Sentences with phrase «tax measures passed»

Other technologies — including geothermal, marine energy and small hydropower — received one - year extensions to their 30 percent ITC under the joint spending and tax measures passed Friday and expected to be signed by President Obama this week.

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The nation's biggest miners, BHP and Rio Tinto, are being targeted as part of a near $ 1 billion corporate tax grab and the major banks have been warned they could face a bank levy if the new West Australian government can not pass its budget measures.

Senate Republicans are poised to approve a budget measure that would help them pass tax legislation without Democratic support.

Government has passed painful austerity measures — tax hikes and cuts to benefits, salaries and pensions — to reduce state debt and strengthen confidences in its finances.

For example, starting in 2008, Congress passed a measure as part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 that let businesses deduct the full price of qualifying equipment purchased or financed during that tax year.

This wasn't unexpected, since the market was rising in just the right mix of conditions: Volatility as measured by the Cboe's index was at historic lows, the GOP was set to pass the most comprehensive corporate - tax reform in decades, and economies around the world were in growth mode.

Plus, as a result of previously passed measures, automatic tax increases are scheduled in the years ahead — such as an extra $ 5 billion in Employment Insurance premiums to be collected annually until 2015.

New York's Senate passed the measure 45 - 17, sending the legislation that regulates and taxes the operators of fantasy sports games to Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Property taxes in Oregon are limited by two laws passed during the 1990s: Measure 5 and Measure 50.

Would a measure making its way through the statehouse, to skirt the $ 10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, pass muster with the IRS?

The city of San Francisco will lose $ 58 million in tax revenue over the next decade if it passes a controversial measure to limit Airbnb listings to 75 days, according to an Airbnb study.

The House passed several tax policy - related bills, including a measure to punish people who impersonate IRS employees as...

The Bank's current assessment is that inflation as measured by either the CPI or underlying measures is likely to be in the upper part of the 2 — 3 per cent target zone, once these temporary tax effects have passed out of the calculation.

The change, he said at the time, came in response to concerns the measure could have negative tax implications for small businesses following a death and create challenges for owners who hoped to pass their family businesses to the next generation.

Other economists agreed, saying that the recently passed tax and spending measures give the economy added momentum.

Passed Mini Stimuli: To help families hurt by the recession and spur the economy as stimulus spending declined, signed series of measures (July 22, 2010; December 17, 2010; December 23, 2011) to extend unemployment insurance and cut payroll taxes.

Mexico's Congress passed a measure last year that instituted a tax on high - calorie foods, as well as a levy on sugar - sweetened beverages to combat obesity and address health concerns.

Two hotly debated «pass the pool» referendum measures were sunk in 1997 by voters who did not want higher property taxes to pay for a proposed multimillion - dollar family aquatic center on Park District land at Hunt Club Park on Hunt Club Road.

By contrast, only one of the other 17 parcel tax measures around the state passed in the last election.

Of course, this is a gamble, since the editorial pages will likely side with the governor and slam the Legislature for refusing to pass his extender, which (according to Megna, at least), includes such unpalatable (to lawmakers) measures as a tax cap, wine in grocery stores and the SUNY tuition proposal.

He also said the Legislature missed an opportunity to reach a deal on a property tax cap — one of the signature issues of his gubernatorial campaign platform — after the Assembly departed without passing the measure, leaving the Senate to approve a one - house bill.

In a statement, Stewart - Cousins noted the child care tax proposal has been opposed in the past the Senate Republicans, linking the need to pass the measure to a unifying Democrats in the chamber — a fight Cuomo bowed out of last month.

He has said he was left with no choice but to veto the budget and property tax bills after the measures passed by lawmakers over the weekend violated his promise to avoid any new taxes.

But even though Faso and Stefanik voted against their party on the tax bill, in October 2017 they voted in favor of a budget bill that paved the way for the tax measure to pass the Senate on GOP votes alone — without a filibuster.

Senate Republicans are nudging de Blasio to release more information on how the city spends its education money; the Assembly on Monday passed an omnibus bill that packages a two - year extender with a continuation of local government tax measures.

