Thus this budget now accepts the extra revenues (though not the specific taxes) that Ryan and Hill Republicans so vehemently opposed just two months ago.
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The Scottish government would get new powers to borrow money for capital spending and the Scottish Parliament would be empowered to introduce new Scotland-specific taxes, subject to the agreement of the UK Parliament.
The constitution gives the federal government the power to tax imports and exports, selling or manufacturing specific commodities (excise taxes) and incomes, and to impose user fees for government services.
The Treasury has always been fiercely resistant to the idea of "hypotheticated" taxes which fund specific services, on the grounds that they would be vulnerable to future fluctuations of the economy.
Specific demands have included everything from raising taxes on the rich to strengthening organized labor to abolishing the Federal Reserve.
They generally apply to programs that affect a specific section of the population, while taxes are levied against the public as a whole.
On a variety of specific issues -- gay marriage, taxes, the death penalty, immigration, faith-based initiatives, school vouchers, school prayer -- many African Americans hold fairly conservative views.
It helps your case if the trust document gives the trustee broad discretion to make payouts or has specific language addressing distributions to reduce or avoid taxes.
After Obama's remarks Monday, the fiscal responsibility summit participants separated into small working groups to discuss the specific fiscal challenges facing the country, including taxes, health care, Social Security and the budget process.
Christopher Helman of Forbes argues that U.S. major oil companies are heavily taxed and should not have their U.S. corporate income taxes raised by repeal of LIFO and oil-specific tax breaks.
The only specific commitments given by Mr Portillo were that a Tory government would cut taxes on business and enterprise, cut duties on fuel, restore the married couple's tax allowance and provide encouragement to increase private spending on health.
Once the Tax Court held that his tax shelters were shams, Bryen was aware he owed back taxes to the IRS. While he did not know the specific amount of the tax deficiency until 2001, he was aware that it would be substantial.
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For that reason, Peter Van Doren, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, says any policies that affect taxes should be "as neutral as possible" with respect to specific sectors.
And when it comes to specific solutions, about 80 percent of those surveyed said the money should come from local property taxes, not federal or state income taxes.
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