The Cabinet turned them both down and decided to do nothing.
But they said he told them last month that the bishop's cabinet decided against it.
After several days of public criticism, the cabinet in effect decided today to bury the bill.
In most countries with parliamentary systems, the cabinet decides the government's policy.
The cabinet as a whole also decided many issues.
"The range of numbers we're talking about is small enough here that the Cabinet could decide based on general principles," the official said.
This means that cabinet will ultimately decide whether or not to allow such fees.
The cabinet decided to reduce the number of antiterrorism troops to 3,100, from 3,900.
On July 2 the Cabinet decided to release him from the army.
Instead, the Cabinet decided to close the gates for eight months each year from November 2002.