Sentences with phrase «planning measures such»

The new IHT allowances mean that previously prudent IHT planning measures such as establishing a Discretionary Trust will need to be carefully considered and may now need changing.»

Not exact matches

They do not include statutory measures such as the two provisions Trump said he would consider, or others like the inability of insurers to place lifetime limits on plans.

And studies measuring cerebral blood flow discovered introvert brain activation is greater in the frontal cortex, where things that necessitate focus and attention happen, such as remembering, planning, decision making, and problem solving.

«They need to encourage productivity and growth through measures such as broad - based reductions in personal taxes and increased contribution limits for registered plans to encourage savings.»

The central bank seeks to measure confidence by asking a group of 100 companies about things such as their hiring and investment plans for the 12 months ahead.

CBO's measure of before - tax comprehensive income includes all cash income (including non-taxable income not reported on tax returns, such as child support), taxes paid by businesses, [15] employees» contributions to 401 (k) retirement plans, and the estimated value of in - kind income received from various sources (such as food stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, and employer - paid health insurance premiums).

Under the Bonus Plan, our compensation committee, in its sole discretion, determines the performance goals applicable to awards, which goals may include, without limitation: attainment of research and development milestones, sales bookings, business divestitures and acquisitions, cash flow, cash position, earnings (which may include any calculation of earnings, including but not limited to earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings), earnings per share, net income, net profit, net sales, operating cash flow, operating expenses, operating income, operating margin, overhead or other expense reduction, product defect measures, product release timelines, productivity, profit, return on assets, return on capital, return on equity, return on investment, return on sales, revenue, revenue growth, sales results, sales growth, stock price, time to market, total stockholder return, working capital, and individual objectives such as MBOs, peer reviews, or other subjective or objective criteria.

Obama's other measures include plans to work with Congress to pursue reforms of Section 215 of the anti-terrorism Patriot Act that governs the collection of so - called «metadata» such as phone records, and reform of the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which considers requests from law enforcement authorities on intelligence - gathering targets.

The plan contains measures that will help Canada hit its obligations under the Paris Agreement, such as introducing carbon pricing, phasing out coal - burning power stations and boosting support for clean - energy technologies.

Details of the measure are still being worked out as constituents balk over the potential loss of tax deductions for state and local taxes, as well as potential changes to the tax treatment of retirement plans such as 401 (k) s.

Recent measures such as changes to the Canada Pension Plan, the rollback of planned cuts to Employment Insurance premiums, the introduction of carbon levies and cap - and - trade programs, and significant minimum wage hikes in Ontario and Alberta have a cumulative impact on investment returns and business competitiveness.

«Even though the consumption tax is scheduled to be raised by 2 percentage points, a number of measures to mitigate the burden, such as a reduced tax rate and an increase in welfare benefits for pensioners, and the provision of free education are planned to be implanted,» the report said.

One representative of «old think,» which was expressed in a letter in the Times, tried to insist that there had been more efforts at bipartisanship in the Old Era, in measures such as No Child Left Behind and the Prescription Drug Benefit Plan.

Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

In some cases, such as in a community planning body, this influence — initiated perhaps by several members of a core group may well be overt, The church will openly advocate certain measures with regard to zoning or relocation through its representatives.

The Finnish government has scrapped a plan to replace the current tax on sweets with a tax on sugar, stressing that such measure would be difficult to implement and its health impact is not clear.

Coupe criticised the plan in a letter to The Times saying: «We need compulsory and measured targets for the reduction of sugar (and other nutrients such as saturated fat) across the whole of the food and drinks industry.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

The IVF refund plan states that if patients do not achieve a live birth after the transfer of all of the embryos resulting from their cycles, 100 % of clinical fees will be refunded back to the patients to use in pursuing other family - building measures such as donor egg or adoption.

For planned out - of - hospital births, there was an increase in some complications, such as seizures and low Apgar scores (a measure of a newborn's overall health), but the absolute risk remained low.

The commitment as home secretary to the Anti-Money Laundering Action Plan, and confidence to confront the police about their own corruption problems, are an encouraging foundation on which other anti-corruption measures, such as Unexplained Wealth Orders in the new criminal finances bill, can build.

Despite the contentious measures in the bill for Senate Republicans such as the wage increase, the spending plan was approved 61 to 1, with only Sen. Simcha Felder voting against it.

Cuomo's budget includes non-spending measures such as his slate of ethics reforms, allowing ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City and a plan to encourage local governments sharing services to reduce property taxes.

De Blasio's plan received a cold embrace from some transit experts, several of whom feared that any enforcement - led traffic measure would fail on the basis that the NYPD has been largely ineffective in cracking down on offenses such as double parking, blocking the box or the abuse of city - issued parking placards.

Trump on Wednesday said there is still a possibility that an annual cap could be placed on contributions into 401 (k) plans — or threatening such a measure could be used as a «negotiating» tool for the GOP.

De Blasio said that he believed including such a measure would undermine the affordability of his housing plan.

And she repeatedly noted that Republicans only hold a one - seat majority in the Senate, adding there are no plans to drop an emphasis on key issues for Democrats such as a minimum wage increase, strengthening abortion rights and the Dream Act — even if the votes just aren't there for those measures.

