Está en juego una estipulación del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte(TLC) que obliga a México a imponer gravámenes a partir del 1º de enero sobre partes importadas fuera de Estados Unidos o Canadá, si los productos terminados se venden en el territorio que abarca el Tratado.

Las maquiladoras mexicanas, que ensamblan productos importados para su exportación, no han pagado aranceles desde que fueron creadas en 1965 y a sólo dos meses de que el TLC elimine su estatus especial , las 3,600 plantas se quejan de no tener tiempo suficiente para analizar las nuevas normas y sugerir cambios.

La Secretaría de Comercio publicó nuevos programas de aranceles para autopartes, ropa y otras ocho industrias que cubren más de 5,000 productos después de un decreto de noviembre de 1998 para la eliminación de aranceles sobre partes eléctricas y otro de mayo que redujo los aranceles sobre materias primas para calzado, juguetes, muebles y otras industrias.

La estipulación del TLC, que busca aumentar las compras mexicanas de partes en el territorio del Tratado, ha preocupado en especial a las compañías que importan partes asiáticas para exportar hacia Estados Unidos. Las que importan partes de Europa no se ven afectadas, ya que el acuerdo mexicano con la Unión Europea eliminará gradualmente los aranceles sobre productos industriales para el 2007.

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At the end of 19^th century, the question was how to tax commerce via the telegraph. At the end of the 20^th century, the question is how to tax commerce via the Internet.

It's not an idle question. Recent estimates suggest that business-to-business e-commerce will reach $1.3 trillion by the year 2003.

Needless to say, governments are concerned to make sure the anonymity and boundary-less nature of the Internet doesn't lead to a reduction in their tax income.

Taxing e.commerce is

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At the end of 19^th century, the question was how to tax commerce via the telegraph. At the end of the 20^th century, the question is how to tax commerce via the Internet.

It's not an idle question. Recent estimates suggest that business-to-business e-commerce will reach $1.3 trillion by the year 2003.

Needless to say, governments are concerned to make sure the anonymity and boundary-less nature of the Internet doesn't lead to a reduction in their tax income.

Which of the statements below does not reflect the content of the text?

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At the end of 19^th century, the question was how to tax commerce via the telegraph. At the end of the 20^th century, the question is how to tax commerce via the Internet.

It's not an idle question. Recent estimates suggest that business-to-business e-commerce will reach $1.3 trillion by the year 2003.

Needless to say, governments are concerned to make sure the anonymity and boundary-less nature of the Internet doesn't lead to a reduction in their tax income.

The introductory quotation by Benjamin Franklin points out that death and taxes

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The first component of the Fiscal Stabilization Program encompasses the approval of constitutional and legal reforms in areas such as social security, labor, public administration and taxes, as well as the introduction of a Fiscal Responsibility Act, addressing fundamental fiscal issues at the three levels of government (Federal, States and Municipalities) and the three branches of government (the Executive branch, Congress and the Judiciary).

The second component is the Plan of Action for 1999-2001 which fulfills the commitment of President Cardoso to present a medium term fiscal program aimed at stabilizing the debt/GDP ratio. It was formulated with the purpose of guaranteeing stabilization, creating the necessary environment for growth as well as protecting the Real against speculative market pressure. Measures contemplate the reduction of budget expenditures as well as revenue increases. They should create the basis for a reduction of interest rates in a short period of time. Particular attention is attached to the main cause of fiscal desequilibria, namely the social security deficit at the three levels of government.

What elements are intended to be decreased?

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The first component of the Fiscal Stabilization Program encompasses the approval of constitutional and legal reforms in areas such as social security, labor, public administration and taxes, as well as the introduction of a Fiscal Responsibility Act, addressing fundamental fiscal issues at the three levels of government (Federal, States and Municipalities) and the three branches of government (the Executive branch, Congress and the Judiciary).

The second component is the Plan of Action for 1999-2001 which fulfills the commitment of President Cardoso to present a medium term fiscal program aimed at stabilizing the debt/GDP ratio. It was formulated with the purpose of guaranteeing stabilization, creating the necessary environment for growth as well as protecting the Real against speculative market pressure. Measures contemplate the reduction of budget expenditures as well as revenue increases. They should create the basis for a reduction of interest rates in a short period of time. Particular attention is attached to the main cause of fiscal desequilibria, namely the social security deficit at the three levels of government.

The social security deficit