"Even local people have to make a contribution" through a special tax on utilities, he said.

In 1993, 4.1 million poor families spent more than half their income on rent and utilities, the study found.

So far, $12 million has been spent on land improvements and utilities for the first phase.

He has also made plans to phase out the tax on utilities for manufacturers.

It would at least spread out the Island's demands on other utilities, he said.

The exception, he said, was work on utilities like electrical and water lines.

Civil distinctions, therefore, can be founded only on public utility.

The romantic concept of a partnership based on love rather than economic utility came later.

This has put great pressure on utilities to find merger partners so that they can increase the size of their service areas and cut costs.

Hotels and houses cannot be built on utilities or stations.