The phrase "a hefty increase in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant rise or growth in a particular quantity or measure, such as prices, numbers, or statistics.
Example: "The company reported a hefty increase in sales this quarter compared to the last."
Alternatives: "a substantial rise in" or "a significant boost in".
A hefty increase in the minimum wage – 84% since 2003 after adjusting for inflation – also helped quite a bit.
The review led to a hefty increase in pay, a symptom also of a generally lax approach to public finances.
However, others close to the Labour leader favour raising revenue through a hefty increase in the levy on banks.
Manufacturers are reporting a hefty increase in sales as companies from Neutrogena to Pacific Bell join ad agencies, hospitals and movie studios in stocking up.
But just to be sure that Taiwan stays in line, the meeting will surely engage in another of its annual rituals, a hefty increase in military spending.
Both parties will thus preside over a hefty increase in the tax burden, from 37.5% of GDP in 2003-04.The similarities don't stop there.
They are the people who least appreciate hearing about tolls on East River bridges, after a recent hefty increase in parking fines.
The entire party would ride along on her victorious wave – a presidential win attracts more voters, and potential MPs of another right wing party, Les Républicains, could support her – which could mean a pretty hefty increase in seats.
Still, Gary Sheffer, a spokesman for G.E., estimates that anywhere from 12 to 15 resolutions will make it to the proxy, a hefty increase from 8 last year, 7 in 2001 and 11 in 2000.
That would be a hefty increase: Absa made 2.5 billion rand in the six months to September, up by 16% from the same period in 2003.
While 4percentt is still a hefty increase for many workers, it's far less than the double-digit increases that were common in previous years.
