| On Sunday the Portuguese government approved belt-tightening measures that would bring the deficit to 2.9 percent. |
| The Student Union faces years of belt-tightening and substandard service provision in light of the annual budget published this week. |
| Recruitment of new personnel has stopped and belt-tightening measures have been put in place, he added. |
| The DA objected to adjustments resulting from cost-saving implemented by the provincial Treasury as part of its belt-tightening measures. |
| The legislature froze 75 percent of the GIO's annual budget this year, forcing the office to adopt belt-tightening measures. |
| By late May, it was unclear how the belt-tightening would affect settlements. |
