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NON-DISCRETIONARY EXPENDITURE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
OBS

Non-discretionary: ZBB [zero-base budgeting] distinguishes between discretionary and non-discretionary activities. The former is a fancy name for overhead items (e.g., general and administrative expenses such as accounting, office services, headquarters personnel...), the latter refers to core business activities (e.g., sales, manufacturing, distribution, development, etc.).

Key term(s)
  • non discretionary expense
  • non discretionary expenditure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
CONT

Il y a, en fait, dans le budget un certain nombre de dépenses inéluctables (dette publique, rémunérations des personnels, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Key term(s)
  • gasto obligatorio
  • gasto inevitable
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