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>>339
>"the savings is cut down"

That doesn't even make sense in English.

切り崩す literally means "cut and break/pull down". It usually is used with regard to destroying defenses incrementally or whittling away at something overtime, changing it in the process. With the latter understanding, the translation would be something like "cut into, raid, etc." However, the most appropriate word to use in this situation is 取り崩す, which is defined as "to take away until nothing remains".