Mr Osborne has also nailed his radical colours to the mast by relying on spending cuts for three-quarters of the squeeze by 2014-15, leaving relatively little work for tax rises.

奥斯本为实现2014 - 2015年前三季度的财政紧缩，依靠的是削减支出的方式，而在税收增长方面下的功夫相对较少，这也将其激进色彩钉在桅杆上。

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That may be because so many people have benefited over the past 15 years that it will take a lot to persuade them to back any radical departures from the way things are.

原因可能在于，过去十五年间，由此获益的人不胜枚举，现在要让他们同此决裂，着实要费一番工夫。

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