11.   As property values escalate and taxes rise, poor and middle-class families can be squeezed out, he said.

12.   Bush has frequently described opponents of a permanent tax cut as supporters of a tax rise.

13.   He said the bank had observed a fall in consumer spending after the tax rise but that the basic trend of a recovery is continuing.

14.   If a consumption tax increase is inevitable, a corporate tax rise is another story.

15.   Monti also joined others in recommending automatic tax rises and spending cuts if a fixed spending ceiling is breached.

16.   Saturn said the tax rise is still having an impact on sales.

17.   Service companies kept their price increases in line with the tax rise.

18.   Six Democrats and four Republicans voted for the Conrad tax rise.

19.   Tax rises and controls on public-sector pay will hurt many ordinary Uruguayans, who have already suffered more than three years of recession.

20.   That said, more tax rises are planned.