Sentences with phrase «tough public spending cuts»

According to the Economist, it is in a «comfortable» fiscal situation, «aided by a strongly growing economy will help to reduce the deficit without tough public spending cuts or tax rises.»

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And for that he would need a «fiscal problem» that he could fix with tough spending cuts and public service layoffs.

Despite our tough plans for cuts in public spending, we have stuck to the previous Government's commitments on capital investment, apart from some small savings made in May.

Turning rhetoric into reality will be a tough call — public spending cuts show no sign of letting up and the combination of rising demand for school places, lack of accountability and cuts to education budgets in real terms will need careful consideration if we are to improve standards and equity in education within the next administration.

It comes a day after Chancellor George Osborne set out what he described as «tough but fair» cuts to public spending in the coalition's emergency budget.

This won't just be because ducking is always a tempting response to tough questions, especially questions as tough as those raised by public spending cuts.

The prime minister promised the public they would have more money in their pockets within «just a few years» if they toughed out the forthcoming spending cuts, saying there was «no other responsible way» to deal with the budget deficit.