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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a fiscal squeeze" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is a reduction in available financial resources or budget constraints, often affecting government spending or economic conditions.
Example: "The government is facing a fiscal squeeze, leading to cuts in public services and increased taxes."
Alternatives: "budget constraint" or "financial tightening".
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"The big picture remains one of a fiscal squeeze".
ReprintsBut Mr Charest is now in a fiscal squeeze.
To avoid default, President Jorge Batlle's government is trying to impose a fiscal squeeze.
But the economic programme requires a fiscal squeeze that would be hard even for a country at peace.
First, depending on the details of the deal, there could still be too great a fiscal squeeze in 2013.
A fiscal squeeze and high interest rates spell pain for Brazilian firms and households and a slower return to growth.
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That is a result of both a severe fiscal squeeze and private-sector deleveraging.
The new IMF agreement will call for a bigger fiscal squeeze, to ensure a public-sector "primary" surplus (ie, before interest payments) of more than 3% of GDP this year.
To restart the economy, Thatcher instituted a fierce fiscal squeeze, coupled with an expansionary monetary policy.
Many states provide a supplement, but they are also in a brutal fiscal squeeze.
But it does not mean that a major fiscal tightening is no longer needed... A huge fiscal squeeze is still coming and we still think that the budget on 22 June will include plans, at least, for sizeable tax increases," said Jonathan Loynes at Capital Economics.
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