cut a deficit

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• You cannot cut a budget deficit simply by raising taxes.
• The new administration has promised to cut the national deficit by half within four years.
• Through strict cost-saving measures, the company successfully cut its operating deficit last quarter.
• The country implemented new tariffs in an attempt to cut its massive trade deficit.
• If we don't cut the deficit now, future generations will bear the burden of our debt.
• Cutting the fiscal deficit is the finance minister's top priority.
• To restore economic stability, the government must cut the deficit significantly.
• What is the most effective way for a developing country to cut its current-account deficit?
• A plan to cut the deficit was announced, involving both spending reductions and tax increases.
• It has proven incredibly difficult to cut the structural deficit without affecting essential public services.