Portugal is also struggling with a large public deficit and debt.

葡萄牙现在也面临高额的公共赤字和债务。

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In Colorado, despite a multimillion-dollar deficit, the Denver Public Library has practically done away with fixed-rate fines.

在科罗拉多州，尽管有数百万美元的逆差，丹佛公共图书馆已经几乎消灭了固定比率的罚款。

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Tens of thousands of disgruntled workers spilled into Greek streets on Wednesday, registering their discontent with government austerity measures to control Greece's spiraling public deficit and debt.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

The Greek government has promised to slash its public deficit from nearly 13 percent of gross domestic product to nearly nine percent of Gross Domestic Product by the year's end.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

Interest rates can rise, the public deficit widen and taxes may have to go up.

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The growth slowdown will make the public deficit and debt worse and potentially unsustainable over time.

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But who will pay for those new jobs and increases in wages and benefits without swelling the public deficit?

ECONOMIST: France