Budget Enforcement

/ˈbʌdʒɪt ɛnˈfɔrs.mənt/

Definitions

  1. (n.) The legal or procedural framework governing the control, oversight, and enforcement of budgetary allocations and expenditures, often to ensure compliance with fiscal policies and laws.
    The government strengthened budget enforcement to prevent overspending.

Forms

  • budget enforcement

Commentary

Budget enforcement commonly appears in public finance law and aims to maintain fiscal discipline by legally binding budgetary limits and processes.

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