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FISCAL PROJECTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vertical budget 1, record 1, English, vertical%20budget
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A vertical budget includes the various income and expenditure estimates in a given fiscal year, while a horizontal budget will include current estimates for a given fiscal year compared to prior audited income and expenditures, and a projection of costs into the future. 2, record 1, English, - vertical%20budget
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- budget vertical
1, record 1, French, budget%20vertical
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- contingency reserve
1, record 2, English, contingency%20reserve
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- reserve for contingencies 2, record 2, English, reserve%20for%20contingencies
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reserve that covers the risk of statutory expenditures exceeding projections, such as unanticipated increases in transfer payments due to changing economic conditions, and that allows the government to buffer its fiscal targets while providing Parliament with the best available projection of expenditures on statutory programs. 3, record 2, English, - contingency%20reserve
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Minister of Finance will establish the size and application of this reserve. 3, record 2, English, - contingency%20reserve
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réserve pour éventualités
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9serve%20pour%20%C3%A9ventualit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réserve visant à couvrir le risque d'augmentation des dépenses législatives prévues, comme les augmentations imprévues des paiements de transfert attribuables à l'évolution des conditions économiques, et à servir de solution tampon au gouvernement, pour l'atteinte des objectifs fiscaux, tout en donnant au Parlement la meilleure projection possible des dépenses découlant des programmes législatifs. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9serve%20pour%20%C3%A9ventualit%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad pública
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- reserva para imprevistos
1, record 2, Spanish, reserva%20para%20imprevistos
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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