expenditure taking place within the financial year in question
Examples of 'current expenditure' in a sentence
current expenditure
Public sector current expenditure rises by more than 2.5% over the same period.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Investment was limited and, being too easily confused with current expenditure, was always vulnerable to cuts in government spending, whether for economic or political reasons.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
So a better measure of the squeeze on day-to-day spending is public sector current expenditure, which is mainly spending on public services.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And it is not treated as current expenditure, so it is not the reason for the large cash shortfall.