Sentences with phrase «than increase taxes»

He says he entered into the program rather than increase taxes or implement layoffs.

Dr Osei believes revenue collection is inefficient and said strengthening the country's current systems to boost tax collection should be considered rather than increasing taxes, which, he feels, will be a disincentive for people to invest.

In a BBC interview, Mr Osborne pledged to reduce Britain's borrowing by cutting public spending — rather than increasing taxes.

We have therefore agreed that there will need to be: - a significantly accelerated reduction in the structural deficit over the course of a Parliament, with the main burden of deficit reduction borne by reduced spending rather than increased taxes; - arrangements that will protect those on low incomes from the effect of public sector pay constraint and other spending constraints; and - protection of jobs by stopping Labour's proposed jobs tax.

We will significantly accelerate the reduction of the structural deficit over the course of a Parliament, with the main burden of deficit reduction born by reduced spending rather than increased taxes.

Not exact matches

Polls have found that the bill is the least popular piece of tax legislation in at least 30 years, even less so than two in the 1990s that increased taxes.

«Major tax increases or policy changes such as big hikes in the minimum wage will probably do more harm than good,» says Dahlby of the sort of programs necessary to satisfy vocal public - health boards.

While he would have liked to have seen more investor - specific changes — «it's always nice to have more rather than less,» he says — he thinks it's unlikely we'll see any reductions in capital gain taxes or major increases in TFSA room until at least 2015, when the government says it can balance the budget by.

From October through mid-January — the period when the market was obsessed with the implication of tax reform on earnings — the S&P 500 went from 2,500 to almost 2,900, or a 16 percent increase in less than four months.

Morneau said nine out of 10 recipients of child benefits would do better under the new program than they were previously; a family of two children earning $ 90,000 per year will get a tax - free bonus of $ 5,650 per year from the federal government, an increase of $ 2,500 per year compared with Harper's child - subsidy regime.

Labour has said it will raise income taxes on people earning more than # 80,000 ($ 103,152) a year, promising no increases for the other 95 % of taxpayers.

But she also stresses creating the environment for long - term economic growth, which is why a significant increase to the capital - gains tax for investments less than six years in duration is at the center of her plan.

One independent analysis, though, estimated the GOP framework could actually increase taxes on more than a quarter of middle - class Americans over time.

And all of them argue that the proposed tax cuts, estimated to reduce federal revenue by more than $ 1.4 trillion, won't increase federal deficits, an assertion that's been contradicted by Congress's official tax scorekeeper.

And because most of the Senate bill's individual tax breaks expire by 2027, more than 20 million households with income below $ 200,000 would face tax increases by then.

The lack of increased funding to the agency's tax compliance and enforcement branch means that the IRS has 25 % fewer auditors than it in 2010, and that revenue from audits has declined 41 % to $ 7.3 billion, the lowest amount since 2002, according to agency data.

If they had, the number would likely have been far more modest than what politicians would claim, as a significant portion of the increase in payrolls would have happened even without the tax rebate.

Louis, for many employees the tax savings on contributions to HSAs increases wealth by more than an employer match on 401 (k) contributions.

The draft, seen by Bloomberg, was circulated on Friday and outlines how a targeted levy on gross revenues would increase the tax bill digital giants face, as the bloc seeks to raise money from an industry it says provides less than it should to public coffers.

But the Romney - Ryan plan, which proposed extending Bush - era tax cuts set to expire in the new year, would actually have radically increased the deficit, rather than cutting it back, according to an analysis by Business Insider.

According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, 38.3 % of Americans would see a tax increase or a change in their taxes of less than $ 100 in 2019.

Myths, like the so - called «disincentives» to work in programs that ensure basic living standards, and half - truths like Trump's «infrastructure plan,» which amounts to little more than tax giveaways to Wall Street that the CBO says will not meaningfully increase infrastructure investment.

But if your income has increased over what you estimated during the year or your expenses are lower than anticipated, you will need to pay the amount owed or be subject to penalties and interest when you finally do pay your taxes.

The tax cut and excess federal spending may boost some areas of the economy, but thus far, it has not produced anything more than a modest boost in capital spending (most of it from capital intensive technology companies) but a surge in stock buybacks and dividend increases, Apple being a case in point.

