budget squeeze/crunch：预算中资金不足，预算短缺

e.g. Facing another budget squeeze, the legislators were forced to put off their pay increase.

由于再次面临预算资金不足，议员们被迫推迟加工资。

e.g. The budget crunch hasn't begun to effect us yet.

预算短缺还没有开始影响到我们。