61.   Increased tax collections -- stemming from a strong economy, hefty corporate profits and higher taxes on the affluent -- are helping to chip away at the budget shortfall.

62.   It immediately, and severely, hurt state tax collections.

63.   It increased value-added taxes, improved tax collection and reduced government spending to bring down the fiscal deficit before the oil windfall began rolling in.

64.   It must repair the economy, improve tax collection, and ensure that unpaid wages and pensions get paid.

65.   It means a radical overhaul to improve tax collections, reduce government spending and somehow win back the confidence of foreign investors.

66.   Its strength is translating to higher tax collections.

67.   Last December, the IMF reinstated its loans to Russia after the country made new pledges to improve tax collection and cut government spending.

68.   Larger-than-expected tax collections -- stemming from the vibrant economy and booming stock market -- account for much of the recent improvement.

69.   Lax and uneven tax collection has left the federal treasury billions of dollars short of expected revenues.

70.   Local governments are getting more than they expected in tax collections, fueled by the robust economy and stock market gains.