According to FiveThirtyEight, the dismal approval rating makes this plan the least popular tax bill in at least 30 years — even less so than two in the 1990s that increased some taxes.

FiveThirtyEight pointed out that the number of people who thought tax cuts enacted under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush would help the rich more than the middle class increased after those plans passed.

In fact, this kind of negotiated tax increase might be a far preferable outcome for the world's savers, investors and high - income earners than the increasingly likely alternative: persistent uncertainty over the global financial system or the consummation of that uncertainty in an asset - value - destroying economic downturn.

Within hours of the presidential election, Washington politicians turned to the most urgent issue facing them: the fiscal cliff looming on Jan. 1, when more than $ 100 billion in automatic spending cuts and $ 500 billion of tax increases will be triggered.

Implemented last year, the measure had increased the tax for on - island companies with more than $ 2.75 billion in revenues that buy goods from off - island «related parties» to 6.5 percent from 2 percent...

«If you'd asked me six months ago if we'd be getting the kind of growth we've been getting — with the tax increase, the sequester, the problems in Europe — I probably would've expected a slower economy than the one we've actually been finding.»

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization also increased more than analysts expected.

THE FACTS: Obama's proposed tax increase reaches farther down the income ladder than millionaires.

President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner are unlikely to reverse several scheduled tax increases, including the 0.9 percentage point increase in the Medicare tax rate on wages and salaries of more than $ 200,000 for single filers ($ 250,000 for married filers); a 3.8 percent Medicare tax on unearned income of higher income filers; and an increase in the capital gains tax rate.

The new budget relies primarily on higher property taxes to increase school funding, raising more than $ 7 billion over four years and, the legislature hopes, finally complying with the Supreme Court order.

As far as the substance, Davidoff tells us that research shows that the tax will increase rather than decrease volatility.

The tax increases in 1993 hurt, but were more than offset by other changes.»

The sharp rise in land values in Western Australia in the past year has been tipped to produce a bigger than estimated increase in land tax collections.

Although the average level of after - tax income of the top 1 percent of households remains well below its 2007 peak, the percentage increase in their average after - tax income from 1979 to 2013 was five times larger than that of the middle 60 percent and four times larger than that of the bottom fifth.

According to the International Monetary Fund, though, not only should fuel taxes jump by more than 50 percent, the increase should have Canadians whistling a happy tune.

Falling tax revenues pushed government budgets even further into deficit, and rising interest rates increased rather than lowered prices.

Having a plan for your tax refund increases the chances that you'll put it to good use rather than letting that money bleed into your regular spending.

The Republican governor appeared on «Squawk Box» the day after signing the state's budget, in which he vetoed more than $ 1 billion in tax increases that he said would only serve to drive families and businesses out of the state.

The child tax credit is increased to $ 2,000 rather than $ 1,650 under the original Senate bill, and the benefit for millionaires is attenuated.

In particular, Mr. Behravesh and other economists said, the economy has shown greater resilience than expected in the face of tax increases and spending cuts in Washington.

In my experience, a dividend growth portfolio strategy seems to be performing better as an investment than owning a home, in my honest opinion, I would rather rent in a great area than own a home in that area, jeez if I were able to get a lease agreement for 10 years indexed at inflation or at 2.5 % increase annually I would take it and take my down payment and invest it in my portfolio, and continue to contribute the max in my 401K, HSA, and Roth IRA, while enjoying living in a low tax bracket because of my contributions.

Given recent economic developments (which suggest there will be no surplus this year) and global uncertainties, together with a commitment by all three major political parties to balanced budgets and no tax increases (other than the NDP), it would be fiscally imprudent for any political party to make new major election «promises» in the coming months without indicating how they would be financed.

Dampening the impact of these increases was the lower - than - expected take - up under the Home Renovation Tax Credit and First Time Home Buyers» Tax Credit ($ 0.8 billion in total).

So to take advantage of the SEP - IRA, one must increase their salary to $ 212,000, paying additional payroll taxes than if one were to keep a lower salary and pay higher distributions.

But despite all this, the important thing is that the real estate bubble would have developed in any event, simply because of the exponential financial dynamics at work and the increasing tax favoritism for real estate — taxing labor and industry rather than land rent.

But paid - for tax reform is better for growth than deficit - increasing tax reform.