Sentences with phrase «very small government»
If this response was taken to performance across the board we would probably have a very small government and civil service indeed.
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«For a very small investment in EDC, the federal government got a huge payback.»
Unfortunately, there aren't actually that many Canadian federal or provincial government grants available for small businesses, and the eligibility requirements for existing grants are very exacting.
It would be very helpful for all businesses, especially small and medium - sized ones, if someone - government or NGO — were to publish a guide that rated or reviewed these institutions on our behalf.
As many of you know, the current Liberal government is very concerned about sexual harassment and sexual assault on campus, and has devoted no small amount of time and political capital to getting institutions to adopt new rules and regulations around said... [Read More]
The budget makes it very clear that the government is rejecting an «austerity» fiscal strategy and instead is prepared do run relatively small deficits (1/2 of 1 % of GDP), resulting from investments in both physical and human capital.
The already announced and completely unnecessary (and costly) cut to the small business tax rate was also included, as were the re-announcement of the government's very messed up changes to CCPCs.
But the basic belief in a smaller, less intrusive, government is very much in line with our founding principles.
It is a distinct possibility that the outcome of this General Election is going to see very little relationship between votes and seats and produce a new government elected by a very small proportion of the electorate.
At the very least the proposed changes in Greater Manchester — which obviously go a lot wider than the system of government — have all the hall marks of a policy being made on - the - hoof, behind closed doors, by small groups of like - minded people — just the sort of ingredients identified by King and Crewe which lead to monumental blunders.
For me, a good government would pass a small number of very progressive pieces of legislation and generally keep out of the way the rest of the time.
[There is a] very strong Conservative case for reform — the whole thrust last election was moving power from the centre to the voters and the whole Conservative approach to having a smaller government, limited government and having better parliamentary control over executive.»
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has expressed disappointment at today's announcement that Disincorporation Relief will not be extended beyond its current March 2018 expiry date.1 The relief was created to address the problems faced by some small businesses that have chosen to be a limited company in the past and want to return to a simpler legal form, be it a sole trader or a partnership or a limited liability partnership.2 While there has been a very low take up of Disincorporation Relief since it was introduced in 2013 (fewer than 50 claims had been made as of March 2016) the CIOT has suggested3 that the relief might be more popular if it was broader.4 John Cullinane, CIOT Tax Policy Director, said: «It's a shame the Government are letting this relief lapse.
Our very generous donors - either large or small - won't wear it if they are told that their money is being used to fill a gap left by government.
Having extracted something from the government he moved on to the «very powerful case» made by the Federation of Small Businesses, whose bill he eventually adopted.
«When I went to Albany, I had two very strong things going for me: I had been in local government and I had the experience of being a small business owner,» Pataki said in a statement.
We greatly regret the closure of some 2,500 post offices by the previous Labour Government, as we are very aware of the impact of their loss on many small communities, especially in rural areas.
It seems more likely that the Coalition of 2010, as organised by a very small clique of political elites (probable ministers and senior party figures), required the bypassing of Westminster and the Coalition agreements, precluding formal democratic procedure and parliamentary government founded on accountability to the electorate.
A very small percentage of the budget is actually within our control, which is incredibly frustrating for local governments and of course taxpayers.
«You know it's very clear that the Romney - Ryan ticket just talks about small government in a way that may sound appealing to some people but it what it really translates to is really undermining the federal partnership with the states and ultimately the federal partnership to support its citizens.»
Imposing an additional registration fee at the state level will likely have a very small impact on government finances coming from fuel tax revenue,» the researchers said.
Other nations, such as Norway, have already begun fishing in newly opened Arctic waters — meaning the U.S. - controlled zone could be a very small refuge unless the government can persuade the seven other nations with Arctic Ocean claims to follow suit.
Planet Labs, the San Francisco start - up that built Flock 1, is one of a growing group of companies and governments launching very small satellites.
She and a colleague at the NRDC wrote a book, Respirable Particles, in 1979, which warned that the government's air pollution standards for American cities and industries were failing to curb the very smallest particles.
Testimony by Alicia Cackley of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), however, suggests that the cost of insurance is a very small amount of launch prices.
This small business administration has a goal of teaching you how to set up your very own business, managing the business to make it grow, and government contracting and making your business popular overseas and, possibly, all around the world.
The federal government provides a very small percentage of funds to states but requires strict adherence to their testing requirements.
