21.   The Kremlin had sought to abolish the tax, but settled for the reduction to appease the governors, for whom it has been a major source of revenue.

22.   The Social Security tax would be abolished.

23.   To encourage investors, the government has freed rates on brokerage commissions and has abolished local taxes on dividends and capital gains.

24.   Yamasaki once again called for the corporate tax rate to be cut, without specifying how much, and that the securities-transaction tax be abolished.

25.   Appealing to the season of holiday bill-paying, McCain told those present that he would work hard to abolish Internet taxes.

26.   Asked by Kawakami to encourage Japanese investment by making changes in Russian tax laws, Soskovets replied that he hopes to abolish the tax on exports by next year.

27.   He did not say when the tax will be abolished.

28.   Indonesia says it is continuing with measures to deregulate its economy by slashing and abolishing import taxes.

29.   The government also plans to streamline the convoluted tax system, abolishing some taxes that have proven ineffective and combining others into a single flat charge.

30.   The government is also set to abolish taxes on securities transactions and commissions at some exchanges, Watanabe said.