11.   A Labour government may boost regulation on companies such as utilities, whose profits Labour has threatened to tax further.

12.   Brazilian stocks rose for the first time in four days, led by utilities, amid speculation that the government could boost electricity rates.

13.   Britain last week reported its highest inflation rate in three years, fueling speculation the government will boost rates again before year-end.

14.   Britain last week reported its highest inflation rate in three years, spurring speculation the government will boost rates again before year-end.

15.   Elsewhere, the British pound fell for a second day as a small rise in U.K. prices quieted speculation the government will boost interest rates this week.

16.   Fachin said that before the government boosted rates and taxes, she planned to buy several gifts for relatives and a new television for herself.

17.   Medical costs also rose after the government boosted insurance premiums, the government said.

18.   Share prices were boosted in July on speculation the government would boost telephone rates in November and boost earnings at Telebras.

19.   Shares in federal electricity holding Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, or Eletrobras, also rose amid speculation the government may boost electricity tariffs.

20.   Since then, the government boosted interest rates to fight inflation, leading to the slowest economic growth in a decade last year.