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DEBT BURDEN [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Public Sector Budgeting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high debt burden 1, record 1, English, high%20debt%20burden
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This means tackling the high debt burden, which is now absorbing more than a third of federal revenues, has robbed the government of fiscal flexibility, and has left the fiscal situation extremely vulnerable to economic slowdowns and increases in interest rates. 1, record 1, English, - high%20debt%20burden
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Budget des collectivités publiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lourd endettement
1, record 1, French, lourd%20endettement
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cela signifie qu'ils doivent s'attaquer au lourd endettement de l'État, qui absorbe maintenant plus du tiers des recettes fédérales, prive le gouvernement de sa marge de manœuvre financière et rend la situation financière extrêmement vulnérable aux ralentissements de l'économie et aux variations des taux d'intérêt. 1, record 1, French, - lourd%20endettement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tax hike
1, record 2, English, tax%20hike
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reducing Canada's debt burden is also a question of intergenerational fairness—it would simply not be fair to saddle our children and grandchildren with inevitable tax hikes to pay for the expenses we could not settle ourselves. 1, record 2, English, - tax%20hike
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hausse fiscale
1, record 2, French, hausse%20fiscale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La réduction du fardeau de la dette du Canada est aussi une question d’équité intergénérationnelle – il ne serait simplement pas juste d’encombrer nos enfants et nos petits-enfants de hausses fiscales inévitables pour payer les dépenses que nous pourrions rembourser nous-mêmes. 1, record 2, French, - hausse%20fiscale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-07-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Loans
- Public Sector Budgeting
- National and International Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- net debt burden
1, record 3, English, net%20debt%20burden
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Canada's total government net debt burden is the lowest of any Group of Seven(G-7) country and among the lowest of the advanced G-20 countries. 1, record 3, English, - net%20debt%20burden
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
- Budget des collectivités publiques
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fardeau de la dette nette
1, record 3, French, fardeau%20de%20la%20dette%20nette
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fardeau de la dette nette de l'ensemble des administrations publiques canadiennes est le plus faible de tous les pays du Groupe des Sept (G-7) et l'un des plus faibles des économies avancées du Groupe des Vingt (G-20). 1, record 3, French, - fardeau%20de%20la%20dette%20nette
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-03-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Loans
- Public Sector Budgeting
- National and International Economics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- debt burden reduction
1, record 4, English, debt%20burden%20reduction
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... sound public finances presuppose debt burden reduction. The government is maintaining its reduction objectives with respect to the gross debt and the debt representing accumulated deficits by 2025-2026, in order to ensure economic growth and deliver quality services to Quebecers. 1, record 4, English, - debt%20burden%20reduction
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
- Budget des collectivités publiques
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réduction du fardeau de la dette
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9duction%20du%20fardeau%20de%20la%20dette
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des finances publiques saines supposent une réduction du fardeau de la dette. Le gouvernement maintient ses objectifs de réduction de la dette brute et de la dette représentant les déficits cumulés d’ici 2025-2026, afin d’assurer la croissance économique et d’offrir aux Québécois des services publics de qualité. 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9duction%20du%20fardeau%20de%20la%20dette
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-03-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Loans
- Foreign Trade
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- debt service
1, record 5, English, debt%20service
correct, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- debt servicing 2, record 5, English, debt%20servicing
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The payment of the interest on a debt and of such installments of the principal as are legally due. Normally, the term is used in connection with a public debt. 3, record 5, English, - debt%20service
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
debt service burden, debt service reduction, debt service suspended, to lighten debt servicing. 4, record 5, English, - debt%20service
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Debt service : Officially approved by the Management Committee for the BCF (budgetary, accounting and financial) Glossary. Use of this term is mandatory in Canadian government texts. 5, record 5, English, - debt%20service
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
debt servicing obligations. 6, record 5, English, - debt%20service
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
to service a debt. 6, record 5, English, - debt%20service
Record 5, Key term(s)
- servicing of debt
- public debt service
- service of the public debt
- servicing of government debt
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Prêts et emprunts
- Commerce extérieur
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- service de la dette
1, record 5, French, service%20de%20la%20dette
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- service de l'emprunt 2, record 5, French, service%20de%20l%27emprunt
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des sommes qu'une entreprise ou un organisme public est tenu de verser au cours d'un exercice au titre des capitaux empruntés et comprenant à la fois les intérêts et les remboursements de principal. 2, record 5, French, - service%20de%20la%20dette
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
fardeau du service de la dette, réduction du service de la dette, service de la dette suspendu, alléger le service de la dette. 3, record 5, French, - service%20de%20la%20dette
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Service de la dette : terme uniformisé par le Comité de gestion du Lexique BCF (budgétaire, comptable et financier) et d'usage obligatoire dans la Fonction publique fédérale. 4, record 5, French, - service%20de%20la%20dette
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
obligations liées au service de la dette. 5, record 5, French, - service%20de%20la%20dette
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
assurer le service de la dette. 5, record 5, French, - service%20de%20la%20dette
Record 5, Key term(s)
- service de la dette publique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad pública
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Préstamos
- Comercio exterior
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- servicio de la deuda
1, record 5, Spanish, servicio%20de%20la%20deuda
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pago hecho por un prestatario a un prestamista. Puede incluir uno o todos los siguientes: 1) pago de intereses; 2) reembolso del principal; y 3) comisión por compromiso. 2, record 5, Spanish, - servicio%20de%20la%20deuda
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
carga del servicio de la deuda, reducción del servicio de la deuda, servicio de la deuda suspendido, aliviar el servicio de la deuda. 3, record 5, Spanish, - servicio%20de%20la%20deuda
