary workers on corporate remunertion committees, Ed Balls has strongly opposed the VAT rise and is calling for a graduate tax instead of higher tuition fees, Andy Burnham has reiterated his support for a National Care Service and spoken out on the abolition of the Future Jobs Fund, Diane Abbot has called for fair taxation, cancelling Trident, and setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Mr Willetts and business secretary Vince Cable now appear favouring a graduate tax which could double the cost of going to university, the NUS fears.

All the while, Johnson couldn't maintain the party line on graduate tax or a permanent 50p rate of income tax.

The University and College Union (UCU) claimed graduates earning the national average salary of nearly # 32,000 would have to pay an extra 19.3 % in tax than their colleagues who had not been to university.

Some have called for a «graduate tax» to be paid by those who have been through HE, instead of tuition fees.

This comprehensive plan also includes tax benefits for four - year college graduates who stay in New York after graduation, giving young professionals more money to save for future expenses like a down payment on a home while retaining the talent and skills of New York's college graduates.

The Study and Stay Tax Credit would allow graduates of four - year colleges to deduct $ 5,000 annually from their income tax liability for a maximum of 10 years and deposit the funds into an account that would go towards the down payment of a hoTax Credit would allow graduates of four - year colleges to deduct $ 5,000 annually from their income tax liability for a maximum of 10 years and deposit the funds into an account that would go towards the down payment of a hotax liability for a maximum of 10 years and deposit the funds into an account that would go towards the down payment of a home.

In addition, Miliband will leave the way open for the whole system of tuition fees to be scrapped later and replaced by a tax on graduates, which supporters see as a fair way of stopping students running up huge debts.

This is what needs fighting, not the mechanism of graduate contribution, ie graduate tax versus Browne.

Using differential interest rates rising with earnings as a means of providing for a more progressive system is less fair than a graduate tax, a graduate contribution or general taxation because those from wealthy backgrounds will have smaller debts as their families can afford to pay up front.

possibility of building cross party support around replacing tuition fees and student loans with a graduate tax system

Nick Clegg speaking on LBC on Thursday said the fees system is proving to be much fairer than people predicted at the time, adding it would have saved him a lot of heartache if the system had been called a very progressive graduate tax.

Therefore, I believe in a graduated income tax on big fortunes, and in another tax which is far more easily collected and far more effective - a graduated inheritance tax on big fortunes, properly safeguarded against evasion, and increasing rapidly in amount with the size of the estate.»

A graduate of Siena College with a Bachelor's in Business Administration, and the University at Albany with a Master's of Science — Taxation, Hedley has over 30 years of tax and accounting experience with individual, small - and mid-size businesses.

Mr Cable was setting out a more «progressive» system of funding that includes proposals for a so - called «graduate tax».

Shadow Education Secretary Ed Balls said: «As the first Labour leadership candidate to call for a graduate tax, I'm pleased that Vince Cable has followed many of my fellow contenders in backing this idea.

This could raise taxes on graduate students by thousands of dollars.

The elimination of graduate student tuition waivers was included in the House's original tax bill, for example.

He called for multi-millionaires» tax that would institute progressively graduated brackets as income rises from a few millions to tens of millions.

[41] The BBC reported that he had made several «gaffes» in his role as Shadow Chancellor and «in an interview he appeared not to know the rate of National Insurance paid by employers, and he was also reported to have clashed with his party leader over the policy of introducing a graduate tax to replace university tuition fees.

Members of Congress, he added, generally have little understanding of universities, as symbolized by the proposed tax on supposedly «lucrative» graduate tuition benefits.