His "radical" proposal for capital gains taxes puts the level back to what we saw under Clinton, not exactly a time of apocalyptic economic failure.
But a leaky bucket is surely better than no bucket at all all the more so, since Raghu's proposals for contingent capital and plans for orderly unwinding are fully consistent with an overlay of countercyclical capital regulation.
Under the new Basel proposals for banks' capital requirements, to be applied by 2006, ratings may be used to assess the riskiness of a bank's entire portfolio.
Through a process known as participatory budgeting, constituents in each of the four Council districts will be enlisted to develop and choose among proposals for local capital projects like street repairs, new parks and public artworks.
It set out the strategy for modernising corporate taxes and proposals for relief for capital gains on substantial shareholdings held by companies.
His proposal for contingent capital and the requirement that all large and complex financial institutions should have a manual for orderly winding down are excellent proposals.
Some of its policy announcements have been shrewd: reducing sales taxes on fresh fruit and vegetables to appeal to struggling householders, and a brave proposal for a capital-gains tax, once political poison in a property-boosted economy.
We must refuse complicity in Brunei's proposal to use stoning for capital punishment.
As promised, Doug Anderson, the administrator of St. Lucie County, planned to send a package of proposals to the Mets today for capital improvements that would be made if the team were to extend its lease at Thomas J. White Stadium.
BRUSSELS — The European Union's top financial regulator has objected to U.S. proposals about capital requirements for branches of foreign banks, saying they would be costly, unfair and potentially damaging to the global economy.
