Sentence examples for stricter budgets from inspiring English sources

But the financial burdens on the NHS, which is facing stricter budgets in the years ahead, mean the mood is darkening.

"I'm very optimistic that the four regions can survive as sustainable businesses on the basis of discipline and working within lower, tighter, stricter budgets," Thomas added.

MADRID — Spain auctioned off another round of debt on Thursday as the government rushed to enshrine stricter budget discipline in the Constitution.

As governor, he reorganized the existing maze of state agencies and consolidated them into larger units while introducing stricter budgeting procedures for them.

Last Friday, Mr. Rajoy unexpectedly presented the European Commission in Brussels with the biggest challenge yet to the stricter budget rules that took effect in January.

In fact, it's even hard to foresee if more immediate, concrete behavior changes — like stricter budgeting and more savings — will last past the current recession.

A fair bit of sniping is going on between those agencies paying the higher rents and others who are holding to a stricter budget.

Beyond the immediate push for stricter budget discipline to surmount the European sovereign debt crisis, the struggle over the future of the euro zone revolves around the idea of a political authority to coordinate national economic policies.

Apart from stricter budget discipline and surveillance, the compromise should involve a procedure for managing an orderly default in a euro-zone country, and a method for rebalancing the overall European economy between surplus and deficit countries.

Every country in the European Union except the United Kingdom agreed on Thursday to sign a treaty enforcing stricter budget rules on member nations.

ECB President Mario Draghi called the EU's decision a step forward for the stricter budget rules he has said are necessary for the euro zone to emerge stronger from the turmoil.