1 Caps on discretionary spending were not raised, nor was spending transferred from the defence to domestic programmes.

2 The government is committed to freeing discretionary spending.

3 Immediately enacted 10-year discretionary spending caps generating nearly $1 trillion in deficit reduction; balanced between defense and non-defense spending.

4 With reduced incomes, only cutting discretionary spending can produce higher savings.

5 But even when defence is included, discretionary spending is less than 40% of the total.

6 That trend in discretionary spending has become known as the lipstick indicator.

7 Also, see what discretionary spending you can eliminate while you're trying to reduce debt — Starbucks coffee, eating out a lot, buying magazines or comics, etc.

8 They would explain that discretionary spending has little to do with the long-run imbalance between spending and revenues.

9 Discretionary spending and entertainment have suffered the most, according to the survey.

10 That implies leaner stocks and reductions in discretionary spending, such as capital projects or advertising campaigns.

11 Discretionary spending makes up roughly one third of the federal budget; the rest goes to mandatory programs such as Social Security and Medicare.

12 Some of the deepest cuts are in the catch-all category called domestic discretionary spending.

13 The frugal consumer has become a concern as investors worry a strong economic recovery will be impossible without improved discretionary spending.

14 PWC said the poll suggested recent interest rate cuts have helped to create more discretionary spending.

15 Mr Obama and the Republicans are brimming with ideas for freezing discretionary spending, which covers most government operations from defence to national parks.

16 I will send you a budget that holds the growth of discretionary spending below inflation, makes tax relief permanent, and stays on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009.

17 Then the Treasury pointed out that the budget act caps discretionary spending growth at the rate of inflation.

18 He also said he expects the U.S. government's stimulus plans to begin encouraging customers' discretionary spending, and forecast a weaker dollar to provide tailwind.

19 Indeed, Mr. Obama has lately been going where the money isn't, making a big deal out of a freeze on nonsecurity discretionary spending, which accounts for only 12 percent of the budget.

20 Do you think this campaign promise to roll back discretionary spending across the board to 2008 levels is feasible?

21 Excluding gasoline, retail sales nudged up 0.1 percent. Sales were weak in nearly all areas of discretionary spending.

22 The new middle consists of people with about a third of their income left for discretionary spending after providing basic food and shelter.

23 The 2010 Republican agenda, "A Pledge to America, " proposed rolling back discretionary spending to 2008 levels, with exceptions for seniors and the military.

24 Instead, Washington is likely to make across-the-board cuts in discretionary spending, where there is much less money and considerably less waste.