The decision on the tariff increase must be transparent, managerially accountable and rational.

It (the volume of subsidized fertilizer) will not change.

If the funds must come from the state budget, the buy-back cannot be realized this year because there is no allocation for it in the 2006 State Budget.

The figures on Chinese textile imports that we have from Customs and Excise and the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) show no major increase.

The total production of the four plants will be small as they are just pilot projects, but we expect it to eventually expand, with private investors becoming involved as demand increases.

Therefore, the government will launch an operation to enforce the law against the practice.