71.   The governmenmt is to announce its privatisation programme by the end of June.

72.   The investment is part of the Hungarian privatisation programme, which has expanded from selling state companies to the utility sector.

73.   The new Slovak government on Wednesday suspended its popular privatisation programme, saying the planned sell-off had been under-prepared by the previous administration.

74.   The new budget includes steep bureaucratic job cuts, increased corporate and gasoline taxes, and a major privatisation programme.