Sentence examples for would raise the state from inspiring English sources

He would raise the state income tax to 6.25 percent from 5.25 percent and lower the state sales tax to 4.5 percent from 6.25 percent.

It would raise the state sales tax a quarter of a percentage point, to 6.25percentt, for the next four years; Mr. Rowland called any such increase "a huge mistake".

Proposition 10 would raise the state cigarette tax by 50 cents per pack, an increase that should cut smoking rates significantly, particularly among teen-agers who are especially sensitive to price.

In an interview with the Independent, he admitted that the basic state pension of £97 a week is "not enough to live on", and confirmed that the government would raise the state retirement age to 66 earlier than planned.

Such a downgrade would raise the state's borrowing costs.

MINIMUM WAGE The budget would raise the state's minimum wage to $9 per hour, from $7.25, by 2016.

State legislators should approve a bill by the Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, that would raise the minimum wage in the state to at least $8.50 per hour in 2013 with annual inflation adjustments after that.

Last spring, city officials underestimated how high the state would raise the test standards, initially believing that about 22,800 students would fail -- already more than double the number that failed in 2009.

Voters in Illinois will also consider a ballot initiative that would raise the minimum wage in the state to $10, as well as a proposal to incorporate coverage for birth control under the auspices of state health insurance plans.

The federal treasurer promised campaigners in May that he would raise the idea with all state and territory treasurers at their next major meeting.

Officials said that if the transmission lines went out, it could further crimp the power supply -- a situation that wouldn't cripple the state but would raise the need for Californians to cut back on electricity use.