The increases were proposed in the agency's $2.9 billion budget, which was presented this month.

It would raise 25 percent more money from the industry over the next five years than the President proposed this month in his budget.

The $900 million figure proposed in the president's fiscal 2004 budget is still greater than that provided by any previous administration.

As a share of the economy, this represents more deficit reduction than proposed in a President's budget in over a decade.

Moreover, the city's cultural groups are bracing for the 15 percent cuts proposed in the mayor's preliminary budget.

Mayor Giuliani proposed in his budget that the city forego its 4 percent share of the sales tax so the rate would be 4.5 percent.

We're proposing further management savings in this year's budget.

Aiming at them, President Clinton proposed an expatriation tax in his 1996 budget.

Global maternal and child health programs must be made a priority, instead of being cut as proposed in President Bush's recent budget.

Coming up with more money to train and equip recruits above the 333,000 level proposed in the administration's budget will not be easy, the group said.