general expenditures; general spending
A government budget term referring to non-debt, non-grant spending on general public services, social security, education, defense, etc.
Next fiscal year's general expenditures are expected to be the largest ever.
Social security costs account for a large proportion of general expenditures.
歳出 means 'annual expenditures' broadly; 一般歳出 is a specific category within the national budget.
一般会計 is the 'general account' budget; 一般歳出 is the expenditure side of that account.
Compound of 一般 (general) and 歳出 (annual expenditures), a modern bureaucratic term.