Example sentences of "over and above inflation " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At a 40 p.c. marginal rate of tax the real yield over and above inflation is 3¼ p.c . |
| 2 | One could talk about many other areas of improvement : the huge 68 per cent increase in real spending ( over and above inflation ) by Government on community care services since 1979 ; the 29 per cent increase in real spending on the whole range of benefits for elderly people ; or , in a completely different field , the improvements in public transport which have , for example , seen the number of rail passengers increase by 14 per cent . |
| 3 | Spending on social security has increased by 41% over and above inflation — to well over £1 billion per week . |
| 4 | more , over and above inflation , than in 1979 . |
| 5 | We have repeatedly indicated in public expenditure round after public expenditure round that we are increasing over and above inflation substantial resources for the health service — far more even than the right hon. Gentleman dared to promise . |
| 6 | well I , I anticipated that the management charges would rise over and above inflation and I suggested we should , should not continue with that statement |