101.   Yes, but most of us would settle for just knowing someone else got hit with a tax hike.

102.   Opposition members and political activists raised objections to the oil tax hike, warning of the adverse impact on the poor and advising the government to exercise other options.

103.   People rushed to stores Thursday to stock up on liquor and cigarettes to beat newly announced tax hikes, which also affected gasoline prices.

104.   Protesters traded gunfire with police, smashed store windows and blocked city streets with flaming debris Monday as demonstrations against a tax hike escalated in Jamaica.

105.   A demonstration against the tax hikes turned violent Tuesday when police tried to break it up using tear gas and clubs.

106.   A health care fund that would pay for poor blacks to get treated at local clinics could be financed through a tax hike, government officials said Friday.

107.   A labor leader who led national protests against tax hikes was assaulted Thursday at his office, where he was found semiconscious in a pool of blood.

108.   A recent budget speech by Treasury chief Gordon Brown was widely interpreted as hinting that a tax hike was likely soon to fund improvements for the health service.

109.   A recommendation to use a cigarette tax hike to buy out some tobacco growers could help farmers and public health at the same time, a farmer said Monday.

110.   An election held too close to the tax hike is considered disadvantageous to the ruling parties.