public purse
State money pool
The public purse is government funds—money collected through taxes and available for public spending.
Politicians debate what the public purse can afford; critics warn against raiding it for pet projects.
The new highway will be funded from the public purse.
The phrase emphasizes that the money belongs to citizens collectively, not to those who control it.
Stored organizational funds
- exchequerGovernment financial reserves
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- allocationDistribution of shares
- expenditureMoney paid out
revenue · deficit · surplus · fiscal · audit · oversight · accountability · comptroller
Financial assistance from government
- grantBestow or award money
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- social servicesPublic aid programs
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
entitlement · stimulus · bailout · government contract · state funding · social spending · defense spending · healthcare spending
One who owes government duties
- revenueBusiness income total
- levyCompulsory government charge
- income taxGovernment charge on earnings
- VATIncremental consumption tax
excise · tariff · duty · assessment · tax burden · tax base · fiscal policy · progressive taxation
Obligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- auditFormal accounts examination
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
prudence · mismanagement · corruption · embezzlement · waste · fraud · scrutiny · fiscal discipline
treasury
Stored organizational funds
- exchequerGovernment financial reserves
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- allocationDistribution of shares
expenditure · revenue · deficit · surplus · fiscal · audit · oversight · accountability · comptroller · ledger
subsidy
Financial assistance from government
- grantBestow or award money
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- social servicesPublic aid programs
infrastructure · entitlement · stimulus · bailout · government contract · state funding · social spending · defense spending · healthcare spending · education funding
taxpayer
One who owes government duties
- revenueBusiness income total
- levyCompulsory government charge
- income taxGovernment charge on earnings
VAT · excise · tariff · duty · assessment · tax burden · tax base · fiscal policy · progressive taxation · customs
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- auditFormal accounts examination
fiduciary · prudence · mismanagement · corruption · embezzlement · waste · fraud · scrutiny · fiscal discipline · governance
- public financestreasury bonds, treasury notes, exchequer, coffers, national debt
- treasuryUS Treasury, Treasury Department, treasury bonds, Exchequer, state treasury
public purseprivate wealth
Individually owned financial resources
private sector · personal savings · shareholder equity · trust fund · net worth
public purseprivate investment
Funding outside public markets
private sector · private enterprise · venture capital · private equity · commercial capital
public, purse, republic, publication, publicize, publicly, purses, municipal, republican