81.   When times were good, the public expenditures were to be prudently scaled back.

82.   Yet little of this cost is figured in the official projections of future public expenditures.

83.   Public expenditures have ballooned since German reunification.

84.   After the war, the kingdom introduced a stringent fiscal policy and sought to control public expenditure to deal with mounting internal and external debts.

85.   ESCAP executive secretary Adrianus Mooy warned that such adjustment programs sometimes seriously reduce public expenditures for social programs.

86.   Germany has led efforts to restrict public expenditures after the launch of the euro, fearing it could weaken the currency.

87.   Harun underlined the need for saving public expenditure from unnecessary waste.

88.   It should increase public expenditure and create new jobs.

89.   Lam said although there has been a cut in public expenditure, the Government will continue with projects involving the building of schools, hospitals and public amenities.

90.   Meantime, sweeping tax reform and checks on public expenditure are needed, it says.