But even the critics would probably say that the new schemes are unlikely to do any harm.
Four new schemes would be created to help firms get access to credit and insure against risk, he said.
Instead, he suggested, the government would seek "contributions from beneficiaries to new schemes and other sorts of levy-funded operations".
Then there is the question of who should pay for the new schemes.
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It stressed that it was not enough to simply pass legislation - the new schemes needed to be funded properly.
Syria is well aware of the need for conservation measures and all new schemes are designed for sprinklers or drip irrigation.
He said that water companies "across the board" often set themselves the most expensive budgets for new schemes, much higher than they need.
They now covered areas such as computer game testing, broadcasting, film and video, hospitality and catering, with new schemes coming along all the time.
According to the TUC, the government has agreed that new schemes will still be linked to earnings and be index-linked to protect them against inflation.
Four new schemes will be created to help such firms get access to credit and insure themselves against risk, and one existing scheme will be extended.
Members of all parties agree that they are more concerned to consolidate their position ahead of elections in 2004 than to launch any bold new schemes.
But Friends of the Earth argues this is just the first of a huge number of new schemes which could create as many environmental problems as they cure.
It must make use of the additional resources it has been given to act much more urgently to investigate and close down new schemes and to bring more cases to court.
Some schools have come to terms with the idea that finding full-time work for all graduates might be unrealistic and are creating new schemes to find temporary placements for graduating MBAs.
The survey comes after warning from Conservatives that children "as young as four" needed to be targeted by new schemes to prevent them taking the first steps on a life of crime.
They are constantly cooking up new schemes to promote their notion of personal rectitude, in spite of the damage it does to the party's brand, especially among swinging (in both senses) single women.
But according to the NAO, between 2004 and 2011 about 2, 300 avoidance schemes were disclosed to the tax authorities, with more than 100 new schemes emerging in each of the past four years.
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Regaining his credibility will depend on the success of two new schemes: one to boost consumer lending by reviving securitisation, and another to remove toxic assets from banks (details of which are expected any day).
Our children don't need new schemes that are supposed to do this or that, we need a return to the old-fashioned values of discipline and proper teaching, coupled with the more understanding culture towards special needs cases that we have today.
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As more governments look to civilian nuclear power as a source of clean electricity, tighter controls and other new schemes are needed to help stop would-be cheats or terrorists from exploiting or stealing some of the proliferation-prone technologies and materials for bomb-building.
It is necessary that we reach agreement by the end of the year because there is a lot of work to do to bring the new schemes into place as early as possible so that people know what their future holds and we can implement the new scheme.
Finally, it is worth remembering that the Bank of England and HM Treasury have announced two new schemes to provide copious amounts of cheap loans to British banks, which can be seen as insurance against the downgrades leading to any kind of renewed credit crunch (see this blog for more on all this).
Penney embarked on a rapid and comprehensive overhaul with new brands, new pricing schemes, exclusive merchandise, new name (jcp) and a new ad campaign.
Despite this, about 100 new avoidance schemes have sprung up in each of the last four years, as promoters simply adapt to the new laws.
More specifically, oncologists need time to adjust to new regulations, time to plan for new reimbursement schemes.
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To contribute to a sustainable environment, including ensuring new housing schemes which are friendly to the environment.
Mr Chidambaram has instituted new scholarship schemes to provide an incentive to secondary school students to remain in school.
In case you are interested, this is how the Bank of England's two new novel schemes for lending to banks will work.
We are undertaking the biggest hospital building programme since the NHS was founded with over 130 new hospital schemes in the pipeline.
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In the new job-centres, it is unclear who will patrol the take-up of the new work schemes or how tough they should be.
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