1.  It would allow the demolition of more ruinous public housing while freeing money designated for renovation to build new apartments.

2.  Tax cuts can give a boost to the private sector by freeing money for investments and consumption, which stimulate spinoff activities that in turn generate tax revenues.

3.  The cuts, part of a slow-moving package of military reforms, are aimed in part at freeing money to better train and equip the remaining forces.

4.  The normal rationale for cutting taxes -- aside from the political appeal of winning votes -- is to stimulate a sagging economy by freeing money for consumer spending.