Synonyms for public debt
pub·lic debt

Princeton's WordNet

1. public debtnoun

   the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation

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1. • Debt

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1. Giuseppe Conte:

   Italian public debt is fully sustainable today, however, its reduction must be pursued, but with a view to economic growth.

2. Christine Lagarde:

   With revenues down, fiscal deficits are only slowly declining, despite significant reforms on both the spending and revenue sides, including the introduction of VAT and excise taxes, this has led to a sharp increase in public debt, from 13 percent of GDP in 2013 to 33 percent in 2018.

3. Sahap Kavcioglu:

   That might not be a problem now given that Turkey's public finances are relatively strong — public debt is low at around 40 % of GDP — but it would cause the public debt dynamics to worsen.

4. Carl Tricoli:

   This is an environment that private equity thrives in, the public equity markets are shut down, the public debt markets are shut down and companies' cash flows are going to be less, so they are going to need capital from somewhere.

5. Hun Sen:

   Cambodia has not only been able to plan this project for the benefit of the people but also achieve financial engineering that does not increase public debt to the state.