All he could do at the recent summit was ask for a budget freeze sometime in the future.

But by late summer, the opening had been put off until next July because of the budget freeze.

But a budget freeze need not translate into cuts to vital classroom programs.

There are many different reasons for a business or a government to implement a budget freeze.

An excess in spending can also necessitate a budget freeze.

But a budget freeze can have other- often unintended- consequences.

Some believe that this, rather than the actual reduction in costs, is often the reason behind a budget freeze.

A budget freeze can have political implications, especially in the case of the government, but also where businesses are concerned.

Meanwhile a recent budget freeze has reduced the overall number of positions.

A budget freeze will dent growth, no matter what other Members might say.