Sentence examples for increases to close from inspiring English sources

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

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

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

The decision of transit officials to propose substantial fare increases to close a budget shortfall has not ended a bitter political fight about whether the public should be given more information about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's budget.

In a previous Times/CBS poll from August, a majority of Americans also wanted to use tax increases to close the deficit, rather than rely only on spending cuts.

At the same time, Mr. Pataki and his advisers have emphasized his anti-tax stance, pointing out that he is among a small number of governors who has not proposed broad-based tax increases to close an enormous gap -- about $11.5 billion for New York.

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

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

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.

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.