As the outgoing head of the civil service, Sir Bob Kerslake, has argued, further cuts after the election will force Whitehall to change its ways of working and organisation.
Ms Gillard is betting that giving lengthy notice on the election will force her opponent to declare his policies and how he would pay for them, instead of quietly coasting into office.Her strategy also bears risks.
Iraqi officials have yet to announce the locations of polling places, and a government ban on motor traffic imposed for the election will force voters to walk to the centers.
They're hoping the money will give them a chance to avoid the noise and breeze of the wind turbines, while at the same time, they also hope the election will force politicians to feel the wind down their own necks. .
This year's election will force both parties to reconsider who they are in fundamental ways.
Mr Toledo, a US-educated economist with humble Peruvian roots, moved slightly ahead of his rival in the opinion polls this week, indicating that tomorrow's election will force a second round run-off in June.
By the middle of 2014, congressional elections will force another hiatus in Washington policymaking.
