Question

directions: select a vocabulary term from the box that best completes each sentence below. write the term(s) in the space provided. you many need to change the form of the word to fit the sentence. not all terms will be used.
amend achieve comment capitol
public debt tariff expenditure revenue
annexation expand frontier cabinet
diplomat public land eventual redback
pursue eliminate suspend archives
type your answer... will need to be cut in order to balance the budget.

Explanation:

To balance the budget, reducing spending (expenditure) is a common approach. "Expenditure" refers to the amount of money spent, so cutting expenditure would help balance the budget. Other terms like "revenue" is income, "public debt" is owed money, "tariff" is a tax on imports, etc., don't fit as well here.

Answer:

expenditure