The phrase "a proportionate reduction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a decrease that is in line with a specific ratio or scale, often in contexts like finance, resource allocation, or policy changes.
Example: "Due to budget constraints, we will implement a proportionate reduction in all departments' funding."
Alternatives: "an equitable decrease" or "a balanced cut".
And we're looking at a proportionate reduction in the number of people in flood risk management".
Last month, the World Health Organization urged countries around the world to impose a tax on sugary drinks, presenting research that showed just a 20percentt increase in soda prices would result in a proportionate reduction in their consumption.
First, the effect of a wage increase on the share of labour is not completely offset by changes in the input mix, so that an increase in wage rates does not lead to a proportionate reduction in total employment; and second, the factor of production that grows fastest will see its share in the national income diminished.
If they keep track of their out-of-state assignments, they get a proportionate reduction of their New York state income tax.
One might expect that a 5% drop in enrollment would prompt a proportionate reduction in teaching staff, central office departments, administrators and so on.
This corresponds to a proportionate reduction in successful sporozoite numbers (α1) of 0.901 (Supplemental Table 2).
This reflects a lower proportionate reduction in the cost of implementation (17%) than of other campaign elements (such as set-up, mobilization, and planning).
And in conditions of inadequate demand, budget cuts cause a more than proportionate reduction in the GDP — in technical terms the so-called fiscal multiplier is greater than one.
The result was multiplied by 0.8 to reflect the likelihood that reduced work time results in a less than proportionate reduction in productivity [ 22].
This is a clear indication that consumption of cigarettes, alcohol, and betel nuts in Taiwan does respond to a change in price, although proportionate increases in price lead to a slightly less than proportionate reduction in consumption.
In the latter instance, the proportionate reduction in cases of pneumonia or fatal pneumonia is used as a proxy for the proportion of cases or deaths due to the targeted bacterium, or specifically, Hib and/or pneumococcus.
