81.   An election victory could make it easier for Chirac to impose tax increases and spending cuts needed to reduce the budget deficit.

82.   And Blair used the occasion to accuse the Tories of planning tax increases, a charge with which the Conservatives have traditionally blistered Labor.

83.   Analysts attributed the expected drop-off in growth to a tax increase imposed in April, which has depressed consumer spending.

84.   And he vetoed a convention center bill, saying tax increases should not be included in the legislation without voter approval.

85.   And he said that he could not rule out further tax increases if the economy soured.

86.   And he said the government would intensify efforts to push through a package of tax increases and spending cuts intended to bring the budget deficit under control.

87.   And few economists expect a turnaround before next spring because companies are cutting production to trim inventories they built up after underestimating the impact of the tax increases.

88.   And next year, a consumption tax increase will put a further drag on the economy.

89.   And seven years after that, when he himself was governor, he promptly pushed through the biggest tax increase in California history.

90.   And the House will vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority of each chamber to pass a tax increase.