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SPECIAL PURPOSE ALLOTMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special purpose allotment
1, record 1, English, special%20purpose%20allotment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SPA 2, record 1, English, SPA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An allotment set up for a specific purpose to provide expenditure control. 3, record 1, English, - special%20purpose%20allotment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is used to "fence" or set aside a portion of an organization's voted appropriation for a specific program or initiative, thereby prohibiting its use for another program. ... Any unspent funds remaining at year‑end in an "SPA" are not eligible to be carried forward to the next fiscal year ... unless authorization to do so has been obtained under a separate Treasury Board approval. 2, record 1, English, - special%20purpose%20allotment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affectation à but spécial
1, record 1, French, affectation%20%C3%A0%20but%20sp%C3%A9cial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ABS 2, record 1, French, ABS
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affectation dont le but précis consiste à assurer le contrôle des dépenses. 3, record 1, French, - affectation%20%C3%A0%20but%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette affectation a pour objet de «mettre de côté» ou de réserver une partie des crédits approuvés d'une organisation aux fins d'un programme ou d'une initiative en particulier et ainsi éviter qu'un autre programme n'en fasse usage. [...] Les fonds d'une «ABS» qui ne sont pas dépensés à la fin d'un exercice ne peuvent être reportés à l'exercice suivant [...] à moins que le Conseil du Trésor ne l'ait autorisé aux termes d'une approbation distincte. 2, record 1, French, - affectation%20%C3%A0%20but%20sp%C3%A9cial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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