Sentences with phrase «tax policy and advocacy»

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June 16, 2016 Comparing the administration of the Canadian Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit program to the UK R&D tax credit program: Public Policy Advocacy validated

But whether it's a taxpayer advocacy group, a policy institute, a coalition akin to the one now fighting proposed changes to private corporations, opposition Conservatives and New Democrats, or even a more tax - reduction friendly government such as Quebec, the idea of a $ 10,000 TFSA should be a positive rallying point for many reasons.

However, imposing taxes on products used daily by American consumers and job creators is not the way to achieve those ends,» said Myron Brilliant, executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce, an advocacy group that has long been opposed to Trump's trade policy.

«The end result is the same — federal tax dollars going to private schools,» said Sasha Pudelski, assistant director for policy and advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents Association, who called the program «a backdoor voucher.»

Most of the diverse groups regularly engaged other policy debates (welfare, telecom regulation, agricultural policy, tax rates, etc.), and some groups barely conducted any advocacy.

«As to our advocacy around a carbon tax — I would not support putting a carbon tax in place today because I think we still have a lot of gains to be made through technology and other less intrusive policies on the economy which are showing results,» he said in a speech before The City Club of Cleveland.

Global warming, climate change, extreme weather, globalization, carbon credits and taxes, and the sources and beneficiaries of the funding streams that support the advocacy of these concepts and policies will be considered.»

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The conservative - leaning advocacy group Americans for Tax Reform had said Clinton's proposed tax would «burden markets by discouraging trading and investment,» and experts from the Urban - Brookings Tax Policy Center estimated that such a tax could cost finance companies $ 185 billion over 10 yeaTax Reform had said Clinton's proposed tax would «burden markets by discouraging trading and investment,» and experts from the Urban - Brookings Tax Policy Center estimated that such a tax could cost finance companies $ 185 billion over 10 yeatax would «burden markets by discouraging trading and investment,» and experts from the Urban - Brookings Tax Policy Center estimated that such a tax could cost finance companies $ 185 billion over 10 yeaTax Policy Center estimated that such a tax could cost finance companies $ 185 billion over 10 yeatax could cost finance companies $ 185 billion over 10 years.

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