It said cuts to green levies would come at the expense of poorer households, who are likely to get dramatically less help to cut their bills under existing schemes and are less likely to qualify for the new £1,000 discounts to fund energy efficiency measures for homebuyers.
Cash-strapped states might worry that offering such a savings lottery would cut into their existing lottery revenue, which helps fund schools and other services.
As an increasing number of states look to join the four states and Washington DC in legalizing recreational marijuana, many in the alcohol industry have feared that legalized weed will cut into their existing profits.
They are happy with their existing applications and could cut their maintenance costs in half.If many customers jump ship, this would weigh heavily on the results of Oracle and SAP.
Firms may try to get more life out of existing equipment, or cut their cleaning service, or ask employees to forego expected raises.
This will be achieved by private creditors taking a deeper cut on their existing Greek bonds, of 53.5% of their face value.
The House and Senate bills will change the amount the federal government will reimburse, meaning that in just the first 10 years, states will lose at least $772 billion in federal dollars and will either need to increase their state budgets or cut spending on their existing Medicaid programs, which are already lean.
If health care costs rise, these families will likely look to make cuts in their existing expenditures or face falling further into debt.
Some high income countries affected by the costs of bank bailouts and stimulus spending, or by the recession in the 'real' economy of production and consumption, such as Ireland are making draconian cuts in their existing social protection spending to qualify for IMF loans.
This would pave the way for the Lib Dems to extend their existing pledge to cut 4p off the basic rate of income tax to 6p.
