Business expenditure was reduced through staff cutbacks.

经过裁员缩减了经费开支。

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A petty account is used for recording small items of business expenditure.

零用现金账目是用来记录小额的业务费用开支的。

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A petty account is used for recording small items of business expenditure.

零用现金帐目是用来记录小额的业务费用开支的。

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"We are in a good position to reduce capital expenditure, targeting investment at business areas that deliver sustainable returns while maintaining flexibility in forward fleet commitments, " Alan Joyce, chief executive of Qantas said in a statement.

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The plans are for the Group to increase its capital expenditure considerably over the next three years (including expenditure following the closing of the business combination of MetroPCS with T-Mobile USA, which is expected in the first half of 2013).

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And perhaps worst of all, you have enormous capital expenditure needs coupled to a highly cyclical business that is prone to booms and busts.

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