Balance the federal budget by reducing spending.

通过削减开支平衡联邦预算。

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There are two ways of cutting a deficit: raising taxes or reducing spending.

削减赤字有两种途径：增加税收或者减少开支。

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"If there was any risk of not meeting the target, then we would do it by reducing spending, not by increasing taxes," he vows.

他发誓说：“如果有任何达不到目标的风险，届时我们将会通过减少开支，而不是增加各种税收来解决问题。”

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The idea was to boost spending, thereby creating demand for products, while reducing job losses.

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There is no question but that there is less emphasis on controlling budgets and reducing spending.

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And the President is very interested in reducing spending and in reducing our deficits.

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Other proposals include shutting swimming pools, community centres and reducing spending on roads maintenance.

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