The phrase "increase provision" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when referring to increasing the amount of something already provided. For example, "The government has decided to increase provision of healthcare services in rural areas."
Mr Abe has allowed private companies to provide childcare, in order to increase provision and bring down costs.
Porter also heavily criticised the government and NHS England's determination to increase provision of key NHS services at weekends, not just weekdays.
Only in the last couple of years have local authorities been required to increase provision for homes, but targets are still too low.
Dr Michael Paraskos London If Theresa May wants to increase social mobility through schools, here is a modest proposal: rather than increase provision for grammar schools, she should abolish private education.
The government is urged to rethink the mathematics curriculum in compulsory schooling - particularly in the key age group of 12 to 14 - and to increase provision for older students and adult learners.
In October, a donation of $30m from the European Commission meant that WFP could restart funds to those who lost support earlier in the year, and increase provision for the most vulnerable.
The later deadline, plus the figures from the ombudsman, are likely to mean banks will have to increase provisions.
Richard Hunter, head of UK equities at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers said the market would be concerned if further lapses on pension policies forced the company to increase provisions.
"There is going to be much more earnings volatility as people are forced to increase provisions," said Zach Gast, the analyst who oversaw the RiskMetrics study, "and the amount they are going to have to increase provisioning might take people by surprise".
In the coming years, he added, the company will have to increase provisions for the cost of shutting down and dismantling its four nuclear plants in Germany.
The best way for Santander to distance itself from its home market, other than buy businesses abroad, is to increase provisions for losses related to property.
