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INCOME TRANSFER PAYMENTS [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National Accounting
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- current account
1, record 1, English, current%20account
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entries in a nation's balance of payments account showing trade(exports and imports), invisible trade(income and expenditures for services), profits earned from foreign operations, interest and transfer payments. 2, record 1, English, - current%20account
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to "capital account". 3, record 1, English, - current%20account
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité nationale
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compte courant
1, record 1, French, compte%20courant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compte statistique de la balance des paiements d'un pays qui récapitule les échanges visibles (exportations et importations), les échanges invisibles (revenus et dépenses au titre des services), les bénéfices tirés d'opérations à l'étranger, les intérêts et les paiements de transfert. 2, record 1, French, - compte%20courant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad nacional
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuenta corriente
1, record 1, Spanish, cuenta%20corriente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-07-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Periodicals
- Finance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- The Fiscal Monitor
1, record 2, English, The%20Fiscal%20Monitor
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The Fiscal Monitor reports] on the government's fiscal performance. It compares performance in the current month with that in the same month in the previous year, as well as performance since the start of the fiscal year with that in the same period one year earlier. It reports revenues(income tax revenues, excise taxes and duties, employment insurance premiums, and other revenues) and expenses(transfer payments to persons, transfers to other levels of government, and subsidies and other transfers). 2, record 2, English, - The%20Fiscal%20Monitor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Department of Finance. 3, record 2, English, - The%20Fiscal%20Monitor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de périodiques
- Finances
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- La revue financière
1, record 2, French, La%20revue%20financi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La revue financière présente] les résultats financiers du gouvernement. Elle compare les résultats du mois courant par rapport à ceux du même mois [de] l'année précédente, ainsi que les résultats depuis le début de l'exercice financier par rapport à la même période l'année précédente. Elle fait état des revenus (impôt sur le revenu, taxes et droits d'accise, cotisations d'assurance-emploi et autres revenus) et des dépenses (transferts aux particuliers, transferts aux autres administrations, et subventions et autres transferts). 2, record 2, French, - La%20revue%20financi%C3%A8re
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ministère des finances. 3, record 2, French, - La%20revue%20financi%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
- Labour and Employment
- National Accounting
- Taxation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- household disposable income
1, record 3, English, household%20disposable%20income
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sum of factor incomes(wages and salaries, entrepreneurial and property income) and transfer payments(that is, pensions, family allowances. unemployments benefits) minus direct taxes. 1, record 3, English, - household%20disposable%20income
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
- Travail et emploi
- Comptabilité nationale
- Fiscalité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- revenu disponible des ménages
1, record 3, French, revenu%20disponible%20des%20m%C3%A9nages
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- revenu disponible du ménage 2, record 3, French, revenu%20disponible%20du%20m%C3%A9nage
correct, masculine noun
- revenu disponible 1, record 3, French, revenu%20disponible
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le revenu disponible des ménages est le revenu effectivement à leur disposition pour effectuer des dépenses de consommation ou pour épargner. 1, record 3, French, - revenu%20disponible%20des%20m%C3%A9nages
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía nacional e internacional
- Trabajo y empleo
- Contabilidad nacional
- Sistema tributario
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- renta disponible por hogar
1, record 3, Spanish, renta%20disponible%20por%20hogar
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- ingreso familiar disponible 2, record 3, Spanish, ingreso%20familiar%20disponible
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-09-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- National and International Economics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- built-in stabilizer
1, record 4, English, built%2Din%20stabilizer
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- automatic stabilizer 2, record 4, English, automatic%20stabilizer
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Economic force that tends to automatically offset increasing and decreasing trends in different economic cycle phases. For example, income tax, which is progressive, increases more proportionately than family income growth, and therefore tends to reduce private consumption in boom periods. 3, record 4, English, - built%2Din%20stabilizer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Already, taxes automatically fall and transfer payments rise when the gross national product and income decline, and just the opposite occurs when GNP and GNY rise. This behaviour has earned taxes and transfer payments the names "automatic stabilizers" or "built-in stabilizers". 4, record 4, English, - built%2Din%20stabilizer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
