Sentences with phrase «back on the deficit reduction»

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Conservative strategists made the calculation that candour about the difficult spending choices ahead will gain Osborne political kudos and outweighs the risk of reinforcing a reputation for putting the burden of deficit reduction on to the backs of the poor.

But the reality is, even with growth back on track, Labour's approach to deficit reduction would involve tough decisions on spending cuts and tax rises.

An extract was released overnight (to get maximum coverage from the national newspapers) which suggested he was calling on Britons to pay back their personal debts as soon as possible - to help with the coalition's deficit reduction strategy.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- The U.S. House on Tuesday night passed the «cut, cap and balance» deficit reduction plan backed by tea party conservatives but dismissed by President Barack Obama, who offered strong praise for another proposal put together by a bipartisan group of senators.

Though voters in the constituency are on balance pessimistic about prospects for the economy over the next few years, they back the coalition's «Plan A» for deficit reduction by a wide margin.

But what is so absurd about these flights of wishful thinking is that there is not a single word about the real lessons which Labour needs to learn — the need for radical banking reform, the need for a massive revival of British manufacturing (when this year the UK deficit on traded goods is likely to exceed the entire UK budget deficit), the need to take back public control of the NHS and education system, the need for a jobs and growth strategy rather than a programme of endless cuts, the need for an effective anti-poverty strategy and a huge reduction in inequality.

«We have held the steadfast belief that — alongside deficit reduction — nurturing entrepreneurs, creating jobs, supporting hard - working families and keeping taxes low would get the UK economy back on track.

President Obama's bipartisan deficit - reduction commission is making recommendations for reducing the deficit, and here at The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund we are proposing a few cost - cutting measures for lawmakers to consider in getting the country's budget back on track.

■» European countries and Australia are backing away from their emission reductions policies as they realize their economic cost and political unpopularity» Do not discount the Gallic folly... as Hollande and his minions will implement a carbon tax as a bargain with the EU tolerating their abysmal record on deficit reduction...

On Dec. 1, 2010, the bipartisan deficit - reduction commission, appointed by President Obama, released its final plan for cutting the U.S. deficit — which included suggestions to pare back the mortgage interest deduction.

Following the release of the Deficit Reduction Commission's report, which recommends scaling back the mortgage interest deduction, the National Association of Realtors ® is warning Congress of the potentially devastating effects of such change on American families and the economy.