overspending

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The controller has a bully pulpit to vent about the city’s dire financial straits, as well as auditing powers to unearth where the city might be overspending, but does not actually manage the budget.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Unchecked overspending and liability claims continue to be a major cause of financial troubles,” he said in a February statement, ahead of the mayor’s budget proposal, which offered a more hold-the-line approach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In other words, eliminating all of this overspending, even if that were possible, wouldn’t make a dent in total spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

That overall overspending increases costs for all beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

In 1997, an IMF   mission to Gabon criticized the government for overspending on   off-budget items, overborrowing from the central bank, and slipping   on its schedule for privatization and administrative reform.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency