Government Budget — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 12 · Economics
Summary of Government Budget for ICSE Class 12 Economics. Key concepts: Budget is a document, The Union Budget is prepared and The revenue budget includes.
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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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