Concessions, such as more consultative councils, may placate the kingdom's merchants.
The French government made concessions, such as the partial privatisations of Aerospatiale and the Thomson electronics group.
Concessions such as these go to show how rushed and ill-conceived the pre-budget report was," he said.
Barring a few concessions, such as a 5% headcount cut by 2017 and a rise in the pension age to 66, reforms were few.
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, wants to win concessions, such as over controlling benefit payments to EU migrants, before endorsing an 'In' vote.
They had hoped for other political concessions, such as the release of detainees, or even a unilateral ceasefire from Indian forces.
The extra wiggle room has already enabled Iran's leaders to make unprecedented concessions, such as granting greater leeway to international inspectors and sharply scaling back uranium enrichment.
Now he wants unions to accept concessions, such as a revised pension plan for newly hired workers and more flexible work rules.
Occasional attempts to revert to the old brutal regime were seen off, and concessions, such as the right to study, were won.
Bigger concessions, such as lifting the ban on driving and categorically setting a minimum age of consent for marriage, are absent.
Baghdad could continue dribbling out meaningless concessions such as yesterday's laughable decree that the development of weapons of mass destruction is now prohibited in Iraq.
