21.   He added that if Anwar was free to move about, the police would have to deploy extra forces, and this would be a drain on public coffers.

22.   Government employers say higher wages would strain public coffers and necessitate public sector layoffs.

23.   However, he had been dogged by persistent rumors that he was stealing from the public coffers.

24.   Mrs. Marcos reiterated previous statements that she and her husband never stole anything from public coffers.

25.   One of its justifications for the coup was to rid the government of ministers who allegedly had stolen millions of dollars from the public coffers.

26.   Police earlier this year launched a full scale investigation into charges the company misappropriated funds, embezzled from public coffers and lied to secure loans.

27.   Private consumption and capital investment were better than expected but still not strong enough to drive the economy without help from public coffers, the government said.

28.   State employers have warned that higher wages would strain public coffers and necessitate layoffs.

29.   Tanzi said the public coffers could still benefit from selling off assets in the state real estate portfolio.

30.   The sales would have been a boon to strapped public coffers.