Sentences with phrase «raise general taxes»

Voters might be more inclined to support parcel taxes or raise general taxes to attract the next generation to teaching with a higher base pay and differentiated pay based on merit, however measured — at least this taxpayer would.

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In his 2012 fall report, the Auditor General raises the issue of «long - term fiscal sustainability» — the government's capacity to finance its activities and debt obligations in the future without imposing an unfair tax burden on future generations.

States usually impose income rather than payroll taxes when raising general revenue, and levy them on the individual side.

Shortly after assuming office, the government made B.C.'s tax regime less competitive by raising the general corporate income tax rate, creating a new top personal income tax rate and increasing the carbon tax.

In 2008 when the carbon tax was introduced, the Liberal government announced that the general corporate tax rate would be reduced from 12 per cent to 11 per cent; in the September update, the NDP government reversed this reduction and raised the rate to 12 per cent.

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Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the front - runner in the November gubernatorial race, said on his campaign website that he «will not raise and will veto any increase in personal or corporate income taxes or sales tax.»

Moreover, ahead of the 2001 general election, it was widely reported that the Chancellor was planning to raise National Insurance contribution rates shortly after the election, in preference to raising Income Tax in order to fund increased NHS spending.

While I have frozen Suffolk County general - fund taxes for seven straight years, it has become increasingly challenging to control other costs so that we can absorb mandated cost increases without raising taxes through the roof.

The Conservative manifesto for the 2015 general election contained a promise not to raise income tax, VAT, or national insurance for the duration of the parliament.

These achievements to date may not be sufficient to fund the raising of the income tax threshold to # 10,000, so Nick set out further ways in which the Coalition could rebalance the tax system — including the introduction of a General Anti-Avoidance Rule, and wealth taxes to make sure assets are fairly taxed.

«A tax cap that is tied to an inflationary number that does not reflect school district costs and which results in negative levies should raise concerns with both state policymakers and the general public that want a quality education for our students.»

Mr. LaValle accused Mr. Shaffer of calling the conference call to distract reporters from a Newsday article published Saturday that noted Mr. Bellone raised on average the amount a Babylon resident pays in general taxes by 108 percent since 1999, when he first voted on a town budget as a council member.

Chris Keates, NASUWT General Secretary, said: «This tiny tax of 0.05 % on all financial transactions would raise billions towards paying off the nation's deficit.

Common Councilman Judd Krasher, who is running on the Working Families Party line for his 11th Ward seat in the general election against Democratic primary winner Alfredo Balarin, said including raises for mid - and high - level management is «absurd,» given the continuation of the city's trash fee and a tax increase.

Totaling $ 4,445,454 in appropriations, including the General, Highway, Water and Sewer Funds, the proposed town budget would require an additional $ 71,296 in taxes to be raised, an increase of 2.53 percent over 2017.

In addition to effectively managing Westchester's sewer districts, the County Executive has not raised the property tax levy in the general fund for seven years, and is committed to an eighth straight year with no tax increase.

Cuomo has said he's not interested in raising taxes on the rich at this time, and has suggested that perhaps it could be financed through the state's general fund.

A week after severe spending cuts by the Town Board yielded a preliminary 2012 municipal budget that would raise taxes by about 4 percent for the general fund, Woodstock supervisor Jeff Moran acknowledged that he had miscalculated a mandatory expenditure and, as a result, the projected tax increase was actually more than 7 percent.

Both Labour and the Conservatives say their rivals have secret plans to raise taxes if they win the general election.

Malloy has said he'll veto the Republican budget that passed the state General Assembly because it raises taxes, de-funds pensions and takes money away from struggling school districts.

In January next year the VAT sales tax will rise from 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent - despite Conservative claims before the general election that they had no plans to raise it.

Options include raising taxes, consolidating properties, and setting rules for using the general fund

While I am against raising taxes in general, if taxes need to be raised to create jobs, balance the budget and lower the deficit then those increases need to be done at the federal level and on the wealthiest Americans, not the middle class.

A dramatic gesture would mirror the «Tory coup» on raising the inheritance tax threshold to # 1m and would resonate throughout the Labour movement, the society's general secretary, Sunder Katwala, will say.

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The total revenue each district is allowed to raise from property taxes and general state aid is simply that per - pupil amount, multiplied by enrollment (smoothed by three - year averaging).

