Sentences with phrase «which cost the taxpayer»

Estimates for longer - term rebuilding costs will take weeks or month to prepare, but the magnitude of the disaster could rival or exceed the damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which cost taxpayers $ 110 billion.

The leader of the Liberal Democrats said the cut in the rate of VAT to 15 per cent, which cost taxpayers # 12.5 billion, should have been used to fund a green investment programme instead.

Theresa May once again escaped facing questions about her conduct in the Isa Muazu case today, despite a botched deportation attempt which cost the taxpayer up to # 180,000.

Iain Duncan Smith branded opposition politicians «pathetic» today, after he was dragged to the Commons to answer questions about a failed computer system which cost the taxpayer # 34 million.

The so - called «security upgrades», which cost taxpayers $ 24 million, included a swimming pool, chicken run, cattle enclosure and an amphitheatre.

An emergency summons such as this was is necessitated by the motion requires transportation allowance to be given to the MPs among other incentives which cost the taxpayer, he says adding the action was uncalled for.

This is the Winter Fuel Payment, which cost taxpayers around # 2.7 bn in 2009/10.

Department investigators are reviewing Mnuchin's flight from New York City to Washington D.C., which cost taxpayers at least $ 25,000.

Pennsylvania created 232,000 new jobs at $ 60,000 a year plus, small communities and counties in Northern Pennsylvania are paying off their debt, farmers and other property owners are getting huge royalties and Pennsylvania is enjoying an economic boom from fracking, which cost the taxpayers nothing.

Citi News has reported on a number of health projects undertaken by successive governments which cost the taxpayer nearly several millions of dollars,...

Citi News has reported on a number of health projects undertaken by successive governments which cost the taxpayer nearly several millions of dollars, but have been abandoned.

Citi News has in the last few days exposed a number of health projects undertaken by successive governments which cost the taxpayer several millions of dollars but have been abandoned.

About half of all students who enter the state's community college system need remedial and developmental education, which costs taxpayers some $ 70 million annually, according to the State University of New York.

«Everyone with an interest in education, parents, teachers and politicians, should be concerned that Ofsted, an agency which costs taxpayers over # 150 million a year, appears to make inspection judgements based on the level of deprivation of the school's pupils, rather than on the quality of the education it provides.

The main justifications offered for climate alarmism are expensive general circulation models, which cost taxpayers many billions of dollars but prove nothing except that garbage in results in garbage out.

Not exact matches

The ISS mission, which will be funded by American taxpayers, will feature a rebuilt and redesigned launchpad that cost SpaceX $ 50 million, according to a Wired report.

Beginning with the auto bailout, which the administration now claims cost taxpayers $ 9.3 billion but saved more than a million jobs, Obama doubled down on his commitment to manufacturing, setting a goal of doubling American exports between 2009 and 2014.

Also last year, the Congressional Budget Office issued a report suggesting the bank may cost taxpayers money after all, using the fair - value accounting method, which accounts for market risks of the loans the agency makes.

According to Washington watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Mnuchin has frequently opted for using military aircraft for his travel instead of taking commercial planes, which would come at a much lower cost to the taxpayer.

His use of military jets for international travel, on which his wife, Betty, joined him, cost taxpayers more than $ 500,000, the outlet reported.

Last year, Ontario imposed a contract on public - school teachers that eliminated bankable sick days, while back in June, Treasury Board president Tony Clement vowed to fight federal employee absenteeism, which he said was costing taxpayers millions.

Expansion states have seen a marked reduction in unpaid bills at their hospitals, which in turn reduces the need for hospitals to pass along some of their costs to taxpayers and people with health coverage.

In the event of a major spill, taxpayers would likely be responsible for shouldering most of the cleanup cost, which could easily surpass $ 10 billion, according to the advocacy group CRED.

Mr. Flaherty would be required to implement new stimulus measures, which in the end would cost Canadian taxpayers, as we saw with the recent temporary stimulus program.

Democrats fear that will result in a splintered market in which only the sickest customers stay in Obamacare, driving up consumer and taxpayer costs.

Contrast this with governments, which face no such pressure, and can simply pass on cost overruns to taxpayers.

Their interactive platform brings citizens and governments closer together, which allows for enhanced citizen engagement, modern user experience at a reduced cost to taxpayers.

His chief of staff, Viveca Wright Simpson, made false representations to a VA ethics lawyer and altered an official email to secure approval for taxpayer funding of Shulkin's wife's flights, which cost more than $ 4,000, the VA inspector general found.

