近年来,西方发达国家普遍实行紧缩预算的财政政策:削减政府支出、压缩预算赤字,成为各国财政经济政策的重要内容。今年夏天,美国白宫和国会已就2000年以前削减税收和平衡预算达成初步协议。1993年联邦预算赤字2547亿美元,1997财政年度预算赤字预计300—600亿美元。欧盟各国自签 In recent years, the western developed countries have generally implemented austerity budget fiscal policies: reducing government expenditures and reducing budget deficits have become an important part of the fiscal and economic policies of all countries. This summer, the White House and the U.S. Congress reached a preliminary agreement on tax cuts and balanced budgets by the year 2000. The federal budget deficit in 1993 was 254.7 billion U.S. dollars and the budget deficit for fiscal year 1997 is estimated at 30-60 billion U.S. dollars. EU countries self-signed