Instead, they pledged $5 billion from the future income of the insurance fund.

His government pledged to increase its environmental aid by 50 per cent to $1.4 billion a year from 1993.

Some £5 billion is pledged from the cable companies alone, which now have 20,000 telephone service customers.

Its offer has been supplemented by $53,000 pledged from individuals.

He called on local residents to join forces in the rebuilding effort and pledged financial support from the Government.

Local officials also pledged community support and funds from the Oregon lottery.

Already, some $12 million has been raised in private contributions, with another $4 million pledged from the city's capital budget.

United Kingdom has pledged £665 million to Pakistan from 2009-2013.

Johnson also pledged some $10 million from local businesses as a show of support from Sacramento.

In exchange, the municipality pledged to plant trees along the road from the lake to the castle.