Conservative MPs outnumber Labour MPs 11 - 7, and the Conservative benches include two ministers, a government whip and Nicky Morgan's parliamentary private secretary, so the likelihood of rebellions is very small.
It's that kind of fact — knowing that most of the things we're trying probably are not working — that gives you a sense of urgency around increasing the number of trials, rather than what the federal government strategy has been: to fund a few very expensive, very high - quality studies of a smaller number of interventions.
The federal government represents a very small amount of funding for K - 12 schools — slightly less than 10 percent.
But I'd like you to recall that the very - long - term data I've presented came in a period that included an all - out world war, a prolonged cold war between two superpower governments, and numerous smaller wars, some declared, some not.
You should approach traditional brick and mortar financial establishments, these folks can help you land small - business government loans that carry very low interest rates with very generous repayment terms.
Vanguard knows the return of these government guaranteed securities you mention, and if they can trade for very small additional profits (after trading costs), they will.
There is a small group of traders / governments and banks that control a very large part of the market, and they are not trading, they are basically just «exchanging».
The CMBs were even more liquid and traded at a very small premium to Canadian government bonds.
«Contrary to the government's messaging, all the evidence indicates that the increase of the TFSA contribution limit to $ 10,000 will benefit only a very small proportion of Canadians,» he wrote.
In reality, only a very small percentage of non-profit and government workers will qualify for the ED's student loan forgiveness program.
Because Mrs. Groovy and I are retired, our monthly income is derived from a small government pension and a very conservative safe withdrawal rate from our portfolio.
Even though Chastain had borrowed what in today's world would be a very small amount, the ten years of default combined with increased interest meant that when Chastain retired in 2014, the loans were still there — and in the absence of a paycheck, the government simply moved its garnishment to his Social Security check.
In 1850, the very first document was signed and sent to Belize City by residents of the island asking that Cristiano Novelo (great great... uncle of Mito Paz) be named head of the alcalde — the government system used for small villages.
«Funding for indies is an issue here where there is very little government recognition or business support for small studios,» says Williams.
Contributed by Sharon Butler / This weekend, as hundreds of thousands of mad pink - hatters gathered around the world to protest the underhanded, misogynistic, and essentially anti-citizen agenda of the Koch - fueled, Putin - assisted Republicans, a very small segment of humanity who supports the chaotic mafia - style GOP government gathered at Mar - a-Lago to celebrate the completion of Trump's first, and hopefully last, full year as president.
I'd like to close with one more example of how government agencies and media can team up help us all recall that, amid the rush of daily life, we are on a living planet that is very small and truly awesome when seen from afar.
The Australian government has tried to excuse Australia's very high production of greenhouse gasses on a number of occasions by saying that the total greenhouse gas produced by Australia is a very small percentage of the world's total.
Q18 Lord Lawson of Blaby: Are you aware that this, which has had a very profound influence on thinking, is explicitly stated in the Government's White Paper to be based on proxy data, whatever proxy data may be, because there are no instrumental observations, they did not begin until the late 19th century, and that for these proxy data, which it says in small writing at the bottom, that the IPCC relies entirely on a study by a Professor Mann in 1998 and this has subsequently been examined and it was found that that Mr Mann got it all wrong in a rather fundamental way.
The letter to Congress is signed by public and private organizations from every state, including community development organizations; nonprofit service providers; banks and credit unions; state and national trade associations and chambers of commerce, including the American Bankers Association and other groups representing thousands of members; affordable housing organizations; schools, universities and education nonprofits; city governments, state and local elected officials and agencies; and many other businesses, ranging from very large businesses to small, family - owned businesses.
Ken, Virtually everybody who needs legal services for real estate transactions (because you either own or are able to buy an asset worth hundreds of thousands of dollars), wills (because you have assets), powers of attorney (usually ditto), estates (ditto), notarizations, incorporations and small business transactions (because you have the wherewithal to be starting, buying or selling a business) can easily afford the very modest fees charged for those services (fees that are less than and often far, far less than, as applicable, the government charges, the realtor charges, the accountant's charges, the moving van company, the new appliances, etc. etc. etc.).
It would add to the burden in all real estate transactions, in order to reduce a very small risk to the government.
Now print distribution is limited to a very small percentage of the documents generated by the U.S. federal government and over 95 percent of all government publications are issued in digital formats.
The Liberal government is certainly to be commended for its efforts to settle 25,000 Syrians in Canada but it is a very small number of those in need.