71.   On top of that, French President Jacques Chirac called for a return to the drawing board after his agriculture minister threw out plans to cut farm subsidies.

72.   On Tuesday, the government hiked the price of gasoline and cut subsidies on flour and wheat, more than doubling the price of bread.

73.   Ramos has cut subsidies for the poor and for protected industries as part of efforts to deregulate and invigorate the Philippine economy.

74.   Reforms are painful and touch on cutting farm subsidies, revamping EU finances and giving the union a stronger defense and foreign policy profile.

75.   Rodriguez told parliament Tuesday the government will continue to cut subsidies to state companies in an effort to slash its budget deficit.

76.   She said the government had cut some subsidies for telephone use.

77.   That changed Tuesday when the government cut subsidies in fuel, electricity and transportation to ease its growing deficit.

78.   The government also said it would cut federal subsidies, reduce utility supplies and lower credit limits to public organizations, Interfax said.

79.   The government cut subsidies for state enterprises with the start of market reforms.

80.   The government has already cut other subsidies and stepped up privatization of state-controlled companies as part of the IMF reforms.