Sentence examples for increase to close from inspiring English sources

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Mr. Gulotta set off widespread criticism when he proposed a 25percentt property tax increase to close a deficit in 1992, when the recession was in full bore.

Mr. Gulotta's office sent a draft of a letter to the Legislature, calling for a tax increase to close the budget gap.

What are you going to do?" Once, early on, Mr. Gulotta had tried to cover those costs, when he proposed a 25percentt property tax increase to close a deficit in 1992.

CHICAGO — Facing the worst fiscal crisis in generations, Gov. Patrick J. Quinn of Illinois called on Wednesday for a significant income tax increase to close a record $11.5 billion state budget deficit.

As a result of the impending budget problems, the county had gone to Albany asking for a 1percentt sales tax increase to close such gaps and allow the budget to be balanced with just an 8.5percentt property tax increase.

The company currently has 125 employees, but Ben-Efraim expects that to increase to close to 200 by the end of 2018.

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Connecticut, Arkansas and other states with Republican governors are calling for tax increases to close huge gaps.

Republicans taunted him for agreeing to tax increases to close a yawning budget gap.

There has been some question, however, about his ability to chase down fly balls because his weight has increased to close to 250 pounds.

Despite a 2011 budget shortfall estimated as high as $27 billion, Mr. Perry steadfastly opposed tax increases to close the gap.

Interestingly, the Ministry of Defence figures show that the cost of Britain's military presence in southern Iraq increased to close to £2bn (compared with less than £1.5bn last year), just as the UK prepares to withdraw from Basra.

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