1.   They would certainly have had no chance of financing their programme without large increases both in taxation and in the borrowing requirement.

2.   While there may be no fiscal imbalance in aggregate, some authorities may be unable to finance programmes that other authorities find easy to handle.

3.   The programme is financed by a Dutch foundation.

4.   The economic aid programme is financed through an EC grant, initially for three years, and the project will involve the exchange of staff followed by students.

5.   Financing programmes is part of the long-range planning budget of a company, not a short-term perk to reward those held in current favour by senior management.

6.   The money raised from the ticket sales will be used to finance anti-drug programmes.

7.   He said the government would only spend on the RDP what it could afford and would not finance the programme through borrowing as this would ultimately defeat its aims.

8.   In contacts with the government last year, donors showed some hesitation over financing the programme, expressing distrust of the police leadership.

9.   The planned union will have its own budget for financing joint programmes and the two countries will also closely coordinate foreign policy.

10.   The planned union will have its own budget for financing joint programmes, a crest and flag, and its borders will be guarded jointly, Lukashenko said.