31.   The European Union reprimanded Portugal on Wednesday for excessive government spending.

32.   The fund rejected a similar loan last year and suspended other aid to Ukraine this spring because of stalled reforms and excessive government spending.

33.   To them, U.S. trade demands for government-guaranteed targets fly in the face of efforts to break free of excessive government controls.

34.   Wolfensohn cautioned African nations against excessive government spending that accumulated debt and undermined donor confidence.

35.   Hussain said Zimbabwe was obliged to comply with the international treaties and warned against excessive government control over the media.

36.   Dole has meanwhile argued that the US economy could post even stronger growth if it were not shackled by excessive government regulation, oppressive taxes and worker anxiety.

37.   Only a handful of Vietnamese NGOs exist and are strictly regulated while many foreign organisations have complained of excessive government controls and corruption from ministries.

38.   Shiokawa said the finance ministry would closely watch currency movements after the recent rise in the yen but warned excessive government involvement in the market would cause international friction.

39.   Sources said the funders were not happy with excessive government borrowing during the ending financial year, which had more than doubled its original target.