Letting taxes rise abruptly would hurt not only the recovery but also whichever party the electorate ended up blaming.
任由税收陡然上升不仅会有损经济复苏，还会使得两党都饱受选民指责。
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If Mr Cowen fails on any of these, the knock to international confidence in Ireland's recovery would be serious-and there could well be a general election that his Fianna fail party would lose.
Kan, who faces a strong challenge from party rivals who want him to quit immediately, has said he will step down as soon as the country is on the recovery track.