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public expenditure

British

noun

spending by central government, local authorities, and public corporations

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public expenditure

Rather, analysts said they expected Beijing to expedite the issuance of government bonds to accelerate public expenditure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Opponents cite objections to the public expenditure and a belief that traffic to the proposed new arena would overwhelm U.S.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

In terms of the public expenditure, the government will not publish a figure until after the event.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2023

"Even though the government is under tremendous pressure to reduce public expenditure, it may not be appropriate to abolish relief measures across the board," he added.

From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2023

During the same session he supported Mr. Dorion's motion deprecating the increase of the public expenditure, and in 1871 he seconded Sir A. T. Galt's more emphatic declaration to the same effect.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by John Charles Dent

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