41.   He said the company raised the tariff to compensate for the rising costs stemming from the sharp depreciation of the rupiah against the U.S dollar.

42.   In addition, stress was on capital goods while customs tariffs were raised on complementary goods.

43.   Months after Brazil attempted to cut inflation by reducing tariffs on certain low-cost imported goods, the government reversed its policy and raised tariffs.

44.   More importantly, Cardoso displeased U.S. officials last month by raising tariffs on some imports.

45.   One of the most important is a proposal to institute a notification procedure that would prevent a member country from indiscriminately raising tariffs.

46.   One of the most logical options for the power firm was to raise tariffs to cover its annual debt payments.

47.   Other Ukrainian officials have said that if Russia raises its tariffs for nuclear waste reprocessing, Ukraine would work on building domestic storage facilities.

48.   The association also urged the government to raise cellular phone tariffs.

49.   The bill would allow state electricity boards to raise tariffs only on the condition that they would increase their efficiency as laid down by the regulators.

50.   The cabinet decision came despite argument by the Electricity Corp. that the tariffs were raised to meet the ever-rising cost of generating electricity.