61. Government plans to raise the consumption tax, reduce spending on public works and keep property taxes at current levels will all hurt growth, he said. 62. Government plans to shore up the economy through public-works spending are likely to be shelved. 63. He then wondered aloud why the government plan gives Microsoft the responsibility for determining how the company should be divided. 64. If the sales work out as the government plans, those in first have the most to gain. 65. In a separate suit, the parties refute government plans to transfer the right to run telephone services when units of federal telephone company Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA are sold. 66. In another lawsuit, the parties question government plans to transfer the rights to run telephone services when units of federal telephone company Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA are sold. 67. In Athens, Greek identity is said by the Orthodox Church to be under threat from a government plan to remove mention of religious affiliation from identification cards. 68. In elementary and secondary schools, a government plan to print millions of textbooks this year has been shelved while a commission reviews the curriculum. 69. In Houston, it was government plans affecting the environment. 70. In Japan, expectations for a new government stimulus plan are helping stocks to the detriment of bonds, traders said. |