Sentences with phrase «substantial surpluses in»

However, the EI fund has generated substantial surpluses in recent years, which have been used to broaden coverage to encompass non-core benefits, consisting of maternity and parental leave, compassionate care leave and fishers and work - sharing benefits.

This seems to work only in countries with substantial surpluses in international trade, a model that can not be generalized and one that appears irrelevant for the foreseeable future in most of the Third World.

He was able to achieve a substantial surplus in the balance of payments in and out of his territory.

Not exact matches

But significant changes in policies since then — not least, lower primary surpluses and a weak reform effort that will weigh on growth and privatization — are leading to substantial new financing needs.

The one thing that might change in the next couple of weeks is that Joe Oliver «miraculously discovers» new revenues (hidden away) that would lead to a substantial surplus this year.

This means there could actually be a substantial surplus this year, as well as a larger surplus in 2015 - 16 than the $ 6.4 billion forecast, along with larger surpluses in the outer years.

In addition, Canada is an oil - surplus country, exporting more than 60 percent of the oil produced domestically, with a substantial amount transported to the United States and the rest to Europe and Asia.

So substantial trade surpluses were required to keep total demand in line with supply.

There is still substantial surplus capacity in the economy and no evidence of inflationary pressures.

They invest a great deal of this surplus in further economic projects and give substantial amounts to charity.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday proposed using his first substantial budget surplus to fund a $ 154 billion spending plan that includes a $ 2.1 billion increase in school funding over two years and billions of dollars in legacy - building construction projects.

Steve Kroll, executive director of New York State ARC, which offers services to disabled adults and their families, says the groups need a minimum of $ 50 million additional dollars in the state budget, which is running a substantial surplus.

The report also says there is a surplus of teachers as «evidenced by the substantial number of (mainly primary) teachers who are on standby for positions in metropolitan areas».

In 2006, the District chose to apply $ 138 million of surplus revenues as a down - payment on the accrued liability to date, and beginning in 2008, the District has made substantial annual contributions — at least $ 80 million per year — to cover new liabilities and also pay down a portion of the accrued liabilitIn 2006, the District chose to apply $ 138 million of surplus revenues as a down - payment on the accrued liability to date, and beginning in 2008, the District has made substantial annual contributions — at least $ 80 million per year — to cover new liabilities and also pay down a portion of the accrued liabilitin 2008, the District has made substantial annual contributions — at least $ 80 million per year — to cover new liabilities and also pay down a portion of the accrued liability.

For example, a teacher in Iowa, a state with strong fiscal health and a substantial surplus, recently discovered that her pension contributions were recently raised to cover a multi-billion dollar shortfall in the state's teacher pension fund.

Once (or should I say if) this pension / labour dispute is put to rest, I'd actually expect a rapid & substantial improvement in shareholder value — this might be a substantial return of capital or a tender offer (to distribute surplus cash), and / or a potential new partnership or even a takeover offer..?!

Ehrlich wrote that «nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate» and that America's «vast agricultural surpluses are gone.»

An August 2008 Geophysical Research Letters study that examined the impact of the melting Himalayan Naimona «nyi glacier concluded, «If Naimona «nyi is characteristic of other glaciers in the region, alpine glacier meltwater surpluses are likely to shrink much faster than currently predicted with substantial consequences for approximately half a billion people.»

Furthermore, other recent research [24] has suggested that past campaigns have been unsuccessful (in both their reach and exposure), given that a substantial lack of awareness of the scientific consensus still persists («information deficit») while at the same time, the spread of misinformation has vastly increased («misinformation surplus»).

A number of studies have shown that while a substantial number of individuals or couples indicated initially — pre-IVF treatment — that they would be interested in donating their surplus embryos for third - party reproduction or research, the vast majority did not follow through when asked again to make a decision following treatment.

The surplus so left is made use of in the future in declaring dividends when there are no substantial earnings on funds.

The combination of the healthy economic situation (at least in terms of the surpluses) of the country, the substantial potential that currently exists in the health sector and the national leadership being shown through the COAG process, means that the current policy environment is ripe for achieving the longstanding goal of overcoming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health inequality.