Figures from the Association of Research Libraries show that Yale cut its library expenditures 14 percent, from 5.42 percent to 4.65 percent of total educational and general expenditures, in the 1980's.

Sales and general and administrative expenditures "don't appear to be coming down as fast as I thought they would," he said.

But when asked how they would cope if they or their partner lost their income, 44pc of people said they would have to make cuts to their general expenditure.

It dropped sharply as he exited the Hoppa shelter, and now it climbs slowly as friction and the general expenditure of heat are displayed.

Pure business accountancy however is rarely selective enough to pick up changes in cleaning expenditure as many items are often included with more general expenditure and are thus concealed.

Contributions are not "taxes" because they are not directly available for general expenditure by the government.

Why is it that there was no requirement for Members to account for their use of general expenditure?

Effective combating of tax evasion and fraud has a significant impact on national budgets and the loss of substantial revenue for general public expenditure, especially in health, education and research.

I refer in particular to the maximum of EUR 4 200 per month at the disposal of each Member for general expenditure.

There's also the cutting back on general expenditure - meals out, magazines, TV, phone and internet packages, and non-essential car journeys - and shopping around to get better value.