Sentence examples for favour raising from inspiring English sources

In good populist fashion, almost 80% favour raising taxes on the richest in the state.

Both men favour raising the consumption tax from 5%—a deeply controversial issue.

However, others close to the Labour leader favour raising revenue through a hefty increase in the levy on banks.

Those who favour raising the minimum wage anyway just think that, all things considered, that's a price we ought to be willing to pay.

But Boehner then went on to say that, unlike Barack Obama and the Democrats, he does not favour raising taxes on the wealthy and that removing some loopholes and cleaning up the tax code would do the trick.

That gives conservatives an out if the nation votes in favour, raising the obvious question: why have a plebiscite at all? Turnbull sees no issue, stating that if most Australians voted in favour of marriage equality, MPs would be guided by that result.

Will those in favour raise their hands?

C. 1492 June 1, 1543 Philippe de Chabot, seigneur de Brion, also called Admiral De Brion, French Amiral De Brion (born c. 1492 died June 1 , 1543 grand admiral of France under Francis I, whose favour raised him from the petty nobility of Poitou to glory and the vicissitudes of power.

Philippe de Chabot, seigneur de Brion, also called Admiral De Brion, French Amiral De Brion (born c. 1492 died June 1 , 1543 grand admiral of France under Francis I, whose favour raised him from the petty nobility of Poitou to glory and the vicissitudes of power.

Labour favours raising taxes on the well-off while Fine Gael seems opposed to tax hikes.

To pay for Social Security (and much more), Mr Obama favours raising taxes for those earning more than $250,000, a measure that Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute has lampooned for transforming Social Security into a welfare plan.