Sentences with phrase «drastic spending cuts»

That has triggered question - marks about the coalition government's economic policy of drastic spending cuts to eliminate the country's public spending deficit entirely.

First, implement drastic spending cuts as I suggested above.

Relations between minister and their officials have been soured by conflict over the way in which permanent secretaries are appointed, dissent at the unprecedented scale of the reforms underway amid drastic spending cuts and big failures like the West Coast mainline franchise fiasco.

An over $ 50 million budget deficit has made drastic spending cuts or tax hikes (or both) necessary, especially as the state comptroller's office has begun to hang over Rockland ominously, reminding lawmakers that the state has the authority to take over derelict governments and straighten out their finances if they won't do it themselves.

And it's stopped us slipping into the nightmare they've seen in Greece, confidence falling, interest rates rising, jobs lost and in the end, not less but more drastic spending cuts than if you'd acted decisively in the first place.

The revolution in local government outlined in Eric Pickles «s localism bill has laid ministers open to the charge that their package of new powers coupled with drastic spending cuts will hit the poorest in society hardest, enable big business to buy off local opposition and devolve difficult political decisions to councils at a time when they are least able to cope with them.

With the potential budget and postponed fiscal cliff deal looming in Washington, here could be drastic spending cuts impacting thousands of government programs.

«Dover Corp. (DOV) is a diversified industrial manufacturer, but unlike many companies in the industrial sector, Dover has minimal dealings with the U.S. and other governments that are initiating drastic spending cuts.

Washington (CNNMoney)- AFL - CIO President Richard Trumka accused House Speaker John Boehner of blackmailing America for withholding his vote to raise the debt ceiling unless there are drastic spending cuts.

Mr Kennedy warned colleagues earlier this week not to «throw the baby out with the bath water» in signing up to drastic spending cuts.

David Miliband has a noteworthy piece in today's Guardian, arguing for a series of left - wing, progressive policies as an alternative to drastic spending cuts.