A good local tax is visible and prevents soft budget constraints.

好的地税税种具有可见性，能阻止预算软约束。

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Fourthly, soft budget constraints and extra budgetary funds exist widely.

四是预算约束软化和预算外资金大量存在。

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We argue that failing to meet the condition is an important cause for soft budget constraint.

本文认为企业不能满足该约束条件是导致软预算约束的根本原因。

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The European Central Bank (ECB) is also against going soft on budget deficits: earlier this month, the ECB's president, Wim Duisenberg, criticised the euro's member governments for doing too little to cut their deficits, in particular by failing to pass structural economic reforms.

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The call from leading medical bodies for a 20p-per-litre levy on soft drinks to be included in this year's Budget.

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And, for a third, some Republicans will argue that they did relatively badly on Tuesday because they had been too soft with Mr Clinton (ceding ground to him over the budget, for example) an argument which implies they should now emphasise and punish the president's failings.

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