Latvia is 'saved from bankruptcy'
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Latvia is 'saved from bankruptcy 1' 拉脱维亚从破产中得救
Latvia's prime minister says that he has saved the country from bankruptcy.
Valdis Dombrovskis told public radio that the decision late on Thursday to cut 500m lats ($1bn; £607m) from the budget（预算） was "very difficult".
But the cuts were needed for the country to receive the next installment（分期付款） of its European Union bail-out loans.
The country agreed a 7.5bn euro ($10.5bn; £6.4bn) loan package in December, but must cut the budget deficit（预算赤字） to receive the loans.
"The signals we have been getting from the European Commission are positive," he said.
The five-party coalition 2 government（联合政府） agreed to a series of measures with unions and employers.
The cuts will include reducing old age pensions by 10% and cutting public sector 3 salaries by 20%, but they decided 4 against increasing income taxes.
Parliament will vote on the changes next week.
Latvia's currency is pegged 5 to the euro, but the recession has hit Latvia so badly that many analysts 6 believe it will have to devalue the lat.
Latvia's central bank has been intervening to support the currency this week. (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
Latvia's prime minister says that he has saved the country from bankruptcy.
Valdis Dombrovskis told public radio that the decision late on Thursday to cut 500m lats ($1bn; £607m) from the budget（预算） was "very difficult".
But the cuts were needed for the country to receive the next installment（分期付款） of its European Union bail-out loans.
The country agreed a 7.5bn euro ($10.5bn; £6.4bn) loan package in December, but must cut the budget deficit（预算赤字） to receive the loans.
"The signals we have been getting from the European Commission are positive," he said.
The five-party coalition 2 government（联合政府） agreed to a series of measures with unions and employers.
The cuts will include reducing old age pensions by 10% and cutting public sector 3 salaries by 20%, but they decided 4 against increasing income taxes.
Parliament will vote on the changes next week.
Latvia's currency is pegged 5 to the euro, but the recession has hit Latvia so badly that many analysts 6 believe it will have to devalue the lat.
Latvia's central bank has been intervening to support the currency this week. (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
n.破产；无偿付能力
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的过去式和过去分词 )；使固定在某水平
- They pegged their tent down. 他们钉好了账篷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She pegged down the stairs. 她急忙下楼。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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