public spending

noun

1. expenditure by central government, local authorities, and public enterprises

Example Sentences

"Had we known that information we would have had a materially different view about the level of public spending this year," OBR head Richard Hughes told BBC News.

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The document looked at areas of public spending which are set to go over budget this year, including:

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To put those figure into context, in the Spring Budget it was expected that total public spending this year would be £1,226bn.

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And the response could almost be a line from a Gordon Brown Budget of days gone by – economic stability, more public spending, with schools and hospitals at the top of the list.

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Announcing Mr Goldstone's appointment, Reeves said it was "vital that we are driving efficiency and reducing wasteful spending" and the role would "help us realise the benefits from every pound of public spending".

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