Opposition to the bill, they said, centers on a general reluctance to raise taxes, rather than the House transportation committee's recent vote to give none of the new funds to schools, which would have received...

In contrast to the general public, teachers are less likely to support school choice, testing, and school accountability, and more likely to support higher teacher salaries and raising taxes to pay for them.

Specifically, IDEA has been woefully underfunded for years and as a result, school districts have been forced to raise taxes and dip into general education budgets to make up the shortfalls created by rising special education expenditures in local communities.»

This proposed $ 5.0 billion deposit would raise the rainy day fund balance to the Prop. 2 maximum of 10 percent of General Fund tax revenues.

«We've got a 2.2 percent increase in the general fund budget with no tax increase, with teacher pay raises, no elimination of teachers assistants and we've kept the integrity of our Medicaid, I'm proud of it,» he said.

They were already at their maximum level of what they could expect given assumed growth in the property tax base, so what could they do if they wanted to issue more general obligation debt without raising the tax rate?

the area or activities to which the funds raised from a municipal bond issue will be directed and, in turn, the source of future bond interest payments and principal repayment; for general obligation bonds, funds raised may be for general purposes, both operating and infrastructure, and payments are secured by the general taxing power of the issuer — usually a state, town, or city; revenue bonds are categorized under terms such as «Utilities» or «Transportation»

Those measures are covered through general tax revenues, meaning that workers today pay taxes to raise the incomes of poorer seniors.

General obligation bonds, issued to raise immediate capital to cover expenses, are supported by the taxing power of the issuer.

Should we raise taxes on the general public, or just raise fines and fees for those who are responsible enough to register their animals — or are caught and forced into compliance?

In general raising one tax essentially and lowering others leads to a change in behavior.

As a conclusion, one can say that the CJEU did not only reply to the question raised by Advocate General Kokott whether «EU law require [s] the courts of the Member States to refrain from applying certain provisions of their national law on the limitation periods applicable to the prosecution of criminal offences in order to guarantee the effective punishment of tax offences» (§ 1 of the Opinion).

As a senior officer and director, has had responsibility for strategic planning and marketing, accounting system design and implementation, major capital acquisitions, term financing and operating credit lines, internal reorganizations and governance issues, raising capital through government equity tax credit legislation, acting as corporate secretary and general counsel, employee hiring and termination matters.

Some of the activities exposed by the press are no doubt illegal or unethical, some may raise a debate over were the line should be between tax avoidance and tax evasion, and issues around tax havens in general.

Globally, the dominant economic intervention affecting food pricing is national taxation on food to raise general revenue.17, 18 In Australia, the basic foods required to maintain health were mostly exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and the price of these foods was expected to fall after the introduction of the new tax system in 2000.19 However, in Queensland from 2000 to 2001, the price of a basket of healthy foods increased by 12 %, more than twice that of less healthy options.20 This highlights the unpredictability of complex economic systems and the need for rigorous testing of economic solutions to increase access to healthy food.18 Such testing is imperative within remote communities, but baseline data are not readily available as Australia lacks a comprehensive food and nutrition monitoring and surveillance systTax (GST), and the price of these foods was expected to fall after the introduction of the new tax system in 2000.19 However, in Queensland from 2000 to 2001, the price of a basket of healthy foods increased by 12 %, more than twice that of less healthy options.20 This highlights the unpredictability of complex economic systems and the need for rigorous testing of economic solutions to increase access to healthy food.18 Such testing is imperative within remote communities, but baseline data are not readily available as Australia lacks a comprehensive food and nutrition monitoring and surveillance systtax system in 2000.19 However, in Queensland from 2000 to 2001, the price of a basket of healthy foods increased by 12 %, more than twice that of less healthy options.20 This highlights the unpredictability of complex economic systems and the need for rigorous testing of economic solutions to increase access to healthy food.18 Such testing is imperative within remote communities, but baseline data are not readily available as Australia lacks a comprehensive food and nutrition monitoring and surveillance system.

In general, a tax is a forced contribution by citizens to raise revenue for government services offered to the general public, while a fee is a payment for a special privilege or a service rendered.

For its part, Kickstarter (with the caveat that they are not tax attorneys) claims that in general, «funds raised on Kickstarter are considered income.»