到目前为止，仍有财政余地的欧洲国家要求支出和投资的削减，这与增税一道抑制了经济活动，增加了失业，最终破坏了税收 — — 因而也拖累了财政整固。
Until now, European countries with fiscal leeway have insisted on spending and investment cuts that, together with tax increases, have reduced economic activity and increased unemployment, ultimately compromising tax collection – and thus fiscal consolidation.