But Transport Secretary Justine Greening said Ms Eagle's policy to cap train fares would be a spending commitment.
Mitt Romney promised to keep all of the tax cuts in place, but made no serious commitment to spending reductions, while President Obama promised to raise some taxes, but also made no serious commitment to spending reductions.
It's on a motion calling for a rapid agreement between the government and the insurance industry, to renew the long-standing deal under which the industry insures homes in areas at risk of flooding, in return for a government commitment to spending on flood defences.
Obviously, we cannot maintain a commitment to Medicare spending that is perpetually growing faster than GDP.
But it is at least more realistic than expecting governments to accept an indeterminate but huge commitment for future spending.
"The commitment to new spending on scientific infrastructure is important, as part of the UK's push to be a modern, high-tech economy, " he said.
The government expects to meet this foreign aid target by next year, but has opted not to enshrine its commitment to aid spending in law.
He will also challenge the Labour leadership to reveal which taxes they would raise to reconcile their public spending pledges with their declared commitment to deficit reduction.
If the Bush tax cuts and payroll holiday are not extended, and Congress lives up to its commitment to cut spending, the drag on the economy will be severe.
Moody's lauded the government's success in containing this year's fiscal deficit at 5.2% of GDP by controlling spending and said a similar commitment is needed to narrow the gap to the 4.8% level projected for next year.
If the Bush tax cuts and payroll tax holiday are extended, and Congress wriggles its way out of its commitment to cut spending, the deficit will swell to the point where alarmists see us going the way of Greece.
According to Dan, the divide between the Establishment and the Outsiders is their commitment to reducing government spending.
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The prime minister does "not resile" from his commitment to increase defence spending after the next election, reporters on his trip to Africa were told yesterday.
Partly because of this, David Cameron, the Tory leader, has faced surprisingly little pressure within his party to retreat from his commitment to maintain aid spending.
First Minister Carwyn Jones's commitment to protect education spending in Wales is limited to ensuring that the reductions it faces are 1% less than other services.
The second, vital component of a Republican tactical retreat would be to fulfill their commitment to reduce government spending and permit the bipartisan agreement negotiated when the debt ceiling was increased in August 2011.
The company is not resting on its laurels either, steaming forward with the integration of acquisitions like mining equipment maker Bucyrus and upping its commitment to growth by spending some of the cash it generates.
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And even austere New Labour has made a spending pledge, on top of its commitment to increase education's share of national income, in this campaign.
But as long as the commitment is there and people are spending a lot on the safety, that's all you can do.
Mr Clegg says co-operation with the other parties will also depend on their commitment to a more redistributive tax system, more spending on poor schoolchildren, a greener economy and political reform, such as ditching the first-past-the-post voting model.
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The coalition government has ring-fenced the NHS from spending cuts elsewhere and criticised Labour for not being prepared to match its commitment to a real-terms increase in funding every year.
Ms Hutt also used the budget to reaffirm Labour's commitment to universal benefits which have come under scrutiny in an era of spending cuts.
This will depend on the Treasury delivering on its commitment to a 1% annual increase in the equipment budget in the next spending review.
Yet it would maintain the same level of general revenue commitment to Medicare that is obligated as of today, holding Medicare general revenue spending to the same percent of GDP.
Forward guidance is important because it locks the Fed into a future commitment to, say, keeping rates low, which removes some of the uncertainty surrounding spending decisions by consumers.
Mr Macdonald also said he had "tried in vain to get minsisters to confirm that commitment" and that "affordable housing had taken one of the biggest hits in the spending review".
That commitment helped to lift the spirits of entrepreneurs, officials and consumers, encouraging them to keep spending too.
Higher interest rates and a commitment from the Fed to refrain from purchasing Treasury debt would force the government to dramatically reduce spending.
In an ongoing commitment to transparency, participation, and collaboration, these senior leaders will work together to ensure that Federal spending information meets adequate controls to ensure quality data is are available to the public.
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