Direct charges for the use of congested roads would be far superior.
Ministers know they need to switch the burden of tax from fuel to direct charges such as motorway tolls or urban congestion charging, but fear voters' reaction.
NHS, John Willman weighs up the evidence for and against direct charges, and finds on balance that they could provide a significant source of new money, without undermining its core objective of offering equal access to health care.
"We don't support the direct passing of charges for reduced mobility on to those passengers, " she said.
The one finding which repeated behavioural studies confirm is that individuals respond much more strongly to costs that confront them direct than to hidden charges.
The Fed's decision means that the discount rate, the interest rate that the Fed charges to make direct loans to banks will be lowered to 5.75 percent from 6.25 percent.
In addition to cutting the funds rate, the Fed announced it was reducing its discount rate, the interest it charges to make direct loans to banks, by a quarter-point, as well, to 4.75 percent.
Unauthorised overdraft rates are much higher than authorised ones and you also run the risk of having bills unpaid or direct debits returned, increasing the charges you are likely to have to pay to your bank.
Direct deposit is free, but nominal charges apply for ATM withdrawals.
The charges now being made are themselves a direct consequence of Mr Duncan Smith's poor leadership.
Brian Krebs has detailed those U.K. charges, which point to a more direct control of the cybercriminal ring, at KrebsOnSecurity.
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The previous Conservative government, keen to deny opposition charges that the health gap was a direct result of growing income differentials, sought to blame diet and lifestyles.
It's the first time since democracy was restored in Spain in 1975 that a direct member of King Juan Carlos' family has faced preliminary charges of any kind, in any case, a spokesman for the Royal Household said.
The structure of the charges can vary depending on payment method (by direct debit, pre-payment meter, or credit transfer such as cheque), on whether it is an internet-only tariff, which part of the country the customer lives in, if the deal involves a fixed price, when the deal was launched, how long it lasts, and so on.
Advantage to direct purchase: saving that 0.54% annual expense burden the ETF charges.
Since these charges depend on the level of fares, and most fares are strictly controlled, direct government subsidies to the railways will almost certainly have to increase.
The bottom line is, access charges are a small part of carriers business including ours now and most carriers are starting to direct connect to one another and not charging each other.
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