21.   The final deficiency budget now goes to the full Senate for action.

22.   The overwhelming reason the budget went into surplus was a growth-fueled surge in tax revenues.

23.   The negotiations are at an impasse at least as much because Clinton has not shown his own hand on where he wants the budget to go.

24.   They were more or less disregarded with little consequence when the budget went into surplus.

25.   To be sure, the budget will not go unmentioned.

26.   About half the EU budget goes for farm subsidies, much of the rest for aid to poorer regions.

27.   Dr Majali is not thinking about it just yet, at least not until after the budget goes to the Lower House for discussion.

28.   He said the budget has gone down in all but one of the past seven years.

29.   Just make sure your absent-minded husband does not do any bargaining - or there goes your budget for the month!

30.   Judging from last year, when the budget went through the same process, the panel is expected to take a few weeks to produce an amended version.