Our claim to fame was reacting quickly" by making major cutbacks, he said.

There could be major cutbacks and layoffs of county employees.

But many health care experts said major cutbacks would have to come - and quickly.

Another major cutback involves those who resign from their jobs.

A department official said military contractors, which are big employers in the state, had stopped hemorrhaging jobs for the first time since major cutbacks began.

"We have had major cutbacks and have lost 13 percent of our staff over the last four years."

But other major cutbacks are on the horizon, in industries usually immune to recession.

For quite a few years, the common sector in the Member States has been the victim of major cutbacks.

The preliminary draft presented by the Commission had already introduced major cutbacks in those lines specifically concerned with development.

He added that no other major cutbacks were planned, but said that, "in the current economic environment, everybody is looking for ways to cut costs."