Sentence examples for back an increase from inspiring English sources

However, they will promise on Thursday not to back an increase in income tax, national insurance, VAT or corporation tax.

The Conservatives mounted a full-scale attack on Labour's plans to increase national insurance following further reports that Labour might back an increase to fund an expected shortfall in health spending.

Thus the sorry spectacle of Cruz stomping about and refusing to back an increase in the debt ceiling unless it receives sixty votes, which would require five Republicans breaking ranks and voting with the Democrats.

He said he would increase the minimum wage, hire 60,000 more teachers and restore a minimum retirement age of 60 for some manual workers (rolling back an increase to age 62 by the Sarkozy government).

Among them are whether to rescind the Clinton administration's new rules on ergonomics in the workplace; whether to support the right of union members to withhold the part of their dues that is used for political purposes; whether to support more inspectors for safety, wage and overtime violations; and whether to back an increase in the $5.15 minimum wage.

Angry premiers have convened their own emergency summit on Sunday to discuss $80bn in cuts to federal hospital and school grants that will leave states with little option but to back an increase in the goods and services tax or raise other taxes.

In Colorado, voters last year backed an increase in betting limits at casinos, and Missouri voters approved the end of limits on how much a gambler can lose.

Mrs Hodge said last night that she had been misinterpreted by critics, as she both backed an increase in social housing and wanted refugees excluded from any restrictions.

He said that there would have to be "extraordinary documentation" supporting one as well as internal spending cuts before she would even consider backing an increase.

That is why a committee he chaired two years ago backed an increase in the licence fee to finance the BBC's expansion of its digital channels.

"Teens are more present in the low-wage work force than in the overall work force, but they still represent a distinct minority of the low-wage work force," said Mr. Mauro, who backs an increase.