We support efficiencies, not cost cutting.

Positive corporate contributions to development could support these initiatives, including through charging of lower interest rates and reduction of profit margins.

Provision for staff assessment has been reduced by a 5 per cent turnover factor.

The Committee commends ONUB for significantly decreasing its vacancy rates within a five month time period.

Reduced as a result of the drawdown.

However, the purpose of reform was not just to cut costs it was also to enhance efficiency.

At the same time, the Governors of the various states of the United States of America had been meeting, seeking to reduce social gains and to deny welfare for hundreds of thousands of workers and to reduce the rights of immigrants.

Expenditure reduction

It would create further favourable conditions for the reduction of nuclear arsenals.

Less reduction in the appropriation for 1998

Reduction in the appropriation for 1998

Under the GSP scheme of Japan, GSP rates on various agricultural and fishery products have been reduced to maintain the preferential margin following the MFN tariff cuts of the Uruguay Round MFN tariff reductions.

4. As can be seen from the table in paragraph 5 of the report, the reduction of 48.2 million in expenditures reflects the combined effect of anticipated reductions of 27.6 million resulting from favourable changes in exchange rates, 11.7 million owing to lower inflation rates than anticipated and 17.0 million attributable to adjustments to standard salary costs.

A smooth reduction in global imbalances was important to reduce the risks of abrupt increases in interest rates and further volatility in exchange rates.

Uganda, which had received a stock treatment in 1995 (with a reduction of 67 per cent) had a topping up to 80 per cent (i.e., its debt was further reduced to reach the equivalent of 80 per cent reduction).

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Although there have been substantial improvements in recent years, there are still situations where competitiveness between agencies reduces efficiency.

Norway welcomes the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on further reductions in strategic nuclear warheads.

We welcome the May 2004 decision to cut the current American nuclear stockpile by almost 50 per cent, and we would encourage the United States to provide a timetable for accomplishing this reduction.

The Committee recommends a particular emphasis on further reducing the vacancy rate for United Nations Volunteers, which now stands at 18.7 per cent.

Measures to reduce poverty

Reductions at national level

specified time frames (QELROs)

Although agreeing on bilateral nuclear arms reductions is primarily the responsibility of the nuclear weapon States, international stability and security are best served by irreversible reductions.

Romney acknowledges that large spending cuts, along with the scheduled expiration of tax cuts at the end of this year, could throw the economy back into recession in 2013. But he vows to steer the economy from the fiscal cliff by extending the tax cuts enacted under George W. Bush, doubling down with a further 20 across the board cut in income tax rates and cutting the corporate rate from 35 to 25 .

Reduction in each band would be based on linear cuts, with developing countries subject to lower cuts (two thirds of the developed country cuts), with the element of progressivity across the bands with higher tariffs subject to deeper cuts.

The reduction in the regular budget of UNCTAD should therefore be compensated for by extrabudgetary resources and improved efficiency.

16. The Department of Political Affairs in its ad hoc efficiency reviews focused on cost cutting issues.

From 1 January 2000 to 1 January 2005 it had reduced its strategic nuclear forces by 357 delivery vehicles and 1,740 nuclear warheads.

The conclusion is clear Greece s debt service burden is too large, and it must be reduced. This can be accomplished in two ways sharply cutting the interest rate paid by Greece, or reducing the face value of the debt.

The reduction in non post resources relates largely to the reduction in general temporary assistance owing to reduced requirements.

In his July 8 budget announcement, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne proposed to cut 12 billion ( 18.6 billion) from the welfare bill over the next four years as part of his deficit cutting plan. Of this, 9 billion will come from cutting the tax subsidies for working families.

Many nominations had actually proposed quantities below the guideline rates, suggesting scope for further reductions in the future.

c General Assembly reduced recommended appropriation as a result of Security Council decision to reduce the number of troops.

This reduction reflects the general tendency of cutting travel expenses.

Going over the fiscal cliff would have had the attraction of seriously cutting government spending, although the composition of the cuts nothing from entitlements and too much from defense was unattractive. The associated revenue increase was, at least, across the board, rather than the unbalanced hike in marginal tax rates at the top that was enacted.

(d) In this context, administrative cost reductions should not be used as a pretext for an eventual reduction in the budget of the Organization.

In the field of education, Paraguay has significantly reduced illiteracy and increased school enrolment, and will continue to reduce the deficit in and improve the quality of basic and primary education.

Part of the savings resulting from post cuts, streamlining of meetings and exchange rate adjustments should be reallocated to UNCTAD to enhance its delivery capacity.

Further reduction in nuclear arsenals

They whittled us down too.

Now when we look at being able to slash our product use, slash our transportation use, slash our building energy use, all of that is great, but it still leaves something behind.

Express their concern with the sharp reduction of 20.001 per cent in the 1998 1999 programme and budgets, and call for this to be regarded as the last reduction in the UNIDO budget, and for reversing this trend

Certain government departments administering cumbersome procedures may feel that their role will be diminished as a result of improved efficiencies.

Express their concern at the sharp reduction of 20.001 per cent in the 1998 1999 programme and budgets, and call for regarding this as the last reduction in the UNIDO budget and for reversing this trend