Sentences with phrase «on consumption items»
If they cut spending, will it be on consumption items, such as health care for the elderly, or on growth - promoting investments, such as education for the young?
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I think this would subsidize exporters indirectly (reducing the currency value) and therefore increase invesment while also reducing domestic savings by forcing up consumption on «core» items, so that would reduce the current account surpluses.
In the United States, most consumption taxes are levied by states and local governments (as retail sales taxes), although the federal government does levy some selective consumption taxes, called «excise taxes,» on items such as alcohol, tobacco products, and gasoline.
The remaining items refer to deductibility of charitable contributions, gifts and bequests, which are otherwise taxable — deductibility not to the recipient nonprofit organization, but to the donor, on the rationale that what the donor gives away to a charitable organization should not be treated as income for purposes of taxation since, unlike taxable income, it does not represent the consumption or accumulation of income for the donor's personal aggrandizement.
Over a period of weeks or months, I'd be willing to bet, consistently having those fruits and veggies and white milk, etc. show up on kids» lunch trays — by their own choosing, sneakily or not — would likely lead to more consumption of those items as familiarity set in and kids, hungry for their lunches, realized that eating the orange and the salad might be better than leaving the cafeteria only half - full.
The Restaurant Initiative aims to reduce children's excess calorie consumption in restaurants by increasing consumer demand for healthier items on kids» menus, engaging restaurant leaders to increase the supply of these healthier items, and generating and disseminating original research to build the evidence base for healthier kids» menu options.
The researchers then placed participants into categories based on their consumption of these food items.
All of these items to reduce fuel consumption are going to also make the feel of engine braking less as the car will coast easier on its own.
Minimalism is inherently a form of environmental activism... you choose to buy less overall with a focus on purchasing quality, long - lasting goods... when you refine your consumption habits to support your pure needs and selected wants, you are, in a small but significant way, decreasing your demand for the manufacture of new items.
These criteria included fleet age, fuel consumption practices, carbon offsets, green building design, recycling programs, and green food items available on flight.
It is reported that the majority of China's total consumption has historically centred on essential items such as food, beverages, clothing and footwear.
Plus, Hulu will introduce a way to manually mark items as watched — something that's needed given that all of users» TV consumption doesn't necessarily take place on Hulu.
• Highly skilled in inspecting food preparation duties to ensure that they conform to the specific instruction provided • Proven record of efficiently observing and testing food items to ensure that they have been cooked according to set recipes • Demonstrated expertise in creating recipes and menus according to the specific tastes of different clientele • Skilled in weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients according to recipes and by employing personal judgement • Deeply familiar with operating kitchen equipment such as grills, ovens and fryers to handle cooking and baking activities • Proficient in portioning food items according to restaurant standards and arranging them on plates and platters in a visually pleasing manner • Adept at determining estimated expected food consumption and requisitioning supplies in a time - efficient manner • Effectively able to monitor sanitation practices by ensuring that the kitchen areas is kept clean and clean and that waste management practices are followed • Focused on coordinating food orders efficiently, aimed at supporting timely and efficient delivery of food items to each table
United States Air Force (Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates) 2008 — 2009 Operations Manager / Resource Advisor • Serve as Programs Flight Chief of the 380th Equipment Maintenance Group responsible for $ 3M budget • Plan, direct, and oversee three operation cells dealing with emergency management • Categorize, prioritize, and communicate all incidents including base attacks, and disasters to the Emergency Operations Cell • Dispatch quick reaction forces and Emergency Response teams to breaches in security and to treat wounded personnel • Negotiate and execute $ 3,000,000 paint contract with three one year renewal options • Perform contract surveillance on paint / mezzanine contract for back shop operations • Establish Indefinite Quantity purchase of aircraft synthetic oil and sole sourced supplies to ensure fleet health • Target high use supply items, forecast consumption rates, and prevent loss of production do to non-availability
Regular snacking on sweets or chocolate, sugary soft drinks (excluding fruit juices) or crisps was derived from three questions about the frequency of consumption of these items.
2 MEASURING CHILD HEALTH AND FAMILY ADVERSITY 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Key findings 2.3 Health measures 2.3.1 General health 2.3.2 Limiting long - term illness 2.3.3 Social, behavioural and emotional problems 2.3.4 Health problems 2.3.5 Accidents and injuries 2.3.6 Dental health 2.4 Health behaviour measures 2.4.1 Physical activity 2.4.2 Screen time 2.4.3 Fruit and vegetable consumption 2.4.4 Snacking on items with high sugar / fat content 2.4.5 Associations between health behaviours and child health 2.5 Family adversity 2.5.1 Associations between family adversity and child health 2.5.2 Associations between family adversity and health behaviours 2.6 Summary