automatic stabilizer: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 4, English, - built%2Din%20stabilizer
Record 4, Key term(s)
- automatic stabiliser
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- stabilisateur automatique
1, record 4, French, stabilisateur%20automatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Force économique qui tend à contrecarrer automatiquement les tendances à la hausse ou à la baisse dans les différentes étapes des cycles économiques. Par exemple, en étant progressif, l'impôt sur le revenu augmente plus que proportionnellement quand il y a une hausse des revenus familiaux, et tend par conséquent, à diminuer la consommation privée dans les phases d'expansion du cycle. 2, record 4, French, - stabilisateur%20automatique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'équilibre économique est recherché au plus haut niveau possible d'activité par le plein emploi des hommes et des capitaux et une large redistribution des richesses. [Le plein emploi] est réalisé en France grâce à toute une série de stabilisateurs automatiques: fortes dépenses budgétaires, transferts de revenus par la Sécurité sociale, la fiscalité [...] système de retraites et de pensions nivelant les pouvoirs d'achat et garantissant en permanence une forte propension à consommer, statut professionnel très favorable des travailleurs du secteur nationalisé, souplesse de la réglementation en matière de crédit à la consommation. 3, record 4, French, - stabilisateur%20automatique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stabilisateur automatique : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 4, French, - stabilisateur%20automatique
Record 4, Key term(s)
- stabilisateur économique
- stabilisateur incorporé
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
- Economía nacional e internacional
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- estabilizador automático
1, record 4, Spanish, estabilizador%20autom%C3%A1tico
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- estabilizador integrado 2, record 4, Spanish, estabilizador%20integrado
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fuerza económica que tiende a contrarrestar automáticamente las tendencias alcistas o bajistas en las diversas fases de los ciclos económicos. Por ejemplo, el impuesto sobre la renta, al ser progresivo, aumenta más que proporcionalmente con un crecimiento de las rentas familiares, y tiende por tanto a disminuir el consumo privado en fases expansivas del ciclo. 1, record 4, Spanish, - estabilizador%20autom%C3%A1tico
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
estabilizador automático: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 4, Spanish, - estabilizador%20autom%C3%A1tico
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-02-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Programs and Courses
- Government Accounting
- Taxation
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Fiscal Transfer Payments Program
1, record 5, English, Fiscal%20Transfer%20Payments%20Program
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The objective of this program is to provide funds for payments to provincial governments under various statutory authorities. 2, record 5, English, - Fiscal%20Transfer%20Payments%20Program
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This program encompasses fiscal equalization payments under the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act, payments under the Public Utilities Income Tax Transfer Act, and payments under other statutory authorities. 3, record 5, English, - Fiscal%20Transfer%20Payments%20Program
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Fiscal Transfer Payment Program
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes et de cours
- Comptabilité publique
- Fiscalité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Programme des paiements de transfert fiscal
1, record 5, French, Programme%20des%20paiements%20de%20transfert%20fiscal
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce programme prévoit le versement de fonds aux gouvernements provinciaux en vertu d'autorisations législatives. 2, record 5, French, - Programme%20des%20paiements%20de%20transfert%20fiscal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce programme comprend des paiements de péréquation fiscale au titre de la Loi sur les arrangements fiscaux entre le gouvernement fédéral et les provinces et sur les contributions fédérales en matière d'enseignement postsecondaire et de santé, des paiements au titre de la Loi sur le transfert de l'impôt sur le revenu des entreprises d'utilité publique et des paiements en application d'autres autorisations législatives. 3, record 5, French, - Programme%20des%20paiements%20de%20transfert%20fiscal
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Programme des paiements de transferts fiscaux
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1980-08-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Saving and Consumption
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- consumer interest
1, record 6, English, consumer%20interest
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... if we want to work with the money income actually available to be spent on C [consumption expenditure] or on personal saving, we must first subtract from disposable income "consumer interest(and personal transfer payments to foreigners) ". 1, record 6, English, - consumer%20interest
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Épargne et consommation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- intérêt sur prêt de consommation
1, record 6, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20sur%20pr%C3%AAt%20de%20consommation
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- income transfer payments 1, record 7, English, income%20transfer%20payments
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- versements compensateurs de revenu
1, record 7, French, versements%20compensateurs%20de%20revenu
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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