0 a cost that an employer has when they employ someone, in addition to the cost of paying the person's salary or wages:
On-costs include pension contributions and payroll tax.
Given the cost—and there will be a huge on-cost—does anyone seriously think that the same standard of service will be provided by the independents?
It is a most appealing idea, but it has to be remembered that it carries an enormous on-cost, or possible social on-cost, of public noise.
Why add the on-cost of transport to the city centre?
This means dealing with problems which prevent industry from coming rather than compensating it for the on-cost it incurs when it comes.
Every pennyworth of capacity which is not used is an on-cost on the production of the capacity which is being used.
That represents an on-cost of £1 per passenger per year.
We have been given no idea of the on-cost in the detailed administration of a tax which will bring in virtually no revenue whatever.
That is far better, because the on-cost is so high when they are not working.