High Hope Sales

VAT attack: will the democrats enact a new kind of tax to pay for their bender?(value-added tax)
National Review; 12/21/2009; 2351 words; ...rates are now among the highest in the developed world...not administered as a sales tax, for two main reasons. When sales-tax rates climb into...problems. And in practice sales taxes often apply to...it doubly mistaken to hope for an effect on the...

Only tax increase can cure Illinois budget woes, study says.
NewsRx Science; 12/20/2009; 1125 words; ...that Illinois has to have higher taxes," he said...income tax and expanding sales-tax receipts through...state's over reliance on sales tax, which lags during...tax rate and we have a sales tax that is not very broad...right away." McMillen hopes the Pew Center's dire...

RFM Announces New Credit Facility and Sales Estimates for 'Q1 Ended 11-30-09.(Financial report)
Investment Weekly News; 12/19/2009; 1131 words; ...Company announced that Sales for first quarter of fiscal...capital requirements as the sales recovery continues. An...capital to satisfy what we hope will be, continually...allow us to focus on the sales growth we are seeing...margins than budgeted. With higher sales, but lower ...

Smaller Footprint Yields Bigger Returns for San Luis Obispo-based House of Bread Bakery Cafe.
Food Weekly News; 12/17/2009; 661 words; ...can - and has, as her sales have increased by 15...marketplace." McCann hopes the move will inspire...gourmet coffee or a high-quality lunch. Enticing...recipes rely on fresh, high-quality ingredients, such as the high-protein wheat berries...

Weak economy caps inflation as housing starts rise
AP Online; 12/16/2009; 1393 words; ...construction and raise hopes for a sustained recovery...growing, however slowly. Higher energy prices sent overall consumer prices higher in November. But after...September quarter, signaling higher demand for foreign goods...have been seeing export sales rise in recent months...