His government then adopted a flat-rate income tax, ending Russia's days as an economic basket case.
New online options firms are springing up to cater to frequent traders by offering flat-rate commissions.
The company has signed up 2.9 million subscribers for its flat-rate, unlimited use phone service.
The CSU leader in Bavaria, Edmund Stoiber, is not keen on the flat-rate health premium.
Doctors in such hospitals are paid a flat-rate salary, like the employees of most for-profit companies.
The outlook for the further spread of flat-rate taxation is as mixed as its track record.
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From 2009, all but the richest Poles will pay a flat-rate income tax of 18%.
Colleges currently charge a flat-rate fee about half that figure which is paid upfront.
It will involve merging the state second pension with the basic state pension, to create one flat-rate payment.
To this former federal health minister, flat-rate premiums are not merely a hard sell, but also socially unjust.
The hope is that a flat-rate income tax of 16% and a reduction in company taxes will kickstart growth.
Mobilcom says it will shortly extend its flat-rate to calls inside continental Europe.
Operators cut capital expenditure and offered unlimited, flat-rate plans, only to be caught out when demand finally took off.
By contrast, many users in the United States and Europe have access to flat-rate or "free, " ad-supported Internet access plans.
Through its affordable, flat-rate service plans, Cricket offers customers a choice of unlimited voice, text, data and mobile Web services.
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The compromise is a fund fed largely by wage-based contributions, but with the option of a flat-rate fee on top.
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In health care, for instance, Christian Democrats want to start decoupling contributions from wages by introducing a small flat-rate premium.
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Some excesses have been abolished, such as flat-rate travel expenses often worth five times the actual cost of an air ticket.
"Under this new system, you would get the full flat-rate pension, plus you would continue to get your public sector occupational scheme, " he added.
Napster formally launched today that flat-rate all-you-can download Napster To Go service they've been testing for the past few months.
To secure exclusive rights to the iPhone, it acceded to Apple's demand that the device come with a simple, flat-rate plan.
Under flat-rate pricing, the price paid for electricity is the same for any hour of the day or season of the year.
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Therefore, the controversy between proponents and opponents of flat-rate taxation is bound to continue at least until more conclusive evidence becomes available.
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If you qualify, you would get a flat-rate contribution that would be the same for everyone, no matter what their income was.
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But it is attacking with a radical business model: inexpensive flat-rate wireless data for any device (it plans to add voice service soon).
The KDDI service, which will be called au Wi-Fi SPOT, will be free to KDDI subscribers who have Google Android smartphones and flat-rate plans.
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In the face of the rate increases, many small (sub-10, 000 subscribers) ISPs are sticking to their guns by continuing to provide unlimited, flat-rate access.
Use VoIP with Skype or Fring if you have a flat-rate data plan, or use a local SIM card if you are on shore.
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In addition, MEPs get a flat-rate allowance of 304 euros for each day of attendance at official parliament meetings, to cover accommodation and meals.
Beginning in January 2001, the newly elected Putin administration shifted to a 13 percent flat-rate income tax and also sharply reduced the payroll tax rate.
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