went up.

fell off.

dropped.

went down

doubled

strengthens human capital

was devised by civil servants

is fiscally suitable.

is too heavy a fiscal burden.

reduces social disparities

result in severe reductions in wages.

lower the level of inflation.

impact the Brazilian economy

induce the dismissal of federal employees.

were beneficial in 2000

has made profound reforms in its pension system.

has been increasing its tax revenue for decades

still needs to implement necessary reforms.

has reduced a number of privileges and benefits.

has been challenging the national market since 2000.

was made more severe.

could have been softened.

could have been avoided

had been foreseen by experts

was made less severe.

is about to be signed.

is likely to be signed.

was signed.

was called off.

was postponed.

might replace catalog and mail order sales.

access and discretionary taxes are permanent.

discretionary taxes should be validated.

is exempted from taxation for 2 years.

is currently subject to taxation

the mailing of anthrax spores to various Senators.

the negative results of an opinion poll among Zogbies.

the need to consult 7,600 taxing bodies in America.

the obstructive action of three particular Senators.

the difficulty in going against the majority's wishes.

the US Senate has been struggling to extend the Internet moratorium.

7,600 taxing bodies could be imposing taxes on the Internet.

President Bush has refused to sign the Internet moratorium extension.

merchants are willing to define fiscal principles and procedures

it is technologically difficult to impose taxes via the Internet.

quick.

official

made.

sustained.

enforced.