Alistair Smith, of theatre trade publication The Stage, says such a shortfall is not uncommon for the time of year.

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In a letter to industry publication The Stage, Mr Vaizey challenges claims of "alleged government indifference and a lack of public funding".

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Presidential Proclamation 8894 of October 29, 2012, modified the HTS as provided in Annex II of Publication 4349 of the Commission to implement the initial stage of duty elimination provided for in the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement and to provide for further staged reductions in duties for originating goods of Panama.

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The next stage will the preparation of the preliminary design and publication of the draft orders, which is expected by April 2014.

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Of equal concern is that, when it comes to publication of the results, the cashing in process was complicated further at the examination entry stage when the question was asked on the entry forms whether AS results would be cashed in.

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