21.   It is seeking to boost the private sector of an economy that has long been dominated by oil and state expenditure.

22.   The government wants to privatize the economy, which is heavily dependent on oil and state expenditure.

23.   The reforms have seen reduced state expenditure and a flexible economic legislation.

24.   However, the Bank of Thailand chief said prospects for a more stable economy would be improved, despite the cuts in state expenditures.

25.   The reforms include privatisation, cutting subsidies, rationalising state expenditure and increasing fees on government services.

26.   The reforms were coupled with cuts in state expenditure to contain the growing shortfall.

27.   This, in turn, would reduce state expenditure.

28.   Yeltsin said he was awaiting details from the chief prosecutor and his own presidential control department about abuses of state expenditure that had been brought to light.

29.   Yusuf said such enterprises, coupled with ongoing reforms and cuts in state expenditure, would help the government in wiping out its budget deficit.

30.   State expenditure, especially in the health sector, contributed to the growth, Rexrodt added.