They must still pay the assessments levied by the board of directors to support the budget.
"The administration would expect officials to support the budget," a White House official said today.
It did do the trick, however, with some union leaders, who called on the NDP to support the budget.
Without NDP support the budget would not pass and the government would be forced to step down.
Without their support, the budget might bring down his government, since his party lacks a parliamentary majority.
The authors say that the large injections of cash to support the budget let the government balance its books while diverting large sums to suit its own purposes.
In exchange for forthcoming quarterly budget reports that would provide opportunities for confidence votes, the Liberals agreed to support the budget.
While incomes have improved, the failure to complete reforms has left Russia overly dependent on oil and gas exports to support the budget and renew infrastructure.
11.59am: Simon Hughes, the Lib Dem deputy leader, has just told the BBC's Daily Politics programme that he thinks Lib Dem MPs will support the budget.
Photo: More than 6,000 state workers attended a rally in Trenton on Monday to support the budget proposed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine.