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
obligaciones relativas al servicio de la deuda. 4, record 5, Spanish, - servicio%20de%20la%20deuda
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
atender el servicio de la deuda. 4, record 5, Spanish, - servicio%20de%20la%20deuda
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-07-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- National and International Economics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable debt
1, record 6, English, unserviceable%20debt
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wharton is a powerful symbol of where our country went wrong in the 1980s. It was here at Wharton that Michael Milken got the idea to use junk bonds to leverage corporate buyouts--a quick-buck scheme that was supposed to shake up failed management but too often forced corporations to lay off workers in formerly profitable plants, reduce R&D, and ultimately to go bankrupt or sell out again under the crushing burden of unserviceable debt. 2, record 6, English, - unserviceable%20debt
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Even the stronger enterprises were not immune from the problem of unserviceable debt as the state had in the past arbitrarily absorbed their profits and forced them to build up a large stock of debt. 3, record 6, English, - unserviceable%20debt
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Total Third World debt is in the hundreds of billions, piled up under the auspices of the World Bank and sister agencies when they were attempting to impose their brand of global statism on any country desperate or corrupt enough to accept the money. The majority of these loans are unlikely to be repaid, especially those to the poorest nations. This creates a problem for the people who run the World Bank, a band of bureaucrats who for years claimed that their lending practices were sound and that their loan default rates were low. What the loans did, aside from provide tax-free employment opportunities for thousands of World Bank credit officers, was create scores of nations with large, unserviceable debt burdens. 3, record 6, English, - unserviceable%20debt
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dette non remboursable
1, record 6, French, dette%20non%20remboursable
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-10-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
- Economic Conditions and Forecasting
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Plan for Economic Recovery
1, record 7, English, Plan%20for%20Economic%20Recovery
correct, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the February 1991 budget, the government announced the Plan for Economic Recovery, designed to reduce inflation pressures, interest rates and the burden of public debt. 1, record 7, English, - Plan%20for%20Economic%20Recovery
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Plan de reprise économique
1, record 7, French, Plan%20de%20reprise%20%C3%A9conomique
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Phraseology
- Government Accounting
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- burden of deficit
1, record 8, English, burden%20of%20deficit
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- deficit burden 2, record 8, English, deficit%20burden
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The goal of this budget is to free the economy for more job creating growth by steadily reducing the burden of deficits and debt. 3, record 8, English, - burden%20of%20deficit
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Phraséologie
- Comptabilité publique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fardeau du déficit
1, record 8, French, fardeau%20du%20d%C3%A9ficit
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- fardeau lié au déficit 2, record 8, French, fardeau%20li%C3%A9%20au%20d%C3%A9ficit
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'objectif de ce budget est de libérer l'économie pour qu'elle puisse croître et créer davantage d'emplois, en réduisant progressivement le fardeau lié aux déficits et à la dette. 2, record 8, French, - fardeau%20du%20d%C3%A9ficit
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-11-10
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
- Translation (General)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- ease the burden of taxation
1, record 9, English, ease%20the%20burden%20of%20taxation
verb
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- ease the tax burden 2, record 9, English, ease%20the%20tax%20burden
verb
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is no question that the cost of government must be reduced to prevent destructive debt increases and to ease the burden of taxation. The 1994 budget takes action to bring down the cost of federal operations. 1, record 9, English, - ease%20the%20burden%20of%20taxation
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- alléger le fardeau fiscal 1, record 9, French, all%C3%A9ger%20le%20fardeau%20fiscal
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il ne fait aucun doute que les dépenses publiques doivent être réduites afin d'éviter une hausse destructive de la dette publique et d'alléger le fardeau fiscal. Le budget de 1994 comporte des mesures visant à réduire le coût des activités fédérales. 1, record 9, French, - all%C3%A9ger%20le%20fardeau%20fiscal
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1981-01-28
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- C+I+G equilibrium
1, record 10, English, C%2BI%2BG%20equilibrium
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On the other hand, incurring debt when there is no other feasible way to move the C+I+G equilibrium intersection up toward full employment actually represents a negative burden on the immediate future to the degree that it induces more current capital formation than would otherwise take place. 1, record 10, English, - C%2BI%2BG%20equilibrium
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
- Lois du marché (Économie)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- équilibre C+I+Pu 1, record 10, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20C%2BI%2BPu
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1981-01-28
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- external-debt burden
1, record 11, English, external%2Ddebt%20burden
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) Any public debt that is externally held does involve a current burden on the citizens at home, since in the end they have to send goods abroad corresponding to the interest payments and debt service.(Of course, if the original borrowing from abroad resulted in equivalent fruitful capital goods here, their fruits will cover the external-debt service; so the net effect of such external borrowing, taken as a complete package, would be favorable to our economy.) 1, record 11, English, - external%2Ddebt%20burden
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- fardeau d'une dette extérieure 1, record 11, French, fardeau%20d%27une%20dette%20ext%C3%A9rieure
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1980-08-08
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
- Production (Economics)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- capital-bequeathed burden
1, record 12, English, capital%2Dbequeathed%20burden
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) Capital-bequeathed burden-The principal way one generation puts a burden on itself later or on a later generation is by bequeathing it less real capital than would otherwise have been the case. Any growth of public debt that has this effect(...) most definitely does involve a genuine "burden". 1, record 12, English, - capital%2Dbequeathed%20burden
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
- Production (Économie)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- charge relative au capital transmis 1, record 12, French, charge%20relative%20au%20capital%20transmis
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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