Sentence examples for taxes austerity from inspiring English sources

Economic crisis, taxes, austerity, unemployment, migration: the word Europe has become – rightly or wrongly – a universal scapegoat.

Although Austria is one of Europe's richest countries and its unemployment levels lower than ever, Austrians were fed up with the fractious coalition parties, their high taxes, austerity budget and two-party patronage system.

Even the lefty-as-possible Syriza government – some actually call themselves "communists" – is now adamant that higher taxes ("austerity") are a disaster.

So I'm going to propose a simple idea that doesn't require higher taxes, austerity, buying something extra or making a donation: Take inventory of all of the small businesses who provide you with services or goods and, if you owe them any money, pay them by this Friday.

Republicans urge lower taxes, austerity, smaller government.

That is partly due to a change in tone by the once ebullient Alex Salmond, who stopped shouting, opened up a wider set of issues than currency – including health, poverty, bedroom tax, austerity and Trident – and scored with female voters in the first TV leaders' debate, despite being judged the loser by political commentators.

The "Remain" side, citing scores of experts and elite opinion, warned that leaving the bloc, a so-called Brexit, would mean an economic catastrophe, a plunging pound, higher taxes, more austerity and the loss of jobs.

President François Hollande and Syriza are very different kinds of leftists, but both are the latest to discover that when it comes to fair taxes, ending austerity or tackling inequality, idealism and public support aren't enough.

Last year it sold at auction hundreds of millions of its debt to various funds, displeasing many who believe the "vulture funds" only want a quick profit off Puerto Rico as it desperately tries to repay debt with high local taxes and austerity cuts.

Here's the news from Spain last week, in case anybody missed it: huge cuts in government spending; higher taxes; biting austerity; unemployment higher than in Greece; big and growing demonstrations in Madrid; violent clashes with police; and in Catalonia, a rising clamour for secession.

This it saw as leading to increased taxes, less austerity and a slower reduction in the deficit.