Sentences with phrase «spending changes on this scale»

The Economics Editor of the FT wrote that the most plausible defence of regressive spending changes is that all spending changes on this scale are bound to be regressive, given the progressive pattern of public spending.

Not exact matches

*** The inclusion of more data does change the scale of lost services (the Treasury estimates losses of # 7 - 11 a week for households based on the 50 % of spending sample) and it does somewhat change the scale of regressivity.

And just because in the past someone got away with putting their thumb on the scale in support of a Transportation Bond Act which is spending money and it's not a little thing, but it's not changing the state constitution though.

Gerri had struggled with her weight for years and had tried dieting, personal training with a gruelling exercise program, and had even spent hundreds of dollars to see a highly recommended Sports Nutritionist (without seeing more than a 5kg / 10 lb change on the scales).

How would your life change if you weren't spending time chasing a certain number on the scale?

Gates hammered on points reported here for many years: that without a big, and sustained, boost in spending on basic research and development on energy frontiers, the chances of triggering an energy revolution are nil; that while the private sector and venture capital investors are vital for transforming breakthroughs into marketable products or services, they will not invest in the long - haul inquiry that's required to generate game - changing breakthroughs; that a 1 or 2 percent tax on carbon - emitting fuels could generate a large, steady stream of money for invigorating the innovation pipeline; that a declining emissions cap and credit trading system --- if it could survive America's polarized politics --- would have to raise energy costs far beyond what would be politically tenable to generate a similar scale of transformational activity.

Also we analysed UK contributions to international initiatives for climate resilience and finance mechanisms and realised that they have so far not provided funds for local community - led projects; with the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) having only spent 1/2 of their budget (# 1.4 bn) on overseas development and a focus on investing in large scale (e.g. # 20m), readymade projects on forests.

If you can't, or if there's any changes to the external spend budget, that conversation has to take place on a bigger scale to understand why we're growing all of a sudden.