Sentence examples for scale of deficit from inspiring English sources

The scale of deficit reported is unprecedented.

"Equally important to the scale of deficit reduction is the way it is done.

Mr. Ryan's plan proposes roughly the same scale of deficit reduction as is being sought by the British government.

It has centred not on the economy as a whole, on policies to tackle the productivity gap or boost sustainable growth, but on the pace and scale of deficit reduction, and the role – but not the detail – of welfare cuts.

The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats could reach an agreement on the scale of deficit reduction by 2017-18, but will find it almost impossible to reach a deal across the parliament without the Lib Dems accepting Tory cuts to welfare, a new study shows.

Even if a last-minute deal moderates the scale of deficit reduction, some House Republicans loudly insist that they would refuse to increase the debt limit without extensive domestic spending cuts in return — and these, presumably, would be much steeper than those ordained in the cliff.

"We are confronted with a situation where the scale of deficits is truly extraordinary.

Households don't indulge quantitative easing (ie printing money); make decisions about what levels of social inequality are tolerable; set tax levels; or decide what scale of deficits will be run in order to redistribute income, feed the poor, educate our children or, heaven forbid, help them get well (for free!) when they are sick.

The obvious ones are around the scale of deficits and debts.

"The current construction boom is starting to redress this shortfall but the scale of the deficit means the pace of rebalancing is slow," he said.

"The scale of the deficit has nothing to do with fine tuning.