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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Spending. Obama has dramatically increased spending.

Where public finances are limited, public expenditure on infrastructure investment is often inadequate.

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.

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 proportion of public health expenditure going to ESP rose by over 50 per cent.

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.

Health expenditures represented about 6.1 of total government spending.

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.

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On the other side are those who insist that additional public spending is still needed to support demand.

The GCC countries new spending packages are likely to perpetuate public sector hypertrophy.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, global military expenditures last year exceeded 1.3 trillion.

Second, expectations of the fiscal cliff automatic tax increases and spending cuts set for the end of this year will keep spending and growth lower through the second half of 2012.

The PA continues to have a large public deficit and is incapable of financing capital expenditure, which represented a mere 2.5 per cent of total public expenditure in 2004.

Japanese consumers knew that increases in public spending were temporary, so they did not change their spending habits, rendering the policy ineffectual.

The fact is that assessment of food requirements representing only 34.5 per cent of the poverty line amount shows that food expenses account to a large extent for essential needs.