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Ruling bloc pulls stopgap tax bill

The ruling bloc withdrew its contentious stopgap bill to briefly extend the extra rates on gasoline and other auto-related taxes after agreeing Wednesday with the opposition to “reach a conclusion” on the fiscal 2008 budget and related bills by the end of March.

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