Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: The overall expenditure reductions were accomplished through elimination of vacant positions , reductions in overtime , and postponement of new vehicle and equipment purchases . No workers were laid off . The main budget will utilize savings due to centralized purchasing and centralized facility maintenance . Councilmember Dan Ward has proposed a local law to create an Office of Centralized Purchasing . 
Question: What was the importance behind the reasoning for expenditure reductions ?
Output (English): It was successful in accomplishing it with no one getting laid off .