He approved a 1.6 percent increase for groups with 3 to 50 workers.

World Bank members late last year approved a $74.8 billion increase in resources over the next six years.

The increase, approved in April, will be the third since 2002.

Today was the first time since then that the House has voted to approve an increase.

This represented a 14-percent increase over 1987 foreign operations funds approved by Congress.

The effects of the increase approved on Thursday will vary according to when and how people travel.

That same year, the Bank approved an increase of 40% in agriculture financing.

The effect of inflation is concrete, because Congress approved a 3.5 percent pay increase for federal employees.

That would come on top of a $300 increase approved at the end of last year.

They approved an average increase for 2007 of 6.3%.