Many believe the work should be financed by the 'public purse'. [=should be paid for by the government]
Companies are expected to 'loosen the purse strings' as the economy improves.
School administrators are already 'tightening (the) purse strings'.
(..) favorite catch phrases, everything! I'm your number one fan! Hey! Hey, wait! You know... ...you can tell a lot about a woman by the contents of her purse, but maybe that's not what you had in mind. Hey, look... Elastigirl. Mr. Incredible. (..)2004 The Incredibles