31.   The tax burden will rise as the government boosts the consumption tax, discontinues income tax rebates and increases monthly health insurance premium payments.

32.   Under this arrangement, known as capitation, the doctors or their joint venture must absorb any costs that exceed the premium payments.

33.   With whole life insurance policies, premium payments are fixed and remain the same from the original effective date to maturity.

34.   He said the money could be collected by the Land and Mines Department when developers made land premium payments.

35.   However, this can only be done after the statistics on the ratio between premium payment and the compensation paid to claimants have been studied carefully.

36.   In fact, talks seemed to have grounded on land premium payments.

37.   In other words, corporate insurance buyers should strive to obtain good value for their premium payment.

38.   Salim explained that the decline in premium payments was also caused by massive layoffs by construction companies and development companies in the area.

39.   The LDP wants to continue financing pensions through premium payments, while the Liberals want to use consumption tax revenues.

40.   The union also said it forced Boeing to modify demands for sharp increases in health insurance premium payments and won improvements in retiree health benefits.