'categories of spending' is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You could use it, for instance, in a sentence such as: "I have identified six main categories of spending in our household budget."
Some categories of spending such as food are sheltered from tax to help the poor.
At the moment, even lawmakers know only the broad categories of spending that will be affected, not the precise details.
It seems odd to give the same "welfare state" label to all these different categories of spending.
Several categories of spending are expected to decline this year, both in total dollars and percentage of total outlays, including building maintenance and school safety.
The deficit will come down as the economy recovers: Revenue will rise while some categories of spending, such as unemployment benefits, will fall.
That state also needs to know the general categories of spending, like books or movies or food, because some items are tax exempt.
Right now, that category of spending is 12.5percentt of GDP.
THE next biggest category of spending was on kids and education (18percent, 9797 percent of which was going to college tuition payments.
As recently as the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, communications and technology were the fifth-largest category of spending, consuming less than 10percentt of a $500 million budget.
And that will present future Congresses with impossible choices -- staggering tax increases, immense deficits or deep cuts in every category of spending.
While the spotlight has centered on tax code reform and entitlement spending, this less-discussed category of spending has serious consequences for some of the most vulnerable populations.
