1.   As a result of these concerns, there has been a major drive in both countries to reduce the burden placed on state finances by public enterprises.

2.   RENFE has experienced similar conflicts between maintaining the service, reducing its call upon state finances, and keeping prices low.

3.   At the same time, state finance official Debbie Leibrock was writing an e-mail to Cortez with a significant number of complaints about the contract.

4.   A Labour government will also publish an audit of state finances after it comes to power, Brown said.

5.   But Republican leaders urged rejection of some amendments, contending that they would cripple state finances.

6.   Constantinou is a lawyer, a former state finance chairman of the Democratic Party and a former trustee of the Democratic National Committee.

7.   Davis spokesman Steve Maviglio said state finance director Tim Gage has spoken with Koch officials but would not comment on the discussion.

8.   Earlier this week, he had expressed little concern about state finances.

9.   Few will argue that Cellucci is a threat to mismanage state finances.

10.   Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn will announce the measures at an audit of state finances Monday.