The Clinton Administration is drawing up plans to increase day-care subsidies for working parents as a central element of next year's domestic agenda.

Without it, it is necessary to increase public subsidies.

In fact, the legislation increases existing subsidies, while limiting new ones.

"But the government cannot indefinitely increase subsidies or allow the grain price to keep rising, so these measures are not really sustainable."

Now, though, Brussels admits that it will miss the target unless its member countries increase subsidies and other forms of aid for the industry.

Unfortunately, the State Government had trouble increasing the fixed-ticket subsidies in line with inflation.

He refused to give in to the demands to free coal prices, or to increase subsidies to unprofitable mines.

However, we would like to emphasise that we do not think it is necessary to increase direct agricultural subsidies.

Faced with planned price reductions, the Commission's proposals increase direct subsidies to farmers.

At the same time, they would increase subsidies for the poor.