Despite a commitment to invest in Selestat, she worries about the increased costs of running a firm in France, saying taxes are higher, labor is twice as expensive, and workers' benefits are double those paid in Germany.
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When you count these kinds of side benefits, you double the cost-effective energy savings in a typical steel mill.
Glasgow is poor: unemployment is 8.9%, well above the Scottish average of 5.9%, and 23.1% of the city's working-age inhabitants receive welfare benefits, nearly double the British average.
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That is double the share of co-benefits reported in Mr Bush's last year in office in 2008.
In New Jersey, for instance, the state government struggles to finance critical public works projects that are vital for long-term economic competitiveness, while at the same time public employee benefits are rising at double-digit annual rates.
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The key to double dipping is to take the two benefits at different times and not lose anything because the benefit you take last has risen thanks to its actuarial increase.
Meanwhile, insurance companies are planning additional double-digit hikes, "prompting many employers to reduce benefits and shift additional costs to workers" according to the Boston Globe.
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Even the use of ammonium hydroxide can be a double-edged sword, since ammonia is perceived to be a noxious substance (although BPI effectively explains the benefits of the process on its website).
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Social security benefits to government workers and retirees is equivalent to 2.8 percent of the national GDP, nearly double the international average, Rolim told reporters.
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