France and Germany flouted the pact, ignoring threats of swingeing fines.

法国和德国公然藐视这条约，无视巨额罚款的威胁。

These powers are neither as new or as swingeing as ministers suggest, however.

然而，这些权利不如大臣们建议的那么新，那么有力。

Even France made its wealth tax less swingeing; its top income-tax rate is 41%.

即便是法国也把他们的财产税进行了下调，所得税税率降为41%。

Many Japanese manufacturers have already made swingeing job cuts as they adjust to the downturn.

许多日本汽车制造商为了适应这种衰退，已经进行了裁员。

So the budget, when finally presented, is likely to contain some swingeing spending cuts and tax rises.

因此，最后提出的预算可能包含了大幅削减开支和增加税收。