81. The government also has resisted sex education programs for teen-agers, and it cut subsidies for contraception pills that made them cheaper. 82. The government also must drastically cut its subsidies to farmers. 83. The government has already cut other subsidies and stepped up privatization of state-controlled companies as part of the IMF-demanded reforms. 84. The government has already cut other subsidies and stepped up privatization of state-controlled companies as part of the reforms. 85. The government used to underwrite the entire budget of news organizations but has sharply cut subsidies in recent years as part of its market-oriented economic reforms. 86. The new bill is aimed at cutting government subsidies on services which are deemed inefficient under the bureaucratic system. 87. The last time the government pushed up gasoline prices by cutting fuel subsidies, Indonesians took to the streets in bloody riots that ousted President Suharto. 88. The last time the government pushed up gasoline prices by cutting fuel subsidies, Indonesians took to the streets in bloody riots that ousted Suharto. 89. The ministers agreed to consider cutting subsidies and introducing pricing practices that would reflect the true economic costs of energy supply. 90. The protests and road blockades began last week after Kohl announced plans to cut the subsidies as part of an overall campaign to slash government spending. |