In debt? First, ask your bank for help
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Apr 29, 2006... Rob Stock reports. A deluge of advertising for debt consolidation loans from banks and scores of finance companies shows the epidemic levels of consumer debt. ...

Tanigaki softens stance on timing for consumption tax hike
Mainichi Daily News, Japan - May 26, 2006... for raising the tax rate, a step to help rehabilitate the debt-ridden state ... that he will continue talking about the importance of fiscal consolidation in an ...