91.   The budget includes spending increases on education and health care, areas where Pataki made cut in previous years.

92.   The court papers reveal that they are challenging the increase primarily on procedural grounds.

93.   The governor said the central bank would monitor the impact of the consumption tax increase on prices.

94.   The government pinned the increase on a rising supply of workers, many from overseas.

95.   The gap has grown markedly over the past two decades, reflecting the burden of huge tuition increases on those who can least afford them.

96.   The increase on both the expenditure and revenue sides of the budget are primarily due to the decline of the rupiah over the past year.

97.   The measures would be paid for with tax increases on airline tickets, corporate and Wall Street profits.

98.   The panel also defeated a tax increase on Indian gaming proposed by its chairman, Rep. Bill Archer.

99.   The result is likely to be good news for consumers as cheaper steel reins in price increases on products from automobiles to home appliances.

100.   The ruling Wednesday puts the increase on hold.