Three-fourths of the charities that answered the survey said the recession had forced them to dismiss workers or cut other spending.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

I think it's important to get the spending cut too It's very...it's much more difficult to work on the spending in fact but that's essential.

我觉得，同时还应当削减财政支出呢,尽管事实上这个更难做到,但至少这一点至关重要。

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And the best studies that I've seen suggest that government spending was cut by at most 30 cents.

然而，据权威研究显示,实际上，当时政府支出减少了不过30美分。

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At the close of the Group of 20 Summit in Toronto,Canada, the president noted moves in Europe to cut government spending.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

and he started with the position that you ought to cut taxes but only where you can find offsetting cuts and government spending.

最开始，他的观点是,减税是正道,但必须先想到如何补偿这部分损失,如何削减财政支出。

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Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending Germany's decision to cut spending by one hundred billion dollars over four years.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

But if you are going to make them permanent ? where are you gonna cut spending?

然而，一旦决定长期减税,又如何才能削减财政支出呢？

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It combines a tax cut for employers and spending for road projects in an effort to reduce unemployment.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

The incentive in Washington is such that it's virtually impossible to cut spending unless you can go to the voters " and say "We don't have the money."

政府的机制就是这样,削减财政开支，几乎不可能,除非你有勇气对选民说,“政府没钱了“

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They promised to do their part to cut the growth rate in health spending by one and a half percentage points a year.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

But TEFRA was coupled with a promise by Tip O'Neil and Bob Dole that for every dollar in tax increases government spending would be cut by 3 dollars.

但前提是，欧尼尔和鲍勃·杜尔必须承诺,每增税1美元,政府财政支出须减少3美元。

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Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

And nobody knows, nobody believes that we can cut spending, right? -Somebody down the road has to pay the bills Somebody down the road has to pay the bills, either by cutting spending, cutting benefits or raising taxes.

而几乎没人相信,政府能够成功节流，不是吗？，-那总得,有人来埋单啊,迟早要有人来为此埋单的，要么精简政府开支，削减福利，要么增税。

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The 2-year plan calls for spending on public works and a tax cut for low-income Germans.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

.. But McCain is, McCain wants to increase... What you are saying effectively is the next president must raise taxes in a massive way Because you are saying you can only cut taxes if you cut spending.

然而麦凯恩想要增加。,那照你的意思,下届政府必须大幅增税了，毫无悬念,因为你说一旦减税,就必须跟着精简开支。

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Last week,the European Commission approved a Greek plan to cut government spending.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

Background, George W. Bush increased spending but cut taxes.

背景知识，乔治·W·布什增加了财政支出,同时削减了税率。

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California Republican Dan Lungren said Mr.Obama is not living up to his campaign promises to cut taxes and federal spending.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

To jump-start its recovery plan, Fujii says,the government has identified $98 billion worth of wasteful spending to cut.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

When the House and Senate debate their respective plans next week, Republicans are expected to offer amendments to cut or freeze government spending.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

He says the U.S.consumer has cut spending. That may mean exporters will have to boost demand in their own nations to keep their economies growing.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Tea Party supporters want to cut taxes, government spending and the federal budget deficit.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Investors also fear the new administration will loosen fiscal policies, although EU nations from Greece to Britain are being forced to cut spending to shore-up Europe's weakening euro currency.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

"It's part of the problem of the entertainment and tourist industry that you are so dependent upon a buoyant economy, because one of the first things that people cut is their discretionary leisure spending."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

And that will be a very tough battle." As in many countries, America's elected officials are loathe to raise taxes or cut spending, particularly when the economy is weak and millions are out of work.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

The new government has promised an emergency budget within 50 days and has already said it will cut spending by nearly New Prime Minister David Cameron says savings can be achieved by getting rid of inefficiencies.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13