Sentences with phrase «paid by the citizens»

Income Tax: As its name suggests, income tax is paid by the citizens on the money or salary they earn.

With regards to Directive 93 / 13 / EEC, it is far from evident that a judicial fee paid by a citizen (only natural persons would benefit from the Directive; legal persons would have to pay the higher fees) could constitute a contract for the provision of services between a consumer and the State.

Not exact matches

Non-performing loans are loans made by banks or shadow banks to companies or citizens that haven't been paid back, or where interest payments haven't been made.

Those include paying tens of billions of euros and giving residence rights to some 3 million EU citizens in Britain, the proposed negotiating objectives distributed by EU summit chair Donald Tusk to Britain's 27 EU partners showed.

In February 2009, I watched the live CNBC report by Rick Santelli from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade in amazement as he launched into a diatribe against Nancy Pelosi's Congress and the President for their plan to reward bad behavior by having fiscally responsible citizens help pay the mortgages of those who have been less responsible.

Patrick Colford concludes by saying: «The New Brunswick Federation of Labour will be looking for political party's platforms to include commitments for improving labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.»

As individuals you have the same right as any other citizen but as a group until you start paying taxes, not lobbyist, butt out and obey the laws made by the government.

But paying attention to the prophets in this season reminds us that the sort of waiting and preparing that God calls us to as citizens of this upside - down Kingdom is the active kind that demolishes obstructions and levels the playing field, that binds the brokenhearted and liberates the imprisoned, that beat swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks, and bets it all by going all in on this irrational and seemingly impossible vision of peace on earth.

Perhaps Scaperlanda did not witness the thousands marching under Mexican flags on American soil last year, brazenly demanding from their host country benefits paid for by our citizens for our own indigents?

Runciman's History resembles the medieval chronicles on which it is based, using narratives of events and depictions of individuals to draw moral as well as historical lessons: «by the inexorable laws of history, the whole world pays for the crimes and follies of each of its citizens.»

The facts of Islam are simple, either you convert willingly or die, or if your lucky, you can practice your non muslim faith by paying a toll tax of sorts, but are still second class citizens.

So sad that you don't see the difference between a billboard posted next to a highway — paid for by private funds — and religious dogma and prayer being forced on citizens and paid for by tax dollars.

But it was natural that the word should be used to describe religious exercises, since these too were usually a «public work,» paid for by some public - minded citizen.

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.

Simply by living as a citizen of a State that maintains gigantic armaments, to say nothing of paying taxes to that State, one makes concessions to the use of military force.

There he says, one, that the shift from the concept of «the State's role as providers of equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.

Most people who are not senior citizens now wont benefit even in the long run because by the time they can claim benefits they will of already payed 10x its value into it.

Citizens were outraged by the thought of paying more for tortillas, but manufacturers praised the government plans.

DeMause points out one study published in 2005 by Bruce Johnson, Michael Mondello and John Whitehead that asked citizens of Jacksonville how much they would pay to keep the Jaguars based on their own personal valuations.

Also that nice central kitchen at MLK Middle School in Berkeley where so many of that district's lunches are produced, was paid for by the citizens of Berkeley via a bond they approved a decade ago.

So instead the law would likely say that they expect a tax to be payed by these large company whenever they process a transaction for a US citizen (actual law would be a bit more complicated since someone living in Germany who buying a service from another German citizen who just happens to also be a US Citizen shouldn't be taxed, but the general idea of calling out which transactions the US claims tax on still applies...)

«Obviously, the vision is there, the plan is there but again it is not driven by anything than the citizens themselves and the area that we need improvement is for citizens to have trust or confidence that the taxes they are paying will be returned back in terms of infrastructure but I can tell you that I am also concerned; I see a lot of things I don't like but I am inhibited by the amount of money I have,» Governor Ambode said.

Yes we're all private citizens only you're paid by the Dem party to write lies here and then you use multiple names to write supporting comments to yourself.

That is because even though 80 % of the peoples of theses islands live in England and pay taxes in England we are treated as second class citizens by a Scottish Cabal that holds the keys to the government and hate the English.

In a related development, the State's Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi, urged citizens to continue to pay their taxes as at when due, since according to him, more facilities are being provided by government through the tax payers» obligation to government.

What we are left with is a system in which South Africans are paying for debt incurred during the Apartheid regime and Congolese citizens are repaying debts for money that was stolen by Mobutu Sese Seko.

