They account for half of public spending.

Or public spending all European leaders adamantly want to reduce government spending.

There is little waste to cut from domestic spending, and many areas where increases in public spending are needed.

He said that overall compliance with audit recommendations was very high.

The main beneficiaries of public spending are the poor and the middle class.

In Pakistan both the public and private spending on health is low.

But real tax cuts also mean spending cuts and, as elections loom barely a year from now, it is too late.

Public sector spending amounts to 53 of the GDP.

As a result, government expenditures and household incomes are up substantially since Saddam Hussein s last years in power.

A revision to what Americans call the farm program is scheduled for next year.

Fiscal consolidation means less public spending. And less spending means less upward pressure on prices which is the last thing Europe needs in a deflationary environment.

We have established an independent public procurement authority and introduced regular public expenditure tracking systems.

The High Commissioner also requests the Attorney General to revise the structure of prosecutors attached to the security forces and other security bodies.

At the same time, public spending acts as a brake on overall spending, and prevents the rapid cost escalation to which America s private insurance companies contribute.

Last year, America s entire military and counterterrorism expenditures topped 600 billion.

And, starting that year, construction spending did indeed fall below trend.

Welfare benefits account for more than half of Germany s federal spending this year.

This in turn had made it possible to increase recurrent public spending in public services.

Unlike in the US, where federal public spending grew as a consequence of the creation of new expenditure programs throughout the twentieth century, public spending was already high at the national level when Europe began to integrate.

Profligate members were supposed to be forced by the Stability and Growth Pact, as well as by their peers, to live within their means and thus strengthen their competiveness.

These areas account for less than 8 of federal spending, and their share has been declining steadily.

This year, Azerbaijan s military budget alone exceeded total state spending in Armenia and Karabakh.

The historic independence of the common law jury has protected its verdicts of acquittal from any review.

Summary of audited activities and audit reports

This assumes Ricardian equivalence debt financed public spending at least partly crowds out private spending through its impact on expectations and confidence.

The public sector wage bill continues to be the largest expenditure item, consuming around 68 per cent of total 2004 expenditure.

In fact, most countries are cutting public expenditures with the IMF s support.

Interest rates were slashed, insolvent banks were bailed out, the printing presses were turned on, taxes were cut, and public spending was boosted.

Representatives of the Bretton Woods institutions have repeatedly stressed the effectiveness of the control of public spending in Burundi.

Starting next year, when it takes over authority for bank supervision, the ECB will review the quality of banks assets.

The European Commission will conduct a review of the implementation of the Action Plan in the year 2012, and will assess the need for further action.

(a) Reviewing the strategy and workplans of internal and, in some organizations, external audit and discussing the scope and content of their audits so as to identify audit priorities and suggesting potential audit areas within which to address the organization's risks

Ex officio members included the UNHCR Inspector General and the Chief of the UNHCR Audit Service within the Office of Internal Oversight Services.

All reappropriations in excess of 10 per cent of the original appropriation should be done with the prior approval of the Legislative Assembly.

One can assume that next year s total spending on military affairs will be even bigger.

Indeed, the efficiency of public spending is doubtful, with scant positive results to show for it.

What turned the country around, he claims, was labor market liberalization and restrained public spending.

Social security expenditures will face a shortfall of 6 trillion this year.

Politicians operating on short electoral cycles inevitably target public spending at potential supporters.

China successfully navigated the crisis, avoiding a significant slowdown, by ramping up public spending.

Total expenditure on health (including private sector spending) is around 9.8 of GDP.

The Ministry of Finance of Viet Nam carried out gender assessments as part of surveys and reports on public expenditure.

Audit process

Scope of audit

Review and reform of the law