Sentences with phrase «of subsidy levels»

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(«Specialized sectoral disciplines, including rules to help level the playing field for U.S. delivery services suppliers in the NAFTA countries» and «Require that [state - owned enterprises] not cause harm to another Party through provision of subsidies.»)

That's likely part of the reason that enrollment dropped, as Americans making more than 400 % of the Federal Poverty Level (about $ 48,000 for an individual or $ 98,000 for a family of four) wouldn't be shielded from those rising premiums because they don't qualify for federal subsidies that lower - income citizens do.

These subsidies are only available to people purchasing their own insurance who make between 100 % and 250 % of the poverty level (and some Native Americans).

Soon, the level of alleged subsidy would likely be set at a de minimus level, that is, so low as to be pegged at zero.

Their range of choice will shrink; the overall level of pluralism and diversity in society will decline; the financial pressure of government subsidies will tempt religiously affiliated organizations to abandon their religious witness in order to serve more of the needy.

On various levels of society we already see the introduction of racial and ethnic quotas, proportional representation, caucuses, preferential treatment, government subsidies and community control.

If the business offers just a minimum level of health insurance or coverage is deemed unaffordable, it must pay $ 3,000 for every worker who receives a federal tax subsidy to help him or her pay for mandated coverage.

But Labor at all levels will be blaming the lack of jobs growth on the Coalition's «hardline» policies, arguing that greater financial subsidies to various companies are vital to stop a rise in unemployment.

In 2009, legislation required products entitled to EU subsidies under the School Milk Scheme to meet nutritional criteria, including maximum levels of salt content.

But I do think there's a role for government at the macro level (where it already has great influence over our food) such as corn and soy subsidies, the National School Lunch Program (and the related use of surplus farm commodities), etc..

Prices for paid meals should be brought to levels that, when combined with the federal subsidy, actually cover the cost of providing those meals.

SFAs would be well served by setting paid meal prices at a level that, when combined with the federal meal subsidy, at least covers the cost of producing the meal.

There are already plenty of farms that would be viable today without subsidies, and if subsidies would disappear only a few farms would need to close down before bulk food prices would rise to the level that others become profitable as well.

That would be true down to the point where you meet the subsidy thresholds, which are between 100 and 400 percent of federal poverty levels.

Hence much of the changes that many Argentines credit the Kirchners for having brought about (such as family subsidies, higher employment levels and stronger purchasing power despite rising inflation, as well as access to services and products that the poor were suddenly able to access post-2001) are expected to yield wide turnout among Argentina's poorer classes, without the Frente para la Victoria having to worry about registering — and then turning out — those who might be considered marginal voters in the US.

But federal funding for the Essential Plan is based on the amount of subsidies enrollees would have received if they had signed up for the second - lowest cost silver - level commercial plan available in their region.

The ACA requires health plans to offer reduced copayments and deductibles for customers under 250 percent of the federal poverty level, and CSR subsidies compensate them for the cost of those discounts.

Though shrinking federal subsidies have severely curtailed the city's ability to offer affordable housing in the past, city officials spoke hopefully about favorable leadership on federal and state levels that might help to restore some of that long - lost funding.

The government is also refusing to give certainty to post offices regarding the levels of subsidy they can expect in future years.

David Kinyon, executive director of the Lockport Industrial Development Agency, said the «very aggressive» subsidy package given to Yahoo was «necessary given the significance of the Yahoo investment» and «to attract the level of investment and job creation.»

(White Plains, NY)-- In an effort to protect child care subsidies for low - income families, the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) approved new legislation and two resolutions tonight aimed at stopping County Executive Robert P. Astorino and the Westchester County Department of Social Services (DSS) from increasing the family contribution to daycare expense from 20 % to 35 % of the portion of income that exceeds the federal poverty level.

The councilmember from the 8th Council District, which includes part of the south Bronx, will talk with host Gary Axelbank about a range of crime and policing issues, including the notion of decriminalizing low - level crimes, policing reforms, and the request for 1,000 more cops, as well as Bronx developments, including the Harlem River waterfront, Jerome Avenue Study, FreshDirect relocation subsidies, and housing.

The recent agreement with Flight Level Dutchess to handle line services operations has enabled the County to end its subsidy of general operating costs at the County Airport.

They pretend to be fiscally conservative, but never protest wars of choice that cost a $ 1 billion in taxpayer money a day, or surreal levels of subsidies to BIG agriculture and energy companies that make a total mockery of every aspect of the Free Market.

In the wake of President Donald Trump's elimination of Obamacare subsidies to insurers, Latimer and his supporters say they are fearful of the impact that will be felt on the local level.

Drawing on evidence from a comparison of Great Britain and Denmark, he argues that the level of state subsidy is, in fact, unrelated to the type of corruption that we find, perceived or otherwise.

