▁Har court ▁List ▁Category : List s ▁of ▁religious ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁Port ▁Har court <0x0A> </s> ▁Public ▁exp end iture ▁is ▁sp ending ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁on ▁collect ive ▁needs ▁and ▁wants ▁such ▁as ▁p ension , ▁provision , ▁infrastr ucture , ▁etc . ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁public ▁exp end iture ▁was ▁limited ▁as ▁la isse z ▁faire ▁philosoph ies ▁believed ▁that ▁money ▁left ▁in ▁private ▁hands ▁could ▁bring ▁better ▁returns . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁John ▁May n ard ▁Ke yn es ▁argued ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁public ▁exp end iture ▁in ▁determ ining ▁levels ▁of ▁income ▁and ▁distribution ▁in ▁the ▁economy . ▁Since ▁then ▁government ▁exp end it ures ▁has ▁shown ▁an ▁increasing ▁tr end . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries ▁public ▁exp end iture ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁was t age ▁of ▁money . ▁Think ers ▁said ▁government ▁should ▁stay ▁with ▁their ▁traditional ▁functions ▁of ▁sp ending ▁on ▁defence ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁law ▁and ▁order . ▁ ▁The ories ▁of ▁public ▁exp end iture ▁ ▁Several ▁theories ▁of ▁tax ation ▁exist ▁in ▁public ▁econom ics . ▁Govern ments ▁at ▁all ▁levels ▁( n ational , ▁regional ▁and ▁local ) ▁need ▁to ▁raise ▁re venue ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sources ▁to ▁fin ance ▁public - se ctor ▁exp end it ures . ▁The ▁details ▁of ▁tax ation ▁are ▁gu ided ▁by ▁two ▁principles : ▁who ▁will