Sentences with phrase «taxpayer subsidies for»

In private, big energy firms were offered sweetheart deals to acquiesce to the climate bill, including expanded offshore drilling for oil giants like BP and taxpayer subsidies for coal and nuclear interests that outstripped those for clean energy.

The Obama Administration hastily approved the taxpayer subsidies for Solyndra despite obvious danger signs and warnings from accountants about the company's likely collapse, the misgivings of agency officials, and the company's mismanagement and lousy - quality products.

The «Pickens Plan» to move America from oil to natural gas and wind energy, as well as the oilman's proposed taxpayer subsidies for natural gas, proved far more popular with Democrats than Republicans.

The billionaires who control New York City real estate want to revive expensive taxpayer subsidies for the construction of luxury housing in the hottest real estate market in the world — and they don't want requirements for affordable housing.

Yanking taxpayer subsidies for lawmakers makes sense politically for GOPers; it would be dangerous for Democratic lawmakers to reject a spending bill that slashes their benefits.

In his Conference speech, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude reflected the growing anger over taxpayer subsidies for trade unions by highlighting the scale of facility time in the civil service.

«This decision again demonstrates the need for enactment of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which would permanently prevent taxpayer subsidies for abortion - covering health plans, both in ObamaCare and in other federal health benefits programs.»

The taxpayer subsidy for Aetna spotlights how, while state and municipal budget constraints have forced cuts to social services and layoffs of public workers, lucrative corporate incentives continue to flow out of public coffers to politically connected companies.

Three other corporate education reform industry groups, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, Inc. (ConnCAN), the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), and Achievement First, Inc. (the charter school management company with strong ties to the Malloy administration,) have spent nearly $ 100,000 more in recent weeks in a lobbying program designed to persuade legislators that it is good idea for them to cut funding for their own public schools, while increasing the taxpayer subsidy for the privately run charter schools.

Not exact matches

I don't think that it's money well spent for the taxpayer, and I think our loan programs work well without subsidy, and frankly, I don't think it's going to make dent in things.»

(The subsidies for health insurance premiums are structured as refundable tax credits: The portions that exceed taxpayers» other income tax liabilities are classified as outlays; those that reduce tax payments are classified as reductions in revenues.)

They should instead think big: Press the Americans to end subsidies for their farmers and reach a deal beneficial to the taxpayers and consumers in both countries.

The taxpayer subsidy was introduced by the former Liberal government in 2004, to compensate for the curtailing of corporate and union contributions.

Regarding «Legislation calls for $ 3B in rebates for electric cars in California» (Aug. 17): Only in California would a Legislature decide a subsidy that has cost taxpayers $ 449 million for electric car rebates was not enough money.

Whatever the impact these subsidies have on Tesla, there is no good reason for taxpayers to continue subsidizing electric cars made by it, or any other car company.

«Previous governments in Alberta and Ottawa offered to provide a subsidy of $ 779 milliontoward the $ 1.4 - billion price tag for TransAlta's proposed coal - fired carbon capture and storage project, but even with taxpayers shouldering more than half the cost, there wasn't a viable business case and the project was shelved.

«Federal taxpayer subsidies are helping pay for over 1,000 health plans that cover abortion on demand, and [last week's] Supreme Court decision underscores that only Congress can put a stop to that,» said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life Committee (NRLC).

For one, the price of conventional food is artificially lowered by production - oriented subsidies drawn from taxpayer money.

However, this may be compensated for by higher output prices as well as lower input costs, and many European organic farmers also receive additional taxpayer - funded subsidies.

Jonathan Isaby added: «You can't blame the club for taking advantage of the ludicrously - generous taxpayer subsidy they've been handed on a plate; instead, we should be directing our anger and awkward questions at those responsible for offering a deal for which most clubs would have sold their star striker.»

Put simply, rail fares have been too expensive for low earners for a long time — to make them affordable enough so that poorer adults use them at a similar rate to rich adults would require major cuts to fares, and therefore a major increase to taxpayer subsidy.

If passed, it would put a check on runaway subsidies for sprawl and foster more walkable, compact growth — a major win for the taxpayers of New York state, no matter where you live.

The savings come from reduced costs for public assistance to low - wage workers — in effect a taxpayer subsidy to large low - wage employers — and increased tax payments by workers benefiting from the wage hike.

Cuomo, in an animated speech, said fast food chains make huge profits while relying on taxpayer subsidies, like food stamps, to make up for the low pay they give their workers.

Democrats in the Assembly want a prevailing wage requirement for all new developments receiving the subsidy from taxpayers.

