Moreover, the critics object, the evidence in support of expansionary fiscal consolidations is flawed. In each case where fiscal consolidation supposedly was expansionary, the economy grew because of some third factor.
此外，有人反驳巩固财政能起到扩张效果的论点，认为其论据存在瑕疵。他们说，上面用来佐证这一论点的几个历史上的事例，推动经济增长的其实是其他因素。在财政紧缩的情况下，丹麦经济仍能增长，靠的是降低利率（先前高达两位数）。爱尔兰和芬兰则是因为汇率大幅下跌，促进了出口增长。