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Economics
Junior Cert business studies
Term | Definition |
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Public Utilites | Are goods or services provided by central and local government that are benefit to, or are used by, the general public. |
Infastructure | Of a country is made up of capital goods that do not directly produce goods and services but are necessary for production to take place |
National Budget | Is the governments estimate of its income and expenditure for the coming year |
Current Expenditure | Is spending by the government on a provision of goods and services that will be totally consumed in that year |
Capital Expenditure | Is spending by the government on acids that will benefit the country for some years into the future |
Current Budget | Is the governments estimate of its current income and current expenditure for the coming year |
Capital Budget | Is he governments estimate of its capital expenditure for the coming year and sources of money needed to finance it |
A Balanced Current Budget | Happens the planned current income equals the planned current expenditure |
Surplus Current Budget | Happens when the planned current income is greater then the planned current expenditure |
Deficit Current Budget | Happens when the planned current expenditure is greater then the planned current income |
Exchequer Balance | is the difference total government revenue and total government expenditure in any one year |
National Debt | Is the total amount of money owed by the central government at any given time |
General Government Debt | Is the national debt plus all the local government debt at any given time |