Some claim that infrastructure spending creates a big Keynesian multiplier, a bigger increase in incomes than the initial spending (estimates range up to about 1.5 times the initial increase in spending).

In addition to initial fees and disbursements, claim preparers often charged contingency fees based on the outcome of the claims.

That sounds like an attractive proposition but someone must make the initial investment in exchange for a claim to the later savings.

Date of initial communication 4 December 1996 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 17 August 1998 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 8 October 1998 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 14 May 2001 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 22 July 1998 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 6 November 2000 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 22 July 1998 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 18 June 2002 (initial submission)

Date of initial communication 14 October 2003 (initial submission)

Initial step

Initial review

Initial capital

The claim preparers were often listed as the contact persons in the claim files and some claim files included attestations from the claim preparers opining on the merits of the claim.

The secretariat's review of the documents submitted by the claimant indicated that the claimant's average monthly income was, in fact, substantially lower than the amount used by the secretariat in its initial review of the claim.

The sixth claim unit is for claim preparation costs.

The fifth claim unit is for claim preparation costs.

The third claim unit is for claim preparation costs.

Evaluation of initial proposals

Initial report of Greece

At the request of Saudi Arabia, the secretariat incorporated that claim in the current claim (Claim No. 5000463).

For the initial review, the time frames for the initial check may serve as an indication.

THE E2 CLAIM Background to the E2 claim The E2 claim in this instalment was initially filed in category D .

The first claim unit is for reduction in crop yields and the second claim unit is for claim preparation costs.

Second claim unit Claim preparation costs Saudi Arabia seeks compensation in the amount of USD 5,874 for claim preparation costs.

This claim was originally part of category F3 claim No. 5000194.

The initial reviews are good.

Initial treatment involves pain management.

Initial testing began in 2000.

Initial report of Tajikistan (continued)

Initial checks of annual inventories

Initial report of Greece (continued)

Guidelines on initial reports 93

Initial report of Thailand (continued)

Initial appropriation 2004 05 709,123,200

Initial report of Greece (continued)

The Claim

The claim

Overlapping claim

The deferred part of claim No. 5000458 is reviewed as part of the second claim unit (terrestrial resources) of this claim.

The Panel considers that this claim unit is for claim preparation costs.

The Panel considers that this is a claim for claim preparation costs.

4.10 The State party finds the importance which the complainant attaches to apostasy surprising, particularly since he did not make the claim until 26 September 2002 when he requested a review of the initial decision by the Swiss Asylum Review Commission.