a move to curb deficits by raising taxes or cutting spending could stifle the recovery, as the japanese did by raising the consumption tax in 1997.
通过增税或者削减(财政)支出来控制赤字可能抑制经济复苏,正像日本在1997年增加消费税一样。
and there is also a double risk. a move to curb deficits by raising taxes or cutting spending could stifle the recovery, as the japanese did by raising the consumption tax in 1997.