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Definitions for: public debt
public debt

borrowings by governments to finance expenditures not covered by current tax revenues.

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State Debt Management Network
Managers, issuers of state bringing together public officials from branches of state government to share information on issuance, management, and oversight of public debt.

Founded: 1991
Dues: voting, professional, $250 annual; associate, $50 annual.