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Government Budget

ICSE · Class 12 · Economics

Summary of Government Budget for ICSE Class 12 Economics. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Government budget is the main financial plan of the government. It shows estimated receipts and proposed expenditure for a financial year. The budget is built around two broad parts: revenue budget and capital budget. It also helps in understanding how the government collects income, spends money, m

Key Concepts

Budget is a document containing estimates

Budget is a document containing estimates of the government revenue and expenditure for a year. The core budget document is the Annual Financial State

The Union Budget is prepared by

The Union Budget is prepared by the central government, while State Budgets are prepared by state governments. The Union Budget once had a separate Ra

The revenue budget includes revenue receipts

The revenue budget includes revenue receipts and revenue expenditure. Revenue receipts do not create a liability or reduce assets. Revenue expenditure

The capital budget includes capital receipts

The capital budget includes capital receipts and capital expenditure. Capital receipts create liability or reduce assets, such as borrowings and disin

Revenue receipts are receipts that neither

Revenue receipts are receipts that neither create a liability nor reduce assets. They are divided into tax revenue and non-tax revenue. Tax revenue in

Learning Objectives

  • To understand the meaning and main features of a government budget
  • To identify the major types of budgets such as Union Budget, State Budget, Supplementary Budget, Revenue Budget, Capital Budget, and Zero Base Budgeting
  • To distinguish between revenue receipts and capital receipts
  • To distinguish between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure
  • To understand the meaning of revenue deficit and fiscal deficit

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How to score full marks in Government Budget — ICSE Class 12 Economics?
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