Given the size of the slump, a temporary increase in the budget deficit is justifiable.

鉴于经济的不景气的规模之大，临时增加的预算赤字可以理解。

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First, if the tax cuts led to a visible deterioration in the budget, households would perceive them as temporary and save rather than spend the extra notes in their pockets.

首先，假如减税导致预算发生有形的恶化，那么家庭就会把减税看成只是暂时的，而且还会节省而不是花掉他们口袋中留下的钞票。

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Any temporary budget savings thus get offset by increased NFIP spending in later years.

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Those temporary budget savings thus cannot be used to offset spending in other programs (unless hitting the borrowing limit is pushed beyond the budget window).

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On 27 March a temporary federal budget that has kept the federal government running since 2012 is due to expire.

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