0 the activity of gradually reducing something, usually in order to save money, by removing one small amount of it after the other, in a way that is damaging:
1 the crime of stealing a large amount of money, by taking it over a period of time in small amounts that are less likely to be noticed:
2 a series of actions to remove or reduce something by small amounts over a period of time, so that people are less likely to notice any changes:
The politicians are already permitting the salami-slicing of the free healthcare principle and no one is protesting.
However, there is also the salami-slicing approach on the other side.
Nor do we engage in salami-slicing of our objectives, because they are clearly established.
We have heard the "right time" argument; the argument that we should await reform; the salami-slicing argument.
This is part of the salami-slicing tactics by which integration proceeds and national self-determination is diminished.
Instead, each year, we get this salami-slicing stealth tax, which is eroding people's disposable income.
I believe that we are confronted by a double salami-slicing approach.
There has been criticism of so-called salami-slicing government.
One cannot continue "salami-slicing" our budgets year after year.
