"And we all understand that there are fixed household budgets and also given the fact that generally prices of essential food commodities have taken a major increase."
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The cuts are being considered as a result of the government's Comprehensive Spending Review which fixed spending budgets for each government department up to 2014-15.
Smarting from criticism that it had turned a blind eye to loose budgets and an unsustainable fixed exchange rate, the Fund's staff were determined not to conclude yet another weak deal.