By that he means rolling out a goods and services tax, cutting subsidies, easing conditions for investors and more.

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Whatever the merits of high taxes on fuel in ordinary circumstances, there is no respectable case for cutting them under present conditions, in the face of bully-boy tactics, actual or threatened, by pickets outside refineries.

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Samsung safely developed a tablet with a 2, 560 x 1, 600 display and a cutting-edge processor under present conditions.

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Air France-KLM is renegotiating pay and conditions with its staff and cutting more than 5, 000 jobs, as high fuel costs and competition from low-cost airlines take their toll on the debt-laden company.

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It says that by cutting smoking, drinking and obesity, many conditions which require expensive, long-term treatment in hospitals or the community could be removed altogether or their impact lessened.

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Chief executive Graham Holden said cost cutting efforts would help the group tackle the bleak economic conditions.

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September's retail figures reinforce the position that consumers will keep cutting back on spending as jobs continue to vanish, credit stays tight, housing stays down and broader macroeconomic conditions remain difficult, despite the recent drops in food and energy prices.

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