But I would say that planning to qualify clients for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care has surpassed estate tax avoidance as an objective of estate planning.

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"Our objective is to provide the basic infrastructure, planning and necessary management framework in creating satellite cities that reverses the current trend of unplanned development and urban congestion in most of Africa's growing cities, " says Tim Beighton, of Rendeavour, which is developing several new cities in Africa.

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The objective, I'm told, is to encourage better financial planning as the new benefit, the Universal Credit, which will be paid monthly is phased in, with the aim of re-establishing the idea that benefits are a safety net for people who've fallen on hard times, and that the money paid out should be spent on essentials, not luxuries.

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Retirement and money can be emotional topics, and it can help immensely to have an objective professional on your side to advise you of your options for careful estate planning.

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The PSC on Education is chaired by the Director General of Education, and its main objective is to assist and advise the Malaysian NatCom on education related issues and matters, apart from planning and performing education activities for UNESCO Malaysia.

UNESCO: Background

Its overall objective is to provide actors responsible for disaster management, risk prevention, civil protection and also spatial planning with EO-based solutions contributing particularly to an improved preparedness and mitigation planning for areas highly vulnerable to natural disasters and already noticeable climate change trends.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE