11.   There is little doubt that taxes affect everybody.

12.   They also say that the taxes could adversely affect an industry that is already in a tailspin.

13.   Thus the tax in fact affects very few farmers and small businesses.

14.   Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on Tuesday acknowledged that the alternative minimum tax could affect some families, but he said the biggest problem would not come for several years.

15.   However, the legislature turned it down, arguing that such a tax would only affect cellular phone operators, but not the wealthy mobile phone users.

16.   RBAP official Jose O. Lustre told The Business Daily these taxes were adversely affecting the financial standing of small-scale banks.

17.   Strongly opposed by many hotel groups, the daily tax will affect all visitors at hotels, hostels, and campsites.

18.   The taxes affect fuel prices, the cost of purchasing a new truck and road tolls.