Taken by itself, the proposed budget pact would increase the Federal tax burden on those with incomes of $20,000 or less.

The Federal Reserve demonstrated in June that it is prepared to loosen monetary policy as a budget pact emerges.

The budget pact also should restore our economic negotiating leverage, particularly with Germany and Japan.

Unfortunately, the recent budget pact is an embarrassing fake.

New York State has a budget pact.

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Officials there anxiously await the final budget pact.

A budget pact is expected to lead to lower interest rates, which would tend to make the dollar less attractive to foreign investors.

Congress would be fully justified in insisting that the Bush Administration accept the expanded tax credit before approving the budget pact.

There is one problem with the budget pact that cannot be easily fixed.