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public spending

British

noun

expenditure by central government, local authorities, and public enterprises

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The public spending watchdog, the Accounts Commission, said in February that community health finances were at "significant risk" of becoming "financially unsustainable" within the next 24 months.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Despite some volatility, the indicator has generally been trending up since mid-2025 as the government increases public spending in a bid to revive Europe's struggling biggest economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 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

The NAO is the UK's independent public spending watchdog.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Needless to say that no country officially approves of the payment of bribes or commission to officials in charge of public spending, however remote the connection is between the payment and the actions.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel

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