a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc. 2. something resembling this, as the inflorescence of certain plants, especially that at the summit of a stalk of corn.
It is estimated that Governmentâs total expenditure for the financial year 2016-2017, on the accrual basis, will be $4 394.5 million. When converted to the cash basis, total expenditure is $4 331.7 million, an increase of $92.5 million or 2.2 per cent over the revised figure for 2015-2016.
Total health expenditure is the sum of direct expenditure and tax expenditure. Direct expenditure is the sum of recurrent expenditure and capital expenditure. Recurrent expenditure is the sum of expenditures on all health goods and services, except for health capital. Hospitals consists of public hospitals and private hospitals.