In the second scenario, however, we modeled a revenue-neutral plan that eliminated the taxes-paid deduction and municipal bond exemption while lowering income tax rates across the board.
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And Mr Cable makes much of his revenue-neutral plan to take 3.5m people out of income tax, even though the offsetting tax rises needed to pay for it could also be used to reduce borrowing.
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How does it plan to remain neutral in a fractured politics where caste remains a diminished but an important variable?
Both would bring down rates on corporate and noncorporate income, though only Mr. Romney would do so in a revenue-neutral way (the Santorum plan adds greatly to federal deficits).
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But, our correspondent added, as the plan is cost neutral, there will be some losers, such as those in secure so-called "final salary" or occupational schemes, who will no longer have government payments into those plans.
He has promised that his plan would be revenue-neutral, by reducing tax breaks and boosting economic growth.
We plan to turn bearish from neutral on US stocks when that happens.
Most importantly, Romney promised that his plan would be revenue-neutral.
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He's talked about the fact that this plan has to be deficit-neutral.
However, since a critical UN report in 2010 organisers have produced an extensive "green" programme for Sochi 2014, including carbon neutral construction, environmental education, and a plan to reintroduce the endangered snow leopard back into the region.
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Holtz-Eakin, a former director of the Congressional Budget Office, admits the plan is "not exactly revenue-neutral, " but he believes it will create economic growth.
Others wonder how the plan could work on the ground: are there even neutral safe places where the committees could meet?
The plan is for the quarter-finals to take place on neutral grounds, with venues to be confirmed, the final expected to be on 23 May.
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