In fiscal matters, Mr Segal is close behind: he wants to cut taxes and decentralise government.

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In fact, it is in fiscal matters that the Republicans will have the most leverage.

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The original idea was to boost co-operation between leading economic powers in fiscal, monetary and commercial matters.

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In other words, we still need leadership on fiscal matters.

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The consensus in Buenos Aires is that, for now, fiscal discipline matters most.

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Independents' concerns about fiscal matters, and their increased conservatism, are also reflected in the July Quinnipiac poll on health care.

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His biggest problem on fiscal matters, one close advisor confided, may lie with his own Democrats in the legislature, many of whom are little more than satraps of the public employee interests.

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