Sentence examples for than it raises from inspiring English sources

Some argue that suddenly forcing the government to spend no more than it raises in taxes would make it leaner and fitter.

L'impôt de solidarité sur la fortune (the "solidarity tax on wealth"), for instance, costs, by some counts, more to collect than it raises.

Nor is it certain that the government can keep its fiscal vows.Passed last month in response to a drying up of credit, the "zero deficit" law prohibits the government from spending more than it raises in taxes.

The government's need for more borrowing results from the fact that it spends far more than it raises in revenue; it makes up the difference by borrowing 36 cents of every dollar it spends.

The federal government is spending about four hundred billion dollars a year more than it raises in taxes, which means that the Treasury has to sell about thirty-four billion dollars' worth of bonds every month to remain solvent.

Another 40% of revenue will help businesses and industry to adjust, and to switch to cleaner forms of energy.Over the scheme's first four years, the government's projected spending on compensation measures and income tax cuts will be A$4.3 billion more than it raises.

Thursday's financial disclosure shows that the Paul campaign spent more last quarter than it raised, with its total disbursements totaling $4.5 million.

To that end, it increased the rewards for generating fees even more than it raised commissions.

Other analysis shows that in seven out of the last 13 years Scotland spent more than it raised.

(Among knowledgeable observers, Saturday's fight lowered Broner's reputation more than it raised Maidana's, partly because Maidana had already faced top fighters, with mixed results).

Labour uses Scottish Executive statistics to show that in 2004-2005 the government spent £11.2 billion more north of the border than it raised in taxes there.