31. He said he hoped the crisis would force the Russian government to implement tax and budget reforms . 32. The lawmakers saw budget reform as an important first step in breaking the chronic gridlock in Albany. 33. French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will meet Tuesday to discuss European Union budget reform . 34. A rare conference committee on budget reform , now in its third week, has so far offered little encouragement. 35. Neither in budget reform , nor in public service reform nor in privatization do I see a long-term strategy. 36. Germany, which assumes the EU presidency Jan . 1, wants to clinch a budget reform deal by March. 37. He claimed that he did not have enough support in the legislature to approve budget reforms until 1992. 38. The budget reform talks are not going well, causing fears the EU's eastward expansion may suffer a setback. 39. Koehler said the government of President Eduardo Duhalde had made progress in meeting IMF-mandated legal and budget reforms . 40. Germany currently holds the EU presidency and has made EU budget reform , the so-called Agenda 2000, its main goal.
