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definition | term |
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12-month financial planning period that may not coincide with the calendar year | fiscal year |
government pay to encourage or protect a certain economic activity | subsidy |
per person basis; total divided by population | per capita |
provision that new spending proposals or tax cuts must be offset by reductions elsewhere | pay as you go |
transfer payment from one level of government to another that does no involve compensation | grant in aid |
legislation authorizing spending for certain purposes | appropriations bill |
special account used to hold revenues designated for a specific expenditure such as Social Security, Medicare, or highways | trust fund |
annual plan outlining proposed expenditures and anticipated revenues | federal budget |
that part of the economy made up of private individuals and businesses | private sector |
program or benefit using established eligibility requirements to provide health, nutritional, or income supplements to individuals | entitlement |
a negative balance after expenditures are subtracted from revenues | budget deficit |
a line-item budget expenditure that circumvents normal budget procedures and benefits a small number of people or businesses | pork |
federal spending authorized by law that continues without the need for annual approvals by Congress | mandatory |
funds that one level of government transfers to another level for spending | intergovernmental expenditures |
that part of the economy made up of local, state, and federal governments | public sector |
s positive balance after expenditures are subtracted from revenues | budget surplus |
payment for which the government receives neither goods nor services in return | transfer |
limits on annual discretionary spending | spending cap |
total amount borrowed from investors to finance the governments deficit spending | national debt |
spending for federal programs that must receive annual authorization | discretionary |
constitutional amendment requiring government to spend no more than it collects in taxes and other revenues, excluding borrowing | balanced budget amendment |
higher than normal interest rates and diminished access to financial capital faced by private borrowers when they compete with government borrowing in financial markerts | crowding out effect |
annual budget in which expenditures equal revenues | balanced budget |
annual government spending in excess of taxes and other revenues | deficit spending |
power to cancel specific budget item without rejecting the entire budget | line item veto |
joint federal-sate medical insurance program for low-income people | medicaid |
federal health-care program for senior citizens, regardless of income | social security |