increased expenditure

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandexpenditure

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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expenditure
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/us
/ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/
the total amount of money that a government or ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandexpenditurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Increasedexpenditurewould be funded by new taxes on corporate profits and savings.
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Thisincreasedexpendituremust be matched with raised taxes to keep public finances in balance.
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However, we did not find corroboration for the idea that incumbent governments try to 'buy' votes withincreasedexpenditureduring election years.
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Political careers depended on securingincreasedexpenditureand on building alliances.
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Deprivation manifested itself in reduced expenditure on bread, potatoes, meat and bacon, and anincreasedexpenditureon tea, coffee, sugar and treacle and some dairy products.
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If governments in countries with centralized wage bargaining are able to raise taxes as much as is needed to coverincreasedexpenditure, the deficit is under control.
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However, alongside the resistance to theincreasedexpenditurethese measures entailed, the government also faced criticisms on the left for what was perceived as an attack on established social rights.
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Noincreasedexpenditureon other social security benefits can be identified.
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Indeed, some of the alternatives to domestic rates might encourageincreasedexpenditure.
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I know that it is up to establishment, but this is an area that would give a good return onincreasedexpenditure.
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Current legislation will entail a vastlyincreasedexpenditure.
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They have found excuses for theincreasedexpenditure.
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Its intention was to stop expenditure on education, and its result has been to stop anyincreasedexpenditureon education.
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One is theincreasedexpenditureupon non-basic articles by the consumer.
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They have really been more heavily hit by theirincreasedexpenditurethan by the decreased charity of the population.
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He said that some of theincreasedexpenditurearose in connection with the introduction of the widows' pensions scheme.
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If you are to go on with reducing the size of classes and removing insanitary buildings,increasedexpenditurewill be necessary.
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Moreover, the inclusion of this detailed information would necessarily result in anincreasedexpenditureon printing.
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He cannot hope there will be a decrease in naval expenditure; it must for years to come be anincreasedexpenditure.
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What has led to thisincreasedexpenditureby the school boards?
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