Just paying the wage bill, let alone subsidies and food imports, may soon become problematic.

仅为工资买单，而不采取经济援助与食品进口的话，那么问题就会很快出现。

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If the strategy was meant to save money why does the wage bill continue to be amongst the highest in the land?

如果他的策略只是为了省钱，为什么工资单还是居高不下？

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However, he argued that if he were to spend money on more star signings, they would swell the wage bill, and arrive at the expense of the players already competing for places.

然而，他同时指出，如果他花费大笔金钱签下许多球星，那么俱乐部付出的薪水将会超出预算，而且球员们又需要面对激烈的位置竞争。

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Young promised that he would make changes at the club although trimming the wage bill is another factor.

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O'Leary took over as Villa boss last summer and was told to cut the wage bill in half.

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The wage bill went down in the short term but the pension costs went up in the long term.

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