In 2008, MPs voted on cutting the limit for the first time since 1990.
For the Conservatives, Alex Johnstone said "a case may exist" for cutting the limit to deal with the "scourge" of drink-driving, but argued the focus of the police may change as a result.
One basic rule for limit-making is that the burden of proof should fall on those who want change especially since the changers often want to keep on changing indefinitely: cutting the abortion limit by a fortnight was, for some, merely an interim goal on the way to a tighter squeeze or an outright ban.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council will limit tenancies to five years, cutting it to two years for 18 to 25-year-olds.
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When standard monetary-policy responses reach their limit, fiscal options, such as cutting taxes and increasing public spending, come into play.
Last night the House of Representatives backed a bill to raise the country's borrowing limit by more than two trillion dollars, cutting spending over 10 years by around the same amount.
National Association of State Budget Officers report that many states have to limit benefits much like New York. 24 states are cutting Medicaid payments to health care professionals and 20 states are limiting covered services, mandating higher co-payments, or increasing managed care services.
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Would your first action this morning be (1) get out of the house to look for a job, or (2) start cutting back on expenses, or (3) focus on increasing your credit limit?
Both are attempting to implement structural reforms, while cutting taxes, and both are certain this year to breach the stability pact's 3% limit on budget deficits for countries within Europe's single-currency area.
Senior Tory Bernard Jenkin, who chairs the Public Administration Committee, said that cutting the number of ministers and parliamentary aides would save money, be popular with the public and limit the "payroll vote".
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