public spending
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Doing so will ultimately reduce inequality in income, strengthen our workforce, reduce long-run public spending, and foster innovation and entrepreneurship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
More and more EU countries are being thrown in the public spending sin bin over their mushrooming deficits, with Bulgaria expected to be added Wednesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
A notable milestone was quietly reached, according to the April construction-spending report released by the Census Bureau on Monday: construction spending on data centers has overtaken public spending on transportation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The now work and pensions secretary described conversations he had with other Labour politicians about the welfare system and public spending in a pretty blunt way.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The government has introduced a package of social and administrative spending cuts to reduce public spending by about $17 billion through 2007.
From The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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