Accounting for spending is an essential part of keeping your books. In a given quarter, you'll probably record money spent in a variety of accounts: employee expense, supplies, inventory, utilities ...

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The following conclusions can be derived from the consideration of the economic implications of unproductive public expenditures. All countries can increase public expenditure productivity by ...