Sentence examples for measures tax from inspiring English sources

The measures — tax increases, spending cuts and fewer labor protections — are intended to trim 54 billion euros, or about $76 billion, to balance Italy's budget by 2013.

The Greek government has introduced painful measures – tax rises and pension reforms – dutifully taking its creditor-prescribed medicine, while also managing a frontline in Europe's migration crisis, which adds hugely to the social and economic burden on a fragile state.

The Treasury also sought yesterday to spur action on two other revenue measures — tax on lead additives for gasoline and a speed‐up in the collection of estate and gift taxes.

There's also a tough political challenge for countries such as Portugal and Greece, which have already imposed painful austerity measures – tax rises, pay cuts and reductions in public spending – at the behest of Brussels and the financial markets, and will have to convince their electorates to stay the course.

The troubled backdrop to Italy's economic challenge is neighboring Greece, where nearly two years of austerity measures — tax increases and wage cuts — demanded by the country's foreign lenders have pushed the country into a deep recession and led to deep cuts in basic services like health care.

The assembly convened on July 10th, after a six-week delay, with a backlog of work.The following day Mr Lee spoke to the assembly, begging its help in tackling inflation and passing a raft of pro-business measures, tax cuts and pension reforms.

Tax hikes were sold to the public as emergency measures, "taxes to beat the Axis".

By some other measures taxes have been higher in recent years than they are today.

He passed measures taxing luxury and strictly revised the list of persons eligible for the Senate.

The framework is exacting and comprehensive, committing governments to a wide variety of risk minimization measures, taxes, regulations and prohibitions – including on investment.

But note that TPC measures taxes as a share of expanded cash income while Paul's rate would be applied to AGI less those few deductions.