Sentence examples for tax devised from inspiring English sources

Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, won office as a fiery left-wing populist, for example, but was then careful to leave in place business-friendly policies like a flat tax, devised by a previous government.Günter Verheugen, now EU commissioner for enterprise and industry, has been touring some of the new member countries, urging governments to prepare for rising labour costs.

Michigan, which used to rank near New Jersey, scrapped local school property taxes altogether by raising other taxes, devising a much lower statewide property tax and redistributing the proceeds.

This spring, Mr. Mirkarimi introduced his tax legislation while public debate over a temporary payroll tax exemption devised for the central Market Street neighborhood — and specifically Twitter — reached fever pitch.

Moreover, despite Mr. Noda's claims that the consumption tax is devised to reduce the burden on future generations, the bulk of the new tax revenues would be put toward paying for the surging medical bills and pensions of the elderly.

The reforms are part of a broader overhaul of the tax system, devised by the Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation.

He favours an alternative tax proposal devised by John Breaux, a Democrat from Louisiana.So was Mr Bush foolish to invest so much of his political capital in cutting taxes?

Next they tried to protect this undeserved windfall from Uncle Sam, using a complex tax shelter devised by Ernst & Young, Sprint's auditor.

Representatives Richard E. Neal and Edward J. Markey, both Democrats of Massachusetts, have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate tax shelters devised by Bankers Trust that helped Enron inflate earnings by $446 million.

The former vice presidential candidate has maintained a low profile since returning to Congress, but he surprised some when he voted with Mr. Boehner on the tax deal devised by the White House and Senate Republicans to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.

It says the tax authorities are "too cosy" with big accountancy firms, have failed to prosecute enough tax dodgers, and are not keen to be more aggressive towards tax advisers who devise tax dodging schemes.

Under Vespasian, new taxes were devised to restore the Empire's finances, while Domitian revalued the Roman coinage by increasing its silver content.