Firstly when it comes to cost although you may think that buying organic food might seem more expensive than purchasing non-organic foods, in actual fact there are hidden costs such as government subsidies and levies which are borne by us, the taxpayers!

Yes it will cost U.S. taxpayers money — an unknown amount right now, unless the Trumps plan to fund their lifestyle on their own, which is doubtful.

That formula, which is provided to WIC at a discount, cost taxpayers an estimated $ 627 million in 2008, the most recent figure available (equivalent to a $ 2 billion value on the retail market).

«Cuomo's approach has solved nothing for either our school children or our homeowners because he has refused to provide the state funding our schools need which has resulted in local taxpayers paying a record share of the cost of funding schools.»

Fix It is going up with its first TV ad today — a spot that will air in Westchester and takes Sen. George Latimer to task for «imposing a New York City - style campaign finance system on the entire state,» which will cost taxpayers millions and open the system up for «abuse.»

They voted «aye» on all five, which contained the Gap Elimination Adjustment, which cost LI taxpayers alone more than $ 1.3 billion.

He argues that instead of using Troopers, which is a waste of taxpayer dollars since it costs more to have them downstate, why not just add numbers to the 500 - strong force of Bridge and Tunnel Officers and let them perform the functions of their own job.

Costs for the state's air pollution control system, which under federal law must be paid for by polluting industries, keep sinking under a rising tide of red ink that taxpayers keep bailing out.

Below is the testimony that Reinvent Albany submitted to the Empire State Development Authority in which we ask ESD to «Ensure that scoping documents estimate the full cost to state and local taxpayers, and the value to the businesses building the project, of each development scenario and each part of each scenario.»

While Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged to fund half the cost, Mayor Bill de Blasio has for months refused to put new money toward the plan — which he was not consulted on crafting — arguing that city taxpayers already make significant contributions toward the authority's operating budget.

At a typical cost of $ 400 per square foot, we estimate that the City spent roughly $ 400 million taxpayer dollars to acquire the one million square feet (23 acres) of Willets Point Phase One property, which the Bloomberg administration intended to gift to QDG for $ 1 (one dollar).

«The advocates who were so verbal and litigious during my tenure as a spokeswoman for city government are now so completely in bed with these failing leaders, they don't dare do the same negative press or file lawsuits which cost city taxpayers millions of dollars,» she wrote.

Paterson's measure, which appears to be unique so far, does not require legislative approval and will not cost taxpayers anything extra.

He said the government's youth contract scheme, which provides apprenticeships and work experience for unemployed young people, will cost taxpayers an extra # 457m in 2014 - 15.

Senate and Assembly leadership were mum on exactly how much the program, which has been offered since 2001, is costing taxpayers and whether Albany Medical Center provides it at a discount.

«It's utterly unprecedented in the United States,» said Paul Sonn, legal co-director of the National Employment Law Project in Washington, D.C. «We're not aware of any state that has adopted a tax credit remotely resembling this one, which will have the taxpayer pick up the tab for the cost of the minimum wage increase for a certain category of worker.»

«It is unfortunate that the counties» failed attempt to destroy the Nation's economy has already costs the taxpayers over $ 250,000 in legal fees,» It goes on to say, «The Nation will now proceed with its claim for damages arising from the spoilage of over half a million dollars worth of its cigarette inventory which the counties seized in November of 2008 and refused to return, notwithstanding the fact that the Nation offered a stipulation that would have allowed return of the cigarettes prior to their spoilage.

In 2011, the Daily News highlighted the expense to taxpayers of then - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's three executive chefs, which cost $ 245,000 total that year.

The 2013 public advocate runoff — which James won over then - State Senator Daniel Squadron — cost an estimated $ 13 million to taxpayers, surpassing the office's combined budget for James» entire first four - year term.

«Our audit found that MTA's service diversions are increasing in frequency and leaving taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars in cost overruns,» said DiNapoli of the study, which sampled 14 weekend diversions, 14 weekday diversions and 1 extended weekend diversion.

De Blasio projected that 200,000 people who use the city's public hospitals would lose insurance under the bill, which would force taxpayers to pay those costs and result in hundreds of millions in additional deficits for the city hospital system.

A letter to the town board authored by Eddy was read — it objected to the bill he received from the town for $ 1,282 to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of his inquiry to the town's Attorney months ago requesting advice on the tie vote in the November election and the legality of the subsequent «holdover» of incumbent board member Gail Seaman — to which Eddy had opposed.