«I'm deeply disappointed that this plan that we believe fundamentally was better for the taxpayers — ended the subsidies of large amounts of luxury housing by the taxpayers, achieved more affordable housing, cut the city's subsidies, just look at the benefits of this plan,» Mr. de Blasio said today at a Brooklyn press conference.

Liu also called for the complete elimination of all taxpayer subsidies to businesses.

Heaney said taxpayers are not getting a good return for their considerable investment in major Buffalo Billion projects and that IBM has effectively said it's none of the public's business how it is using $ 55 million in subsidies.

Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister, wrote to Clark, his former cabinet office colleague, warning that a series of deals for different industry sectors could cost the taxpayer «colossal amounts of money» in subsidies.

The proposal includes a $ 55 gas and sales tax refund to taxpayers, and tax breaks for retired teachers, as well as the expansion of rental subsidies for seniors, housing for homeless veterans and an expansion of early childhood education.

Critics gripe that New York taxpayers are footing $ 750 million in construction and equipment costs of the plant, whose prospects for profitability look doubtful without the help of further government subsidies.

It is the Wal - Mart's of the business world who are profiting most from the low minimum wage standard and also relying on taxpayer subsidies to keep their poverty wage workers fed, housed, and health enough to work for them because these minimum wage workers are paid so low they qualify for food stamps, Section 8 and public housing rent subsidies, Medicaid, and the Earned Income Tax Credit,» Hawkins said.

Isn't this the very definition of a 421a tax subsidy: «New York State taxpayers have enough problems, like crumbling roads and bridges and soaring taxes, without having to subsidize Cuomo's political supporters who would rather be handed the work than learn to compete within the confines of public bidding law and an open market,» said Josh Reap, the government affairs director for Associated Builders & Contractors.

Cuomo insults the legacy of his late father, liberal icon Mario Cuomo, by claiming that businesses paying the minimum wage «steal» $ 2 billion from taxpayers because their workers can get government subsidies, according to Empire Center for Public Policy President E.J. McMahon.

In exchange for taking its parkland, soaking up taxpayer dollars (in the form of subsidies and tax breaks) and bringing more traffic congestion and parking woes to the area, the Yankees (and the city which backed the project) promised to provide local jobs, quickly restore parkland and give back money to community groups and programs on annual basis.

(Start - Up NY, Subsidies to Hollywood Filmmakers) He has ZERO respect for the taxpayers.

«That means this is a guaranteed loser for taxpayers,» said Greg LeRoy, executive director of Good Jobs First, a national subsidy research organization.

The Affordable Care Act allows for taxpayer funded subsidies to purchase health care plans on the exchanges.

He said he believed the transfers were illegal because they «accessed a taxpayer subsidy expressly reserved for state party committees.»

A report from Policy Exchange has calculated that new allowances and subsidies for politics - that have grown up over recent decades - costthe taxpayer # 1.75 bn over the course of a five year Parliament.

There's no other explanation for the criticism of County Executive Mark Poloncarz» plan to make sure the «job creators» are helping curb poverty by paying women fairly in exchange for companies» endless series of taxpayer subsidies.

«If we provide a taxpayer subsidy in exchange for jobs, we should expect jobs that pay a better wage than the minimum wage,» said City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in a statement ahead of the vote.

The question of what Empire State taxpayers are getting in exchange for these subsidies is never clear and compelling, despite regular claims of an economic bonanza that would sound quite normal coming from the lips of a supply - side snake - oil salesman.

«Paying for the party» by Dr Michael Pinto - Duschinsky of Brunel University identifies three kinds of taxpayer subsidy to political parties:

Osborne is expected to use his summer Budget to clampdown on taxpayer - funded subsidies for social housing tenants who earn more than # 30,000 per household, or # 40,000 in London, meaning they will have to pay a market or near market rent in future.

The billionaire hedge fund managers who give million - dollar donations to elite private schools and privatized charter systems want new taxpayer - funded subsidies for their private donations — tax breaks even bigger than they get now.

The full lineup of stories, columns and radio interviews can be found here» State and local economic development agencies in New York give away billions of dollars in subsidies to businesses every year but do little to assess what taxpayers are getting for -LSB-...]

«Our law will require developers who receive major taxpayer - funded subsidies pay a living wage for the jobs they create,» she said.

Why make the taxpayers give a public subsidy for campaigns when truckloads of outside money can be given to the party committees?

In his first television ad of the 2014 campaign, U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei highlighted his ties to central New York and support for two bills, including a measure that would eliminate taxpayer - funded subsidies to help members of Congress pay for health insurance.