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71Flexible spending account — A flexible spending arrangement (FSA), or Flexible Spending Account, as they are commonly called, is one of a number of tax advantaged financial accounts that can be set up through a cafeteria plan of an employer in the United States. An FSA… …
72Deficit Spending — When a government s expenditures exceed its revenues, causing or deepening a deficit. This excess spending needs to be financed through borrowing, likely from foreign governments. The increased government spending can help stimulate the economy… …
73deficit spending — When government spending overwhelms government revenue resulting in government borrowing. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * deficit spending deficit spending ➔ spending * * * deficit spending UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS a situation in which a… …
74Omnibus spending bill — An omnibus spending bill is a bill that sets the budget of many departments of the United States government at once. It is one possible outcome of the budget process in the U.S. Every year, Congress must pass bills that appropriate money for all… …
75Double-spending — is a failure mode of digital cash schemes, when it is possible to spend a single digital token twice. Since, unlike physical token money such as coins, electronic files can be duplicated, and hence the act of spending a digital coin does not… …
76discretionary spending — ➔ spending * * * discretionary spending UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE money spent by consumers on things other than necessary things such as food, clothes, and fuel: »Soaring fuel prices have hit discretionary spending, which could weaken… …
77public spending — ➔ spending * * * public spending UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT ► the money the government spends on buying goods and providing services: »Increases in public spending will need to be supported by reforms if they are to deliver radically… …
78Deficit-Spending — De|fi|cit Spen|ding, De|fi|cit|spen|ding [ dɛfɪsɪtspɛndɪŋ ], das; [s] [engl. deficit spending, aus: deficit = Defizit u. spending = Ausgaben] (Wirtsch.): Erhöhung u. Finanzierung öffentlicher Ausgaben, ohne dass die momentan vorhandenen Finanzen… …
79standard spending assessment — ➔ assessment * * * standard spending assessment UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION SSA) ► ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT a calculation by the UK government of the amount of money that local government authorities need to spend on a particular service, which is… …
80Health spending accounts — or HSAs are a tax free health benefit vehicle available to employers for employees residing in Canada. They were introduced in 1986 by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in their interpretation bulletin entitled IT 85R2. What is an HSA? A Health… …
