The phrase "fiscal squeeze" refers to a situation where a government or organization is experiencing a reduction in its available funds or resources, often leading to limited spending or budget cuts. Full definition
A recent conference on the politics of fiscal squeeze explored some these issues and looked at how it has played out in different times and places. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Even before science's current fiscal squeeze, many graduate students and postdocs were working 60 to 80 - hour weeks under heavy pressure to produce meaningful results. (sciencemag.org)
Old political arguments are being tested with new battles emerging over whose expectations are to be disappointed and who should be blamed for fiscal squeeze. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)