What is now needed is global enforcement of transparency standards.

Quality control will enable higher standards to be set, quickly and at reasonable cost.

Voters want less spending, not higher taxes.

We remain committed to ensuring the highest standards of responsibility in the use of these defensive weapons.

There is a need for higher standards than those set by the Kimberley Process.

Bloomberg Markets magazine ranked the top 20 based on more than a dozen criteria.

Many governments are giving in to higher marginal tax rates rather than overhauling and simplifying the system.

Higher taxes on the rich, while justified, don t come close to solving the deficit crisis.

If this information is made available, however, it may become feasible to construct estimates of costs due to discriminatory practices such as the application of higher standards to imported goods as compared to domestic goods, more stringent regulation enforcement on imports, and the application of costly certification procedures for imports.

Foreigners cannot vote for the higher taxes or lower expenditure needed to service the debt.

In particular, there should be appropriate sanctions against those persons whose actions run counter to the tasks set forth in the Kosovo standards.

The US has at long last done some of this in adopting new and much higher standards for automobile fuel efficiency.

The big question is whether it will be able to impose tougher environmental standards throughout the whole country.

Higher taxes may be justified for other reasons, but are unlikely to solve the problem described.

Higher debt service costs require higher tax rates, which in turn weaken incentives and reduce economic growth.

When we talk about the environment, we know tougher restrictions will mean better protection, but with higher costs.

5. Underlines the continued importance of the Secretary General's ensuring, when appointing his Special Representatives and Envoys, the highest standards of integrity, competency, impartiality and professionalism

Forcing common standards means that Europe will fall further behind as member states shuffle their costs onto their neighbours.

With the convergence of the U.S. GAAP and the international IFRS accounting systems, as the highest authority over International Financial Reporting Standards, the International Accounting Standards Board is becoming more important in the United States.

But more spending on these items will require less spending on other things or higher taxes.

Higher transactions taxes increase the cost of capital, ultimately lowering investment.

So higher taxes on property and lower taxes on income would contribute to the creation of a more dynamic, competitive economy.

(e) Compliance by the Office of the High Commissioner with the paramount consideration of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, and with due regard to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible, bearing in mind that the principle of equitable geographical distribution is compatible with the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity

British voters line up behind the truck drivers when protests are launched against hikes in the price of petrol, not least through the introduction of higher energy taxes.

Lastly, he expressed surprise that the Committee had not discussed the issue of the imposition of a 22 per cent ceiling on the contributions of one Member State.

Welcoming the efforts of the United Nations system to develop higher aviation safety and security standards in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions,

Markets encourage the required debt discipline in a timelier manner by charging higher interest rates on government debt.

His main opponent, Socialist leader François Hollande, would impose higher taxes mainly on the wealthy and the financial sector, but also on big business.

They are wary of rocking the financial boat, so they go easy on financial reform and refuse to insist on more equity capital for banks.

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Among other things, Basel III stipulates that banks do not have to set aside cash against their investments in government bonds with ratings of AA or higher.

15. Notes the paramount importance of effective physical protection of all nuclear material, and calls upon all States to maintain the highest possible standards of security and physical protection of nuclear materials

Even though new standards would apply to suppliers from all exporting countries, compliance costs usually vary, meaning that those less equipped to meet higher standards could suffer.

However, the imposition of identical charges on commuters, whose private use of a company car did not exceed 1,000 kilometres per year, would only have resulted in higher taxation of this group, without improving the author's situation.

If modern banks are too big and too dangerous because they are too vulnerable, the most obvious way to make them safer is to demand higher capital requirements. Historically, that was the course advocated in most international discussions.

After all, if over populated countries with high unemployment cannot export people, why not reach for higher tariff barriers to protect the jobs they have?

Western central bankers need to become much more vocal and, one hopes, more persuasive in placing pressure on politicians and other policymakers.

What is now needed is global enforcement of transparency standards. The appropriate forum for such collective governmental action is the G 20, whose next meeting is to be hosted and chaired by France.

Thus far, the Obama administration has followed the opposite strategy, letting rip with new spending, while hoping that concern over deficits and debt will lead to pressure for higher taxes, possibly even a European style value added tax.

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In addition, globalization made possible a rapid diffusion of ideas and practices, enabling citizens everywhere to demand higher standards of integrity, transparency and accountability in the management of public affairs.

That suggestion was opposed by some participants based on the argument that the imposition of formal criteria for membership in the Council linked to the issuing of standing invitations or implementing recommendations would contradict the sovereign equality of States enshrined in the Charter.

Vast amounts of debt financed spending will require higher future taxes, which will divert capital and labor from higher value uses than can be sustained without permanent government lifelines.

12. Expresses concern about the quality of interpretation services provided to intergovernmental meetings, and requests the Secretary General to ensure the highest standards of quality for interpretation services provided to these meetings