1.   Another sore spot was the firearms manufacturer Santa Barbara, which local press reports said the ministry planned to shut.

2.   Construction stocks also rose after Finance Minister Paul C. H. Chiu said the ministry plans to let banks increase real estate investments.

3.   The finance ministry plans to implement an increase in the consumption tax in the next few years.

4.   The finance ministry plans to protect the assets of Yamaichi customers through an emergency loan to be provided by the Bank of Japan.

5.   The ministry also plans to allow KDD Corp., the largest international phone service company in Japan, to enter the domestic telephone market.

6.   The ministry also plans to deregulate international tickets sold directly to customers by airlines in the near future, the ministry official said.

7.   The ministry originally planned to permit the sales next year.

8.   The ministry plans to eventually allow companies to submit legal earnings documents electronically.

9.   The ministry plans to release a final figure sometime in the first quarter.

10.   The ministry plans to raise the money with contributions from financial institutions, sales of bonds and overseas borrowing.