Sentence examples for surcharge hike from inspiring English sources

This will be the sixth time in a little over two yeas that BA is bearing the bad news of a surcharge hike, the last time being last September when oil had also hit the $70 mark.

The official explanation for the price and surcharge hike is straightforward: "We're making these changes to ensure that we are able to continue to provide the highest level of on-demand personal assistant services to our customers," Kan wrote in his email to users.

And if the authorities in Tokyo decide to retaliate--as the Japan Harbour Transportation Association has threatened to do--the FMC says it will hike the surcharge to as much as $1m a visit.The FMC expects Japan's flagship lines to squeal to the government--and be heard.

He introduced an 8% import surcharge, backed by tax hikes and deep spending cuts.

Connecticut, for example, in addition to its personal income tax hike, imposed a corporate surcharge of 10% for income years beginning in 2009-11.

"Airlines can use fuel surcharges as indirect fare hikes and masquerade them as fuel surcharges," said Henry Harteveldt, co-founder of the Atmosphere Research Group and an airline and travel industry analyst in San Francisco.

He says he would repeal all the sales taxes, toll hikes and surcharges imposed by Corzine and cut income taxes as well, while at the same time somehow offering more property-tax rebates — a feat that would seem to defy the laws of economics, if not physics.

Airlines struggling to stay profitable amid the increasing cost of oil have turned to fare hikes, fuel surcharges and added fees.

In June, Sydney introduced a 4% stamp duty surcharge on foreigners buying homes; the following month, Melbourne hiked stamp duty rates from 3% to 7% for foreign buyers – in both cases to deter rampant property speculation.

They point to the 2013 Obama tax hikes, to Bill de Blasio's push for a surcharge on New York's richest, or the Labour party's talk of reimposing the 50% tax rate in Britain.

It seems the service was losing money, and had to resort to hiking rates to $30 an hour and a 10% surcharge (up from 3%) to earn any margin.