Sentence examples for mandated costs from inspiring English sources

"Of the 8.9-percent total spending increase," Mr. Valenti said, "7.9percentt is driven by mandated costs.

He has warned that future tax increases may be necessary if the economy does not rebound, mandated costs continue to rise or unions refuse givebacks.

If we make it too costly for private firms to hire (through high minimum wages, mandated costs and expensive regulations) — or too difficult to fire — guess what?

The Legislature is expected to consider 33 bills this summer that include limits on the raises and benefits that arbitrators can grant police and firefighters and eliminate mandated costs on local governments.

Over the past three years, the county raised its sales tax by a quarter of a percent, increased property taxes and dipped deep into a tax stabilization fund to meet budget problems largely driven by higher mandated costs.

Since the economy began to slow last year, cities and states have faced sharply reduced revenue and increased spending, much of it because of federally mandated costs for programs like Medicaid.

Mr. Levy, however, says that mandated cost increases and the effect of inflation cut the board's spending power by $120 million below last year.

The budget of the agency's Office of Coal Mine Safety and Health rose by $1.1 million from 2002 to 2006, while that office's mandated cost-of-living salary increases increased by $6.1 million, to $84.9 million.

Cardinal was also compliant with all mandated cost thresholds.

Fraser EFW Frazer Institute Economic Freedom of the World index Minimum wage, hiring and firing regulations, centralized collective bargaining, mandated cost of hiring, mandated cost of worker dismissal, hours regulation, conscription Systematic annual data on most of the components from 2002.

"We will be very careful not to mandate costs or obligations on private employers," he added.