off-budget
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The increase would be 8% when including an additional $1.3 billion in new proposed spending through off-budget accounts.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
There's also a financial concern, as hiring a specialist can remain off-budget for smaller productions.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2020
An adviser to several members of the family and a former senior American government official said that the off-budget programs still existed; it is unclear in what amounts.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2016
Some 60 percent of Kenya's donor support is off-budget, the health ministry's Kimuu said, which means it is spent on items that are not in the government five-year health sector strategy.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2015
In 1997, an IMF mission to Gabon criticized the government for overspending on off-budget items, overborrowing from the central bank, and slipping on its schedule for privatization and administrative reform.
From The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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