public sector

Definitions

Any government and all entities that are controlled or funded by it.

Equivalents

Examples

“It is time the international community faced the reality: we have⟳ an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land⟳ of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries.”

“Worth said: "We have⟳ distribution companies wanting to decarbonise. We have⟳ freight hauliers wanting to invest⟳ in electric locomotives. All we need⟳ to make⟳ that happen⟳ is the public sector's contribution. […]"”

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