Until now, the competition authorities have not worried about big store-chains squeezing their suppliers, because they have assumed that the public would reap the benefit in lower prices.
The public health would benefit.
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According to many of the organisations, the measure would be of "no benefit" to the public and would damage their confidence with regards to recycling.
Moreover, if the revenues were used to improve public transport, the poor would benefit disproportionately.
Minister Bernard Flouquet from the Public Services Department, who has responsibility for the airport fire service, said a public inquiry would have no benefit other than to confirm that the department had acted appropriately and responsibly.
Ray Story, chief executive of the Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association, warned that tax rises on e-cigarettes would only benefit tobacco companies, to the detriment of public health.
Gary Gates, a demographer at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law who researches sexual orientation law and public policy, says the state itself would see a "noticeable economic benefit" from legalized same-sex marriage.
Public Prosecutor Daniel Cesar Azeredo Avelino said consumers would benefit from the deal.
Last year, MPs on the Commons Public Accounts Committee said it was "far from certain" consumers would benefit from smart meter savings and urged ministers to oversee the rollout more closely.
First and foremost, the proposed rule would push already stratospheric electricity prices still higher without achieving any countervailing public benefit.
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Given the well documented differences in the price and performance of the two school systems one could argue that transferring students from public to Catholic schools would greatly benefit both taxpayers and students.
Were American policy makers to have the benefit of transparent financial statements prepared the way public companies must report their pension liabilities, they would see clearly the magnitude of the future borrowing that these liabilities imply.
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Pueblo Gardens could benefit from a public safety campaign, but some residents say they are appalled anyone would think the answer is more guns.
"The governor repeatedly demonstrated that his decision to appoint a senator would not be based on merits of the candidate or on public policy, but rather on how that appointment could benefit him personally, " the report says.
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