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He is concerned that if the euro-zone countries obtain greater fiscal-policy union, the bloc could form a caucus within the EU to make changes at the expense of the member states outside the common currency.

U.K.'s Cameron May Back Merkel on Changing Treaty William Boston 2011

"Deficit reduction can often become a mindless bean-counting exercise," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a bipartisan nonprofit focused on fiscal-policy issues.

Unintended Pregnancies Cost Government $11 Billion a Year Kristina Peterson 2011

The European Union and International Monetary Fund are pressing Hungary to postpone action on proposed central bank and fiscal-policy laws now before Parliament if it hopes to win their approval for a financial safety net to protect the indebted country during the Continent's financial crisis.

Hungary Warned Against New Laws Gordon Fairclough 2011

Mr. Romney's relatively low tax rate has become an issue in the GOP nomination contest, and President Barack Obama has made raising taxes on the richest Americans a top fiscal-policy priority.

Santorum Paid 2010 Tax Rate of About 28% John D. McKinnon 2012

The EU and IMF are pressing Hungary to postpone action on proposed central bank and fiscal-policy laws before Parliament if it hopes to win their approval for a financial safety net.

What's News— 2011

Mr. Yosano is famous for his conservative fiscal-policy stance, including a 2008 call for doubling the 5% consumption tax to 10% by 2015 to help get the industrial world's worst debt situation under control and finance ballooning pension and health-care expenditures.

Japan's New Deficit Hawk, Deflation Dove James Simms 2011

In keeping mostly intact the state's decades-old system of defined benefits, the administration appears to be eschewing the advice of more hawkish voices in the fiscal-policy arena that say a more radical shake-up of pension costs is the only way to defuse a longer-term fiscal problem.

Cuomo Seeks New Pension Tier Jacob Gershman 2011

"If the government is going to be more contractionary on the fiscal-policy side that suggests monetary policy will have to carry more of the burden if the economy needs further support," Katie Dean , head of Australian macroeconomics at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. said.

Australia's Treasurer Sticks to Surplus Pledge Enda Curran 2011

Last week, official Washington gathered at George Washington University to hear the president make his contribution to the fiscal-policy debate.

Obama's Likability Gap Daniel Henninger 2011

With regard to fiscal-policy compromise, growth in federal spending has outstripped growth in U.S.

Compromise Hasn't Served Conservatives Very Well 2011