71.   Minister of Finance Pedro Malan maintains that money gained from privatization and new luxury taxes will enable Brazil to finance the program without deviating from the IMF agreement.

72.   Moog said the offer does not contain the contentious luxury tax, a form of payroll restriction players earlier said they would not accept.

73.   Movement on this issues became rapid after Bettman had removed the proposal for a luxury tax, at least temporarily, last month.

74.   No more twaddle about revenue sharing, luxury taxes, salary caps and small-market teams going bust.

75.   No one is asking Gaston to go after Duncan or Kidd, because then the luxury tax assessed to Boston would be prohibitive.

76.   Not all vehicles are subject to the luxury tax.

77.   Not to mention what it would add to whatever new luxury tax the Yankees must pay.

78.   Obviously, the payroll is a huge factor, especially if a luxury tax goes into effect for next season.

79.   One issue that could bring back frustration is a luxury tax on payrolls, a bitterly-disputed issue which could derail a settlement.

80.   Other foreign automakers that have significantly smaller programs said they had not heard from the IRS on luxury taxes.