11.   A reduction in the fiscal deficit would relieve pressure on interest rates and the currency.

12.   A sharp fall in exports like bananas and coffee is expected, while inflation, unemployment and fiscal deficits are sure to rise, the institutions said.

13.   A slower-than-expected recovery could force Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to abandon his ambitious attempts to cut the fiscal deficit that led to the tax increases.

14.   Bucaram backed off earlier this week on new measures to remove state subsidies on basic goods, which was his attempt to cut a burgeoning fiscal deficit.

15.   Bucaram campaigned on reducing poverty and increasing social spending, yet has since vowed to cut the fiscal deficit and boost exports.

16.   But India, too, has a ballooning fiscal deficit that needs attention.

17.   But they also point to a sharply rising fiscal deficit and national debt that is rising faster than that of other advanced countries.

18.   Construction companies are watching profits slide as the government doles out fewer contracts in an effort to drive down its fiscal deficit.

19.   Construction, real estate and transportation companies are watching profits slide as the government doles out fewer contracts in an effort to drive down its fiscal deficit.

20.   Construction companies fell after the Japanese parliament approved cuts in the government budget to reduce the fiscal deficit.