refers to state taxes.

concerns taxation issues

concerns the social system.

sets economic criteria.

refers to retirement benefits

federal taxes are refundable

paying levies is voluntary.

criminal penalties are illegal.

American states must enforce fiscal laws.

taxpayers have fiscal obligations

first parsimonious , then more generous.

generous at first, then more cautious.

first anxious to please, then more objective.

popular in the early stages, but now unpopular.

first concerned with education, now with health.

more and more impotent.

increasingly pro-European.

stronger and stronger.

less and less influential.

more and more tight-fisted.

provide more patients with low-cost free treatment.

permit European countries to imitate Britain's health care system.

help health services to reach the same standards as those of education.

allow for progressive privatization of health care, on European lines.

catch up with spending on health care in other European countries.

European direct investment.

increases in income tax.

outsourcing of some services.

higher national insurance contributions.

Borrowing money from public coffers.

can be effective without first reforming them.

is advisable in times of global recession.

has ever been a viable economic target.

can lead to more equality with Europe.

can really be achieved before mid year.

express confidence in the resurgence of the technology sector.

teach people about the commercial advertising industry.

offer helpful advice to people who have lost their jobs.

suggest how people can help the authorities tackle unemployment.

promote better sales techniques through new technology.

they might have to leave their country.

drinking would have bad effects on health.

they might need new boots after a layoff.

some bosses are unenthusiastic about technology.

it might be quite difficult to find another job.

rich socialites in Manhattan.

women's underwear manufacturers.

bosses planning to dismiss staff.

people notified of their dismissal.

workers in the car industry.