61.   The line-item veto would give presidents de facto personal authority over the national budget and national priorities.

62.   The national budget crunch also has taken a toll, with President Clinton proposing a sharp cut in federal funding for beach rebuilding.

63.   The ministry compiles national budgets, collects taxes and supervises the banking industry and brokerages.

64.   The panel rejected a proposal to break up the Ministry of Finance and strip its authority to draft national budget plans.

65.   The ministry collects taxes, drafts the national budget and has a strong say in setting monetary policy, in addition to regulating the bulk of the financial industry.

66.   The ministry draws up the national budget, oversees the securities industry and supervises banks, in addition to having a hand in setting monetary policy.

67.   The national budget surplus would be used to supplement the defense budget, Czech officials said.

68.   The predicament was crystallized Wednesday morning when Netanyahu sent a draft of the national budget to Parliament.

69.   The president controls the national budget and can manhandle the legislature.

70.   The OPEC producers also have good reason to find common ground, since the low crude prices have ravaged their national budgets.