Mr. Robins said that is about the same as his present salary, but Ms. Crockett said she will be taking an unspecified cut in pay.

The money for the trust fund is to come from personnel reductions and other, unspecified cuts in Federal programs.

For one thing, some $80 billion of the $144 billion in spending reductions would come from unspecified cuts in "discretionary" outlays.

In addition, the company said it would make unspecified cuts to save $18 million to $25 million a year.

The package included rises in rents on government-controlled housing, higher public transport fares, and as yet unspecified cuts in disability benefits and other social services.

Last Friday, remarks by Mr. Kasyanov promising unspecified cuts in exports set off a surge in crude oil prices.

Either some unspecified drastic cuts are planned or the spending numbers are at least $400 billion too small.

Instead, according to officials who were present at the meetings, the Mayor proposed making $200 million in unspecified cuts to a range of city agencies.

Singapore Airlines, which relies on flights to the United States for nearly a fourth of its revenue, said it would make unspecified cuts in service.

An additional $10 billion comes from unspecified cuts in discretionary spending on programs that are "unnecessary or outdated."