state expenditure

state expenditure
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state expenditure UK US noun [U] GOVERNMENT, FINANCE
the amount that the government spends in total or on a particular thing: »

He argues that reducing state expenditure would force more people into enterprise.

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During the past decade, state expenditure on prisons has risen by nearly a third.

in the US, the amount that a state spends in total or on a particular thing: »

The current state expenditure is $6,686 per student.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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