«Leaders should play by the same rules as the citizens they seek to represent, and this bill simply helps New Yorkers see if their Presidential candidates pay taxes like the rest of us,» Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

Thus, on the one hand, Volodin has cancelled the Duma's traditional New Year's party; the summer vacation might be shortened; United Russia has formalized measures to filter legislative initiatives, partly with a view to limiting the emergence of odd, PR - motivated bills; opportunities for deputies to miss plenary sessions and vote by proxy have been significantly reduced, with the penalty of pay deductions for absenteeism; and deputies are now required to deal personally with appeals from citizens.

We pay our dues not only as residents but as residents / citizens of this great country by assisting our relatives back home monthly some weekly.

Alaska is the only state in the world to pay its individual citizens an annual, equal income, known as the permanent fund dividend (PFD), and this «basic income» is financed by the investment returns of its sovereign wealth fund, the Alaska Permanent Fund (APF).

In his Agrarian Justice, published in 1797, Tom Paine argued that every citizen reaching adulthood should receive a capital grant from the state, paid for by a tax on inherited wealth.

Ms. Glen told the Council's Committee on Housing that several independent studies, including those done by Columbia University and the Citizens Budget Commission, showed that mandating real estate interests receiving the tax deduction to pay union rates would result in 30 percent fewer affordable units getting built.

«Essentially the idea would be that an individual's wages would decrease by the amount of the payroll tax and that would be paid to the state,» said David Friedfel of the Citizens Budget Commission.

One way government compete with one another is by taxing you in front and promise to pay it back latter, thereby retaining citizens by using your investments as hostage.

But the right of every citizen to be tried by judges as free, impartial, and independent as the lot of humanity will admit can not be enjoyed as long as judges» salaries and allowances are not regularly and punctually paid.

So while tens of thousands of New Yorkers go to their cabinets tonight looking for food to put on the table for their kids, and while tens of thousands of senior citizens by pass dinner tonight so that they may have enough left from their social security checks to pay for the December heating bill, our esteemed legislators, who least we forget have been awarded the distinction of being the most dysfunctional legislative body in the nation, feast and toast themselves in the capital city's Crown Plaza.

Although he will focus on that all - important senior citizen voting bloc by noting that Collins supports the elimination of discretionary spending by counties, which would let executives stop paying for things like eyeglasses, hearing aids and dentures.

Osinbajo noted that the scheme which will be jointly executed by the Federal and State Governments, would concentrate on the obligations of all Nigerian companies and citizens to pay their taxes, wherever their income is earned.

«As we celebrate June 12 as Democracy Day, let us remember the struggles and sacrifices of our heroes and heroines by continuing to be good citizens, by working hard and paying our taxes.

Another interesting question the reporter could have asked is: how much money did NYC pay in each of the last couple of years for settlements and jury awards involving police brutality and / or threats of violence against citizens by the NYPD?

After a two - year fight between the small group of residents at a Brooklyn senior citizens residence and the developer who owns the building, a $ 3.35 million settlement was reached this week, paying each of the holdouts — whose ages range from 91 to 101 — more than $ 500,000 but forcing them to leave their apartments by the end of the summer.

What would now be good to see from governments is more explanation to their citizens of how the tax system actually works, so the public can makes up its mind with all the facts, such as that corporation tax is paid on profits and not sales and it is legitimate for a subsidiary to pay for the use of intellectual property owned by another group company.

Ghana is a signatory to many international statutes and conventions and our obligations are expected but I do not subscribe to any attempt by any state institution with responsibilities towards Ghanaians will choose foreigners over tax - paying citizens.

Osborne said: «A major source of abuse — and one that rouses the anger of many of our citizens — is the way some people avoid the stamp duty that the rest of the population pays, including by using companies to buy expensive residential property.

The State applies this laws by means of the work of the citizens in hold of State offices (payed from the State Budget).

«So when we find corporate body and citizens who voluntarily comply by paying their taxes, we view them as partners in progress.

The PDP national chairman also admonished the rest of the citizens especially political leaders to appreciate the huge contributions of soldiers, especially those who paid the supreme sacrifice by being more patriotic and accommodating.

«Since Election Day, we continue to hear the growing chorus of frustrated and concerned citizens who demand more from their government than profligate spending and mountains of debt that will be paid for in higher taxes by our children and grandchildren,» Sessions said in a statement.

She is supposed to be part of the propaganda drive by the rebels as they seek to liberate the citizens of Panem but her real intention is to make Snow pay for all the suffering she has endured.

In addition, in a chapter titled «Your Job,» Sobel emphasizes the responsibilities of the citizens to do their part by electing good leaders, serving in the military, paying taxes, and becoming actively involved in government.