U.S.President Barack Obama has used his weekly address to encourage fiscal discipline in the federal government, and outline his plans to eliminate waste and increase efficiency.
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Dr. ORSZAG: Well, the key to our long-term fiscal future is actually improving the efficiency of the health care system, and I think there's a lot that can be done there to bring - to bend the curve on health care costs.
Each agency shall establish a plan for reducing the combined costs associated with the activities covered by sections 3 through 7 of this order, as well as activities included in the Administrative Efficiency Initiative in the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, by not less than 20 percent below Fiscal Year 2010 levels, in Fiscal Year 2013.
We've been able to keep inflation down and therefore keep the price regime down, mainly through monetary and fiscal management, but also through better efficiency of our productive sectors and the cooperation of the people, employers and government.