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The 'just-in-time' system of accounting introduced through the public fund management system has allowed the government to bring down its borrowing targets, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. The efficient use of public funds through digitalisation over the last decade has also allowed both the Centre and states to expand their social sector schemes, she said.