The Special Petroleum Tax Law was passed in 2014 as part of tax measures adopted by the government at the time to increase revenue generation and improve efficiency on revenue collection from petroleum producTax Law was passed in 2014 as part of tax measures adopted by the government at the time to increase revenue generation and improve efficiency on revenue collection from petroleum productax measures adopted by the government at the time to increase revenue generation and improve efficiency on revenue collection from petroleum products.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver admitted Monday that a measure to prolong the millionaire's tax would likely be DOA in the Senate and would definitely be vetoed by the governor if, by some miracle, it was passed by both houses of the Legislature.

The Senate twice passed a one - house property tax cap bill when the chamber was under Democratic control, but that was back when it was assured the Assembly Democrats wouldn't take up the measure, making the vote entirely symbolic.

Minority Leader Brian Kolb told The Post yesterday that he's ready to uphold a Cuomo veto of a measure to extend the tax, should it be passed by both legislative houses.

Cuomo, echoing the language of the republicans who opposed the Affordable Care Act, says if the measure does ultimately pass, then the very next day he'll lead a movement to repeal and replace what he calls the «divisive» tax act.

Cuomo, too, has benefited from the IDC - GOP coalition in the chamber, and often cites his record to pass measures such as a new gun control law and the legalization of same - sex marriage, while also racking up tax cuts aimed at businesses and property owners in the state budget.

After successfully funding a campaign to pass a soda tax in Philadelphia, billionaire former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg is preparing to fund similar efforts in several other cities, giving new momentum to measures seeking to limit soft drink consumption.

«I never voted to eliminate the STAR rebate and will continue to press the Senate Democrats to pass real property tax reform measures that provide relief for those who live on Long Island and all across the state.»

If passed, the measure would see the minimum price for a bottle of wine set at # 4.20 and 90p for a can of beer, but the rise in prices would not be collected in taxes.

The state's cap on property tax increases doesn't expire until next year, but some lawmakers at the Capitol are already looking to make the measure first passed in 2011 a permanent one.

But it did provide talking points for House Republican leaders who need conservatives support to pass the measure: lower deficits, reduced federal spending and tax cuts.

«The measure to overturn this tax was passed overwhelmingly by both houses, proving that the overall issue was never about protecting the environment.»

«By all measures, Governor Cuomo's tax cap has successfully reined in property tax increases and — with the reforms passed in this year's budget — the tax cap has been turned into a tax cut.

The cap on local property tax increases has been a signature economic achievement for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who often cites the measure that passed in June 2011 alongside his other legislative victories.

All three measures — the tax cap, the rent control bill and the same - sex marriage bill — are considered linked in that a domino effect will be created once one measure passes.

(CNN)- The day after the U.S. Senate passed a bill averting the fiscal cliff, AFL - CIO President Richard Trumka issued a statement chastising lawmakers for some of the tax provisions included in the measure.

Supporters defended Cuomo's liberal credentials throughout the campaign, noting his work to pass same - sex marriage and gun control measures while also working to cut state government dysfunction and boost the economy through business - friendly tax policies and initiatives designed to spur economic development in western New York.

Among those measures passed by both houses was Governor Andrew Cuomo's Start - Up NY plan, formerly known as Tax Free NY, which would give large tax breaks to new businesses located near state college campusTax Free NY, which would give large tax breaks to new businesses located near state college campustax breaks to new businesses located near state college campuses.

Three years after California voters passed a ballot measure to raise taxes on corporations and generate clean - energy jobs by funding energy - efficiency projects in schools, barely one - tenth of the promised jobs have been created, and the state has no...

«The tax credit changes are part of a package that includes a higher national living wage and tax reductions and I think that is the right approach... and I'm delighted that once again this measure passed the House of Commons last night in a big majority.»

In response to a reporter's question, he said Democrats, including New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, would be «justified» if they threatened to shut down the government when the temporary spending measure runs out at the end of the week, if the tax bill passes.

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Collins, a supporter of the tax plan, called Cuomo a «Grinch» and said in a statement that many of his constituents will see $ 100 more in their monthly paychecks once the tax measure is passed.

Sen. Craig Johnson (D - Port Washington), now running for his second full term, last week challenged the Democratic - controlled Assembly to «do the right thing» and vote on the property - tax cap the Senate passed last week, and made a point of noting he had voted for the same measure when it was proposed by Republicans two years ago.

That's because he failed to round up the needed 32 Democratic votes to pass a measure authorizing $ 1 billion in new taxes and revenues for the cash - strapped state, insiders said.