Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 67 overspend 62 overspending 57 overspent 53 overruns 50 budget 50 shortfall 49 shortfalls 48 budgetary 48 budgets 46 expenditure 45 budget shortfall 44 Budgets 44 underfunding 44 deficit 43 spending 43 budget shortfalls 42 finances 42 borrowing 42 deficits 42 Budget 41 belt tightening 41 overpayments 41 cost overruns 41 wasteful spending 40 budgeting 40 mismanagement 40 bureaucracy 40 understaffed 39 Exchequer 39 inefficiency 39 budgeted 39 underfunded 39 budget deficits 39 cutbacks 39 NHS 38 surpluses 38 surplus 38 overpayment 38 spender 38 tax payers 38 taxpayer 37 overstretched 37 NAO 37 Audit 37 inefficiencies 37 DWP 37 taxpayers 37 £ #bn [001] 37 PFI 37 expenditures 37 penny pinching 37 profligate 37 coffers 37 Public Accounts 37 mismanaged 36 £ #.#billion [001] 36 payer 36 extravagance 36 £ #bn [002] 36 spenders 36 £ 2bn 36 failings 36 overpaid 36 fiscal 35 cuts 35 wastage 35 savings 35 exchequer 35 Deficit 35 potholes 35 PCTs 35 Expenditure 34 incompetence 34 overshoot 34 unpaid bills 34 allocates 34 misspent 34 overdrafts 34 overheads 34 profligacy 34 bureaucracies 34 cash strapped 34 outlays 34 Spending 34 bloated 34 shambolic 34 spends 34 splurge 34 auditor 33 misuse 33 neglects 33 outlay 33 borrow 33 unfunded 33 councils 33 wasteful 33 bureaucratic 33 unspent 33 irresponsibly 33 austerity 33 miscalculations