Have things reached the perverse situation where in order to get elected Labour have to cut public spending for their first term although they want to increase it and the Conservatives have to increase public spending in order to get elected, usually when people vote for a different party it is because they expect something to be different from the way it was, such plans leave it wide open for the Liberal Democrats to come out and propose a series of economy measures and be the one of the 3 parties proposing the lowest levels of public spending and tax cuts targeted at the poor.

One measure examined was deportation with «monitored» assurances, with a doctor appointed by the UK examining those expelled from Britain, for signs of ill treatment One danger for such a plan is that the courts may still strike it down for breaching the human rights of suspects.

On topic questions included: what defines a «community school», whether community schools are only located in low - income neighborhoods, whether there is a plan to extend universal pre-K to three year olds, how much more expensive community schools are to operate than «regular» schools, why was the UFT not at this announcement, whether academic gains are expected from community schools and how will such gains be measured, what programs are added to «regular» schools as they are converted into «community» schools, potential changes to the admissions process for specialized high schools and whether the seats announced today are new programs or new spaces.

As such these plans would have clearly violated both Lib Dem party policy passed just weeks ago, and both the letter and spirit of the Coalition Agreement that states «We will implement a full programme of measures to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties and roll back state intrusion.»

Whilst 57 % of respondents acknowledged that it was «very important» to retain ageing workers, this was not reflected in the number of respondents who stated that their workplace had measures such as flexible working, succession planning, mid-life career reviews or retirement planning designed to encourage an extension to longer working lives.

«Employers must also recognise the skills of their existing workers and put in measures such as flexible working, career reviews or even retirement planning to encourage longer working lives.

While Labour is planning to raise # 6.4 bn a year from these measures, the think tank warned that just a low level of «responsiveness» - higher earners changing their behaviour, such as by moving abroad - would reduce this to # 4.5 bn a year.

After Capital reported on Cuomo's plan for a statewide pre-K on Sunday, de Blasio said he wouldn't accept a «half - measure,» such as with a state - budget funding stream that's susceptible to Albany politics.

Additional measures undertaken include «the reorganization of the commission's administrative structure; staff capacity building and professionalization; institutionalization of long - term planning processes; introduction of technology such as biometric registration and authentication processes (Permanent Voter Cards and Smart Card Readers), collation and results management as well as the tracking and monitoring of electoral activities».

The June measure was greatly watered down from the earlier Cuomo plan, and it includes exceptions to the «Buy American» rules, such as letting state agencies sign procurement contracts that include foreign steel if there is an emergency or it can be shown that U.S. - produced steel would hike the price of the work.

Some of the revenue measures, such as reimposing state sales tax on shoes and clothing under $ 100 (it has been exempted in recent years), are scheduled to begin on Oct. 1, meaning that plan needs to be passed by that time.

Armor said he has helped design desegregation plans for schools but opposes mandatory measures such as the busing that was instituted in Boston in the 1970s.

The 5 - year plan, which serves as a framework for the Chinese Communist Party's long - term development goals, contains few concrete details on exactly how such measures will be implemented or funded.

The planned research program would provide «insight into the science needed to understand potential pathways for climate intervention or geoengineering and the possible consequences of any such measures, both intended and unintended,» the report states.

Although segregated neighborhoods and communities persist, Kainz said some local measures can help to bring more integrated schools, such as care in residential planning — including the location and concentration of low - income housing — and in drawing attendance lines for schools.

The study's authors declined to discuss whether the Air Force has plans to develop the findings, but they suggest other possible uses, such as monitoring farmland and measuring the presence of fertilizing nitrates in soil.

The problem with such a provision, say campaigners at family planning organisations, is that any country that does not want to spend money on particular measures laid down in the declaration could invoke this clause and opt out.

To evaluate whether the experimental treatment is safe and whether it might be able to reduce frailty, Maharaj plans to run a battery of baseline testing on each clinical trial participant before they get their first infusion of young plasma and then monitor their changes for two years: That means cognitive exams, questionnaires about their quality of life and their indicators of frailty, and tests to measure biomarkers he believes are linked with aging, such as telomere lengths and DNA methylation.

While the move has been welcomed by many as an important step toward healthcare equality for women, religious groups are critical of the plans to support birth - control measures, particularly for drugs such as ulipristal acetate, an emergency contraceptive which can be used up to five days after sex.

Fewer than one - third of them believed that current quality measures were up to the task; only a little more than one - third were convinced that health plans and the government would «try hard to make such measures accurate.»

From the text of Colorado's plan, it's clear that the state takes a hardheaded approach to ensuring the validity and reliability of new measures, such as chronic absenteeism, which is reassuring under the circumstances.

Some have argued that the legal basis for this mandate can be found in section 1111 (a)(8), the so - called «equitable teacher distribution» requirement, which asks states to submit plans to the Secretary that describe «steps that the State educational agency will take to ensure that poor and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by inexperienced, unqualified, or out - of - field teachers, and the measures that the State educational agency will use to evaluate and publicly report the progress of the State educational agency with respect to such steps.»

Within a state's accountability plan, «substantial weight» would have to be given to quantitative measures, such as graduation rates and performance on state tests, with much less weight allotted to subjective measures, such as school climate and educator engagement.