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public spending

British

noun

expenditure by central government, local authorities, and public enterprises

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The panel were also asked for their positions on a future referendum and how they would tackle public spending.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

A splurge in public spending by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government was expected to kickstart a turnaround for the manufacturing powerhouse this year after several years in the doldrums.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The European Union, for example, wants to ease rules that would allow more public spending for sectors hit by the surge in oil prices, such as agriculture, Reuters reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Her nephew Malpica was elevated to the roles of national treasurer and finance director of the state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, giving him control of a vast portfolio of public spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

For 1995, the country looks for improvement in oil prices and will continue its policies of restraining public spending and encouraging non-oil exports.

From The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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