The european commission , the eu 's civil service , is a fervent advocate of austerity . It wants to give itself power to impose big fines on countries that overspend .
如作为欧盟行政部门的欧洲委员会,就坚定地支持财政紧缩政策,还希望获得授权,对超支的国家予以重罚。
However , our spendthrift ways seem to go out the window as soon as we hit the beach - more than a third ( 39 percent ) admit that we will blow the budget on holiday this year and nearly two thirds ( 63 percent ) will overspend by up to 200 a week .