1.   A quarter said the surplus should be spent reducing the national debt.

2.   For its part, the government reported that public works starts fell in November for the third straight month as it continued to cut spending to reduce the deficit.

3.   Further, they say that such spending is inappropriate when the federal government must cut spending to reduce budget deficits.

4.   Most of the extra money, as required by law, will go to schools, and Wilson would like it spent to reduce class sizes further.

5.   Since taking office, de la Rua has followed a tack of raising taxes and cutting spending to reduce an expanding budget deficit.

6.   The concession to students protesting funding cuts and overcrowding at universities raised concern the government would renege on other pledges to cut spending to reduce its deficit.

7.   But both parties know that the more money spent to reduce the debt, the less remains for tax cuts and spending.

8.   It includes a special focus on measures to boost budget revenues and control spending in order to reduce the deficit.