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Record 1 2002-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Government Accounting
  • National Accounting
DEF

A program and activity classification which identifies the program or service provided. It provides a breakdown of the expenditures of each program by activities and sub-activities which can then be aggregated to determine the purposes for which funds are spent to attain program objectives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Comptabilité publique
  • Comptabilité nationale
DEF

Type de classification des opérations par programme et activité, c'est-à-dire selon le programme ou le service offert. Les dépenses de chaque programme sont réparties par activité et sous-activité, pour être ensuite rassemblées de sorte qu'on puisse savoir exactement à quelles fins sont utilisés les fonds par rapport aux objectifs du programme.

Spanish

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