The value of subsidies awarded at the state and local level grew from $ 7.9 billion for fiscal year 2011 to $ 8.6 billion for the most recent fiscal year that concluded last March, according to the Citizens Budget Commission.

«My colleagues and I know that many of our constituents are calling for a larger percentage of units and deeper affordability levels — and we will get there in East New York through city subsidies,» he said.

The bill removes the individual mandate to purchase insurance coverage, reduces the level of mandatory coverage, allows insurers to charge different rates based on «health status», cuts Medicaid, swaps mainly income - based subsidies for mainly age - based tax credits for those buying insurance on the individual market, and includes numerous tax cuts.

«The program offers subsidies to parents earning less than 275 % of the federal poverty level.

All those ex-GIs with their standard - issue combs were coming home to a world of not only material abundance but also rich opportunities created by the GI Bill, housing subsidies, favorable demographics, and an economic boom that left Americans with an unprecedented level of disposable income.

Indeed, the model indicates that an ideal policy would feature both a high initial level of R&D subsidies, which would drop to nearly zero after 50 years, and a carbon tax that increases over a roughly 130 - year period before dropping off.

For example, in the northern Norwegian district of Vesterålen, the level of subsidy farmers received to cover the cost of setting aside land for pink - footed geese increased and decreased with the number of birds.

While the study conducts a sensitivity analysis that includes one scenario with higher levels of production subsidies, the fact that the model's outputs seem to barely register a tripling of production subsidies raises some questions, especially in light of the findings of the other recent U.S. study led by the Stockholm Environment Institute and EarthTrack described above.

This failure to consider the real - world effects of fossil fuel subsidies at the national level shows up not only in the IIASA study's findings, but also in some of the commentary from the authors that surrounded its release.

These subsidies are available to families that earn up to 250 % of the federal poverty level.

Factors for this include governmental production quotas of domestic sugar, subsidies of U.S. corn, and an import tariff on foreign sugar; all of which combine to raise the price of sucrose to levels above those of the rest of the world, making high fructose corn syrup less costly for many sweetener applications.

In states like California and Georgia, smaller districts receive a subsidy of 15 percent or more of the average per - pupil spending levels in their larger - district peers.

Included in the PowerPoint: Government Microeconomic Intervention (AS Level) a) Maximum and Minimum Prices - meaning and effect on the market b) Taxes (direct and indirect)- impact and incidence of taxes - specific and ad valorem taxes - average and marginal rates of taxation - proportional, progressive and regressive taxes - the Canons of Taxation c) Subsidies - impact and incidence of subsidies d) Transfer Payments - meaning and effect on the market e) Direct Provision of goods and Services - meaning and effect on the market f) Nationalisation and Privatisation - meaning and effect on the market This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talkSubsidies - impact and incidence of subsidies d) Transfer Payments - meaning and effect on the market e) Direct Provision of goods and Services - meaning and effect on the market f) Nationalisation and Privatisation - meaning and effect on the market This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talksubsidies d) Transfer Payments - meaning and effect on the market e) Direct Provision of goods and Services - meaning and effect on the market f) Nationalisation and Privatisation - meaning and effect on the market This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.

Included in the PowerPoint: Macroeconomic Objectives (AS Level) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked aLevel) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked alevel of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.

Through the extension of compulsory education, subsidy of secondary education, provision of continuing equivalency education for specialized groups such as local leaders and the workforce, distance education and the establishment of community colleges across the country, we hope to upgrade the level of functional literacy.

By charging tuition, progressives argued that the system could bring in more resources from students who could afford to pay, while enabling any given level of public subsidies to go further by targeting assistance to the neediest (including efforts to reduce pre-college disparities in achievement).

The plan for increased childhood subsidies sketched in this paper would cost roughly $ 42 billion a year and would provide a substantial subsidy for every child in a family at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

■ District of Columbia Office of State Superintendent of Education level II provider; issues income eligible subsidy vouchers on - site

For instance, the income cap is raised from 125 to 220 percent of the federal poverty level, and boosts funding for special needs vouchers — essentially issuing a blank check for private schools that receive those subsidies.

Even with E-rate subsidies, districts tend to buy the level of bandwidth they can afford, not necessarily all they need.

Determines levels of essential air service, reviews and updates such determinations, processes carrier selection cases and subsidy need issues, and conducts rate negotiations with applicants, reviewing forecast expenses and revenues;

The 12 months of detailed editing easily used up any subsidy, but by then the publisher knew I was committed to completing a very difficult research level book.

I also would've required the US government to set benefits at a level equal to that contributed by each generation, and given no subsidy to the generations at the beginning of the system.

This affects the estimated size of energy subsidies on a global and country level.