Sentence examples for direct spend from inspiring English sources

Direct spend on arts, culture, museums and libraries, the report notes, is about 0.3% of the total public spend.

CLES has already worked with Manchester city council to increase its direct spend to the local economy from 51.5% in 2008-09 to 73.6% in 2015-16.

NSW Minerals Council data shows mining's direct spend in the city of Newcastle was $1.8bn as at June last year, which includes $160.5m in salaries (1,118 local jobs) and $1.64bn in direct community and business purchasing.

Second, Cabinet Office reports from last year hint at an intention to define the aspiration so as to include those small businesses sub-contracted within the supply chain rather than just direct spend.

The report also highlights the government's closer engagement with SMEs, with the proportion of central government direct spending with SMEs across all procurements - including ICT - on track to double, from 6.5% of direct spend in 2009-10, to 13.7% (year to date) for 2011-12.

Including day visits to tourist attractions, the agency calculates direct spend amounts to £8.9bn.

The government is commended by partners for its pro-poor budgeting, which means directing spending towards water, health, education, agriculture and infrastructure.

Mr. Obama's plan would automatically reduce direct spending and spending through the tax code.

"Tax entitlement reform will be tougher than direct spending entitlement reform," he said.

Attention is shifting to tax expenditures and not just direct spending.

This includes direct spending on mandatory entitlements and core discretionary benefits, like housing and energy assistance.