But they said he was considering removing the ban on shifting money between the military and domestic budgets.

Individual domestic budgets are just the same, and every family should plan its finances following such a master plan.

But the foreign assistance will not take all of the pressure off Russia's domestic budget.

Last year, Exxon's foreign exploration budget ($867 million) was more than twice as large as its domestic budget ($343 million).

At a time when domestic budgets are strained in many countries, the conference was unable to win financial commitments from governments to create new programs for women.

If Mr. Bush wanted to prevent any real cuts in veterans' health care, he would have to dig through other parts of the domestic budget.

"The only way he can get all that spending is to spend the Social Security surplus," Mr. DeLay said, referring to the President's domestic budget.

Money to target the middle-level operators would come from this increased spending, the officials said, as well as from domestic anti-drug budgets.

Its effects will be felt especially by the poorest families, since the present rise in fuel prices already weighs heavily on their domestic budgets.

Some countries in the European Union prefer not to mention this facility because it means an additional burden on their domestic budgets.