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Meanings
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fiscal deficit; budget deficit
Refers to a government's shortfall when expenditures exceed revenues in a given fiscal period.
The government is working on reducing the fiscal deficit.
Usage patterns
- 財政赤字が拡大するfor a fiscal deficit to expand/grow
The government's fiscal deficit is rapidly expanding.
- 財政赤字を削減するto reduce/cut a fiscal deficit
The government is considering raising taxes to reduce the fiscal deficit.
- 財政赤字に陥るto fall into a fiscal deficit
The country fell into a fiscal deficit due to years of tax cuts.
- 財政赤字が続くfor a fiscal deficit to continue
The fiscal deficit has continued for the past ten years.