Sentence examples for punitive rates from inspiring English sources

The moneylenders charge interest at punitive rates.

At today's punitive rates, it cost $153.25, service included.

Unable to afford such punitive rates of interest, many a firm seemed destined to go bust.

Once again, the Treasury managed to get its debt out the door only by paying punitive rates.

The farmers borrowed money at punitive rates, so they could sink wells and buy costly "biotech" cotton-seeds.

Positively punitive rates will apply when such homes are bought via a tax dodge favoured by itinerant rock stars and oligarchs.

Hundreds of thousands of new people are being ensnared by a punitive rate of tax.

Meanwhile, the African governments would like rich countries to compensate them in cash and at a punitive rate, to encourage the swift dismantling of support.

In effect, this means all bank bonuses above about forty thousand dollars would be taxed at a punitive rate of seventy-five per cent.

If the NGO bill goes forward in Israel's parliament, watchdog groups like ACRI would be taxed at a punitive rate.

This is one reason why the Bank of England insisted on charging Northern Rock a punitive rate of interest on its loan, thought to be about 7%.