Sentences with phrase «real issues of tax»

«Walker has predictably proved to be a diversion from the real issues of tax, transparency and the protection of workers» rights» he said.

Not exact matches

Something needed to be done and Premier Christy Clark's announcement Monday of a 15 - per - cent tax on non-Canadians buying residential real estate was one way to deal with this politically volatile issue.

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In a statement announcing his formal support, Dadey called Long an «authentic conservative» who will give New Yorkers a «real choice» on a wide range of issues from taxes and job creation to upholding «middle - class values.»

To ensure irreversibility, we are implementing the following measures to tackle some of the long - term structural issues: a. capping of the statutory funds at 25 percent of government tax revenues b. operationalization of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to consolidate all government funds at the Bank of Ghana c. tightening of expenditure controls in GIFMIS to minimize inefficiencies and budget overruns d. strict enforcement of the PFM Act, as well as the Public Procurement Act, to ensure efficiency in public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their money.

Policy agendas for important issues like the 421a tax abatement and New York City rent laws are being set by publicly elected leaders who have become dependent on the real estate industry's onslaught of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.

Well, we got news for you folks, this letter should be written in support of John Liu judging by who's had a real, tangible impact on resolving tax issues in the co-op community.

Mr. Cuomo has kept lawmakers in Albany in hopes of reaching a deal on rent regulations and other matters, including expiring laws governing mayoral control of city schools and the 421a real estate tax credit, but so far there has been no movement on those issues.

Of all the issues that dominated legislative debate in last year's session, rent control and 421 - a tax abatements had the most potential to drive a spike in donations from one sector; the fact that contributions from the biggest real estate developers ebbed made it difficult for 2015 to compete with prior years.

He said negotiations failed around three major issues, including raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, a potential cost shift from public schools to charter schools and a real estate tax abatement program in New York City.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo meanwhile blamed three key issues: A dispute over post-release supervision as part of raising the age of criminal responsibility, funding for charter schools and a real - estate tax abatement.

«This is a desperate attempt by the Venditto campaign to distract voters from the real issues of property taxes, fee increases and the budget deficits that he and the Republicans supported and created.

This also seems like a response to the Denenberg campaign's response to Venditto's first ad, which accused the Republicans of trying to district voters from the «real issues» of property taxes, fee increases and budget deficits that — according to the Democrats — Venditto and his fellow Republicans both «supported and created.»

«I will be working with my colleagues in the New York delegation to improve this plan to provide real tax relief for New Yorkers and to address the issue of state and local tax deductions.»

«Property taxes are not really a big issue and I think it's a little more of a distraction away from the real discussion of the other stuff that's impacting the city of New York.»

He said: «People work hard and pay taxes and suddenly with a few weeks notice Europe can say we need that money... The economic problems of recent years have turned Europe from quite a dry constitutional issue for most people to quite a real live issue for people.»

ALBANY — Last August, a lunch between the top Senate Democratic fundraiser Michael Gianaris and Real Estate Board of New York president John Banks led to speculation that the traditional alliance between developers and Senate Republicans might be eroding in the wake of dust - ups over issues like 421 - a tax credits.

In terms of other real estate initiatives, Astorino formed the Local Development Corporation, which issues tax - free bonds on behalf of nonprofits.

ALBANY — Members of the state Senate said they plan to vote Tuesday evening on the «entirety» of the state budget, even though some issues about taxes and real estate subsidies have still not been resolved.

More than a quarter of real property value across the state is exempt from county and local property taxes, totaling $ 680 billion — a cost that carries a burden for municipalities, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found in a report issued today.

The Senate is the last word before Gov. Cuomo on some of the most important issues to the real estate industry, including the 421a developer tax exemption and New York City's rent stabilization laws.

«I invite you to join me for a town hall meeting with the residents of our district to discuss the real issues, taxes, the deficit, job creation and health care.»

We have people lined up, ready to go and we're going to use it as an opportunity to talk both about the democratic process and the real issues in this state: public funding of elections, funding for public schools, fracking, our tax code and the environment.»

Astorino says a plan for a property tax rebate check, due out in October shortly before Election Day, does «nothing to change the equation,» and he says the real issue of unfunded state mandates was not addressed.

«People will tell us that the projects have great merit and were evaluated on those merits, and have solid public benefit, but when you have that kind of a coincidental correlation it raises real issues in the minds of the public and undercuts their confidence in the objectivity of how their tax dollars are being spent.»

Because of an editing error, an article on Sunday about the influence of the real - estate industry on tax issues referred incorrectly to the makeup of Congress when it approved a 1986 tax overhaul.

Our colleagues on the town board should stop making financially incorrect decisions based on Ballard's drama skills and start to address the real issues facing the town namely finding the money to fund additional road repairs from other bloated areas of the town's budget without raising taxes.

He wouldn't weigh in on whether tenant advocates were right to be angry with Mr. Cuomo over rent regulations --» that issue is still being debated right now» — nor on how he thinks a straight extender on 421a for six months will affect his affordable housing plan, again insisting there was «real dialogue» going on and that his focus was on increasing the amount of affordable housing requiring through the tax break.

The final results may well be a tradeoff between the separate - but - related issues of rent regulation and real estate tax abatements, as the two are perpetually held up

Instead doing the taxes, and take care of if its real or key to each issue and nobody knows where the night will be an additional.

High income, real estate, business operations and tax issues are some of the factors that will tend to increase the price.

«If you plan to sell or pass down real estate to the next generation you may be subject to a host of tax and estate planning issues that could not only cost you or your heirs a lot of cash, but could even force the sale of the property,» warns Golombek.

US tax law extends to income of US citizens earned abroad, so it definitely seems plausible that you have a real issue that you might want to address sooner than later.

However, Canadian residents who are not US citizens are only taxed on certain US properties, such as US real property, shares of US companies, tangible personal property located in the US and debts issued by US residents, including the US government.

But there are some very real tax issues this year for the rest of us that Congress hasn't addressed yet — and we deserve to have our leaders settle the issues sooner, rather than later.

The real issue isnt about investing in companies offering didends but the amount of tax one gets hit because of them.

Because, underneath all of this is the real truth we have been avoiding: climate change isn't an «issue» to add to the list of things to worry about, next to health care and taxes.

Moreover, the shift of taxes from waterways to the road more meaningfully address the real transportation issues - auto congestion.

I would suggest a carbon tax of $ 25 - $ 40 / ton of CO2, increasing annually by $ 1 per ton for the next 100 years, would show real courage and leadership, and shame those European blowhards who have little but the hot air of their own speeches to show for a decade of so - called leadership on this issue.

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