1.   Companies hit by labour disputes were to be granted emergency loans and allowed to postpone tax repayments for up to nine months.

2.   Finance Minister Avraham Shohat said Israel planned to bring foward its monthly tax repayments to the Palestinian authority to help ease financial problems in Gaza.

3.   Israel on Monday blocked a one-million-dollar tax repayment to the Palestinian self-rule authority after legal advice.

4.   Other difficulties plaguing Chinese exports include cuts in tax refunds rate, delays in tax repayments and poor management.