belt-tightening vs simplification

belt-tightening

noun
  • A reduction in expenditure, often as a result of financial restrictions. 

adj
  • Causing or involving a reduction in expenditure. 

simplification

noun
  • The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified. 

  • A valid simple argument. 

How often have the words belt-tightening and simplification occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )