But while the administration has lifted a corner of the curtain to provide a sense of where spending for popular government initiatives will be increased, what's not known is what programs will have to be cut in order to fund others.
With growth stalled, the pressure is on governments across Europe, not just ones using the single currency, to cut spending in order to meet debt obligations.
The reason is that when there are signs of economic turmoil (think of the summer of 2008) businesses look to cut costs in order to maintain profitability.
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The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has put pressure on the ECB to cut rates in order to reduce the value of the euro and boost European competitiveness.
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This is a dramatic change from the 1990s when Japan experienced zero EPS growth for the decade, compared to 100% growth for the U.S. The recent return to growth is a clear reflection of the improvement in Japanese productivity, which was spurred by increased pressure to cut costs in order to compete with China and South Korea.
Plaid Cymru AM Simon Thomas called on the UK government to temporary cut VAT in order to help those struggling to cope in the current economic climate.
Romney was still unable to identify the loopholes he plans to close and the deductions he would cut in order to reduce the deficit without having to raise taxes on the middle class.
Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue.
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"Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue, " the statement said.
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Interior Minister Socrates Hasikos said his ministry is looking to cut red tape in order to attract foreign investment.
The editor of Science, Donald Kennedy, pragmatically defends his decision to cut a deal in order to secure disclosure.
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The government is committed to cut spending sharply in order to reduce its budget deficit, and some economists are concerned that this will undermine the recovery.
Yes, we had to cut expenses in order for the company to survive.
"I think I had, in the past couple of days prior to that, just an egg and a glass of water -- this is the extreme measures we have to go to in order to cut weight for our category, " she said.
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Morgan Stanley plans to cut down on bonuses in order to better align shareholders and employees interests.
So you do have to cut out some things in order to make room for others, and those are the things I've chosen to do.
Messages are shouted from all channels these days, so in creating content we are always searching for new ways to cut through the clamor in order to get our communications through to our target audience.
Indeed, the central government has urged state banks to cut back on lending in order to curb inflation, which in the year to July reached a three-year high of 6.5%, before dropping to 6.1% in September.
Loh, late last year announced that eight varsity programs would be cut in order to produce a leaner athletic budget, a kindly way of saying that the school would rather save struggling football and basketball programs than keep varsity sports such as track and swimming, in which the vast majority of participants graduate.
WarZ raised the player limit on servers to 70, in order to cut down on the active servers.
The number of such schools needs to grow rapidly in order to cut the long tail of underachievement which blights the education service in the disadvantaged areas of England.
Banks and governments alike would struggle to give up control to a distant banking regulator that might, for instance, tell national champions to reduce their exposures to domestic housing markets or make fewer loans to small businesses in order to cut risk.
In recent years officials have repeatedly called on manufacturers to use less elaborate packaging in order to cut down on waste and make mooncakes more affordable.
When you order from DeBragga, they write up the ticket and hold it overnight, cut all the steaks to order for you the next morning, and immediately cryovac them, pack them, and ship them in a cooler.
The solar industry, which relies heavily on government subsidies for manufacturing and installations, has become more partial to the cheaper multicrystalline wafers in order to cut costs and compete more effectively with other sources of electricity, from wind to natural gas.
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We will be making a trip up to Doncaster on Friday by plane in order to cut travelling time down.
If you ask them to raise taxes by an inch in order to cut government by a foot, they will say no.
Most Western countries ban it: in Britain, where around 66, 000 women have undergone some form of cutting and some 33, 000 girls are thought to be at risk, it is also a crime to take a British resident abroad in order to cut her.
That's the big picture: how much to have in stocks, how much to have in bonds, and how much you have to cut back your spending now in order to get by in retirement.
Alcoa had also announced plans to shut smelters in Italy and Spain in order to cut costs.
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