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LENDING CEILING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Loans
- Public Sector Budgeting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lending ceiling
1, record 1, English, lending%20ceiling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lending ceiling of the current lending period number 12, that had reached its originally legislated lending ceiling of $4 billion by the beginning of September of 1994, was subsequently increased via the Supplementary Estimates process to $12 billion. 1, record 1, English, - lending%20ceiling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
- Budget des collectivités publiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plafond des prêts
1, record 1, French, plafond%20des%20pr%C3%AAts
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le plafond des prêts, fixé initialement par la Loi sur les prêts aux petites entreprises à 4 milliards de dollars, pour la période de prêts actuelle (période no 12) a été atteint au début de septembre 1994. Il a subséquemment été augmenté à 12 milliards de dollars au moyen du Budget des dépenses supplémentaire. 1, record 1, French, - plafond%20des%20pr%C3%AAts
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Conseil du Trésor du Canada a annoncé, le 5 février 1998, que l'équivalent français de Main Estimates devient «Budget principal des dépenses», et celui de Supplementary Estimates, «Budget supplémentaire des dépenses». 2, record 1, French, - plafond%20des%20pr%C3%AAts
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-01-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
- Market Structure (Trade)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- competitive supply-and-demand market
1, record 2, English, competitive%20supply%2Dand%2Ddemand%20market
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No longer is lending at interest a crime, but in most places a maximum rate is set by law. Unfortunately, the ceiling is often far below what would be set by the competitive supply-and-demand market. 1, record 2, English, - competitive%20supply%2Dand%2Ddemand%20market
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lois du marché (Économie)
- Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- offre et demande sur un marché concurrentiel 1, record 2, French, offre%20et%20demande%20sur%20un%20march%C3%A9%20concurrentiel
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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