<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKama matumizi ya kudumisha mwendo wa ukuaji wa idadi ya watu na mfumuko wa bei kwa muda mrefu, matumizi ya hiari kwa ujumla kukua polepole kuliko uchumi na muda mrefu bajeti ziada au upungufu itakuwa kuboreshwa.  <response>: 9If spending were to keep pace with population growth and inflation over the long term, discretionary spending would generally grow slower than the economy and the long-term budget surplusdeficit would be improved. 