It has also been more successful in tracking actual spending.

Otherwise next year's budget will exceed his target of $263 billion in actual spending.

Thus, the actual spending is expected to have been approximately 10 times the limit.

Many analysts say China's actual spending on defence is far higher than the government reports.

Western analysts say that actual spending may be two or three times higher.

Experience shows that pledges and actual spending are two different things.

The claim that young people really are willing to spend money on music is also borne out by questions about their actual spending.

The proportion of actual spending met was even lower.

She said she did not have an estimate of actual spending.

He said actual spending increased by $700 million in the last four years.