41. Many enterprises in Russia have been unable to meet their payrolls since the loss of lavish government subsidies that kept them going during the Soviet era. 42. Most work at low-paying government jobs or state companies that often cannot meet payroll. 43. On the same day, cash-strapped Buenos Aires province began handing out government bonds to help meet the payroll for thousands of state workers. 44. Orange County Water District officials said they might not not be able to meet their payroll in two weeks without financial help. 45. The campaign was exploring the possibility of using a special account for legal expenses to meet the payroll or asking the Democratic National Committee for help. 46. The Legislature agreed Thursday to borrow money from other government accounts to meet its payroll and avoid a financial collapse by the U.S. territory. 47. The problems that plague the backward state sector -- mounting debt, inability to meet payrolls, stockpiles of unsalable goods -- are particularly acute in the northeast. 48. The second bill allows employers to meet their payrolls with checks or direct deposit instead of cash. 49. The Penguins went into bankruptcy last season and were only able to meet their payroll with the help of a bank loan. 50. The reductions are designed largely to relieve inefficient, debt-mired state-run enterprises who have had trouble updating equipment and meeting payrolls. |