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...third major cost cited by universities is the higher proportion of student aid they have undertaken to provide, partly to offset their own tuition increases but especially to cover declining federal assistance. At Princeton, the Government's contribution to student aid has dropped from 26.7% of the total to 12.6% in six years. The additional expense to Princeton: $2.2 million. Secretary Bennett, however, maintains that more federal aid would only encourage universities to count on the Government to meet any increases they might impose...
...Democrats said overall they cut about $9 billion each from domestic and military accounts. However, about $2 billion of the domestic "cuts" actually would be user fees to offset costs of federal services...
...smaller programs to offset the gains we wanted to make in the big ones," the aide said...
...make the drug available as quickly as possible, "we have literally turned our company upside down," said Burroughs Wellcome Vice President Thomas Kennedy at a press conference last week. The company says it takes seven months to make the drug and that the high price is needed to offset development and manufacturing costs. Burroughs Wellcome officials also contend that by reducing the need for medical care, Retrovir could, despite its expense, slash the annual cost of treating an AIDS patient from an estimated...
...chief reason for Nakasone's sagging fortunes is his attempt to include an unpopular 5% sales levy in a comprehensive tax-reform proposal. Although the measure for many consumers would be offset by lower income tax rates, it has riled even some members of Nakasone's party. Boasts Socialist Leader Takako Doi: "We are seeing an outpouring among conservatives angry with the sales tax because it violates Nakasone's election pledge not to impose new taxes." Nakasone retorts, somewhat lamely, that the long list of goods and firms exempt from the measure qualifies it as merely a "medium-sized...