Government intended to dismiss a financial report? (9)
I believe the answer is:
statement
'financial report?' is the definition.
(as in a bank statement)
'government intended to dismiss a' is the wordplay.
'government' becomes 'state' (state is a kind of government).
'intended' becomes 'meant' (meaning is a kind of intending).
'to dismiss' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'meant' with 'a' taken out is 'ment'.
'state'+'ment'='STATEMENT'
(Other definitions for statement that I've seen before include "Spoken or written declaration" , "Declaration of facts" , "What bank provides" , "Announcement, issued by the bank say" , "It's made, about account say" .)