1.   The costs of war enabled government to claim that they could not afford social expenditure.

2.   The lack of enthusiasm for social expenditure in the Treasury produced a remarkable lack of foresight in such matters.

3.   The ANC strongly criticized the budget, calling the level of social expenditure proposed hopelessly inadequate and alleging that it reflected ongoing apartheid priorities.

4.   A yawning gap was forecast between anticipated social expenditures and resources.

5.   He said the International Monetary Fund was aware of social expenditures for this year when it approved its budget plan.

6.   Moreover, social expenditure is increasing as a percentage of total government spending, Aninat said.

7.   The social expenditures are still substantial, but they are not very social, as they tend to be regressive.

8.   Nor do they seek to bargain any more for control over language policy X or social expenditure Y.

9.   They have pressed for greater social expenditure and tighter government control on the economy.