The only deficit-reduction measure with significant support was cuts in public-employeepensions — and even there the public was evenly divided.
唯一支持率比较高的赤字减少措施是削减公共雇员养老金,即便是这样,公众的支持与反对意见也是相当的。
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Pensions were once paid by enterprises, but in 1997, a national system was introduced with "individual accounts" that hold retirement contributions from both employer and employee.