The leaders of the euro's core countries have demanded draconian budget cuts as the price of rescue loans to troubled economies.

欧元核心国家的领导们把他们大幅度的财政削减当做是借出救命贷款给受困经济体的代价。

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That's why many suspect that the real pain in Mr Osborne's first budget may come from additional tax rises rather than draconian spending cuts.

这正是很多人怀疑奥斯本先生的第一年预算的真正痛苦可能来自额外增加税收而不是来自苛刻减少开支的原因。

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The IMF argues further draconian budget cuts aren't achievable and will make Greece's economic program more likely to veer further off track.

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It would indeed be folly for large chunks of the world economy to embark on an immediate and draconian set of budget cuts.

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At the time the letter was written, though, implementation was a long way off and many observers expected Congress would act to avert draconian cuts before the budget guillotine fell.

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