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EXPENDITURES UNDER STATUTORY AUTHORITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Expenditures under statutory authorities
1, record 1, English, Expenditures%20under%20statutory%20authorities
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Title of an account in the Public Accounts of Canada. 2, record 1, English, - Expenditures%20under%20statutory%20authorities
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The spending authority provided by statutory authority is for specified purposes and for such amounts and such time as the acts prescribe. This spending authority does not generally lapse at the end of the year in which it is granted. Expenditure under such authority accounts for more than two-thirds of the total net expenditure each year. 3, record 1, English, - Expenditures%20under%20statutory%20authorities
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Expenditure under statutory authority
- Expenditures under statutory authority
- Expenditure under statutory authorities
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Dépenses en vertu d'autorisations législatives
1, record 1, French, D%C3%A9penses%20en%20vertu%20d%27autorisations%20l%C3%A9gislatives
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Titre d'un compte des Comptes publics du Canada. 1, record 1, French, - D%C3%A9penses%20en%20vertu%20d%27autorisations%20l%C3%A9gislatives
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'autorisation de dépenser [...] est consentie à des fins particulières ainsi que pour des montants et des délais prévus par les lois connexes. Cette autorisation ne s'annule généralement pas à la fin de l'exercice où elle a été accordée. Les dépenses engagées au titre de telles autorisations représentent plus des deux tiers du total des dépenses nettes à chaque exercice. 2, record 1, French, - D%C3%A9penses%20en%20vertu%20d%27autorisations%20l%C3%A9gislatives
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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