Sentences with phrase «to increase costs to consumers»

This scenario would benefit oil companies but would not prevent increased costs to consumers.

This means that in the initial stages of consolidation prices go down, but once the market is settled, there is a strong likelihood of rapidly increasing costs to consumers.

All such factors result in increased costs to consumers.

He also downplayed concerns that US industries that rely on imported steel and aluminum could pass on increased costs to consumers.

The simplest solution is to increase the cost to the consumer of carbon emissions to the point where these externalities are accounted for, and wait for alternatives to emerge from private enterprise.

«We want to look very carefully at any impact, any potential job losses and possible increased costs to consumers,» said Senate GOP spokeswoman Kelly Cummings.

Once again, while banks are sufficiently capitalized to retain loans on their books, smaller lenders are not and thus would need to increase mortgage lending rates to offset additional risk, thus increasing costs to consumers.

Opponents of the legislation feared it would increase costs to consumers while limiting choices.

The carbon tax on industry is expected to raise $ 3 billion a year, which will be reinvested in renewable energy sectors and cover increased costs to consumers.

Making arbitrary changes to FHA, such as increasing costs to consumers or limiting use of the program by qualified buyers, will not lure private markets back.

If this happens, refiners will want to pass along their increased costs to consumers.

Cable operator RCN's CEO outlined the perils of vertical media consolidation, while AT&T and Time Warner attacked data the government uses in an economic model that calculates the increased costs to consumers.

They also point out that many lenders set their own score thresholds higher than Fannie's or Freddie's, levying «overlays» that increase costs to consumers.

Auto insurance fraud makes our roadways less safe, undermines quality health service, and increases costs to consumers.

-LSB-...] Grandfathered plans can lose their grandfathered status if they make certain significant changes that reduce benefits or increase costs to consumers.

The result, they believe will be increased costs to the consumer, at a time when energy bills are already proving to be a significant drain on household incomes.

However, as the price of solar equipment has been dropping at a rapid rate, the offset of the passed - along trade tax in the form of increased cost to the consumer is predicted to level out by the end of the year.

NAR supports adjustments to the QM rule should its implementation result in significantly reduced access to credit or increased costs to consumers.

The only answer seems to lie in assessed, fixed percentages, or specific fee structures, increasing costs to consumers, both of which are already under the watchful eye of CB and other govt infrastructure management.