FINMAN E1 Flashcards
generally considered to be an action plan for spending in the future according to the income expected.
budget
must therefore calculate the total amount of money they wish to spend on schools, hospitals, roads and salaries throughout the year.
government
arguably one of the most important public documents, as it is a translation of a country’s national development goals into annual spending plans.
national budget
are the medium through which policies are funded and executed and, in turn, activities to support selected priorities are delivered
budget
The _________, __________, and __________of the budget all require technical understanding of the PFM process.
development, implementation and reporting
T/F
In addition, as budget outcomes also may not depend on political as economic factors, it is also important to understand the politics of the budget cycle.
FALSE, it depends!
is also referred to as the government’s budget.
national budget
It is a plan for how the government spends taxpayers money, and how it pays for its activities, its borrowings, and the repayment of its borrowings. More technically, it is the estimated schedule of expenditures and sources of financing.
national budget
In general, a _________ is the financial plan of a government for a given period, usually for a fiscal year.
government budget
It shows what its resources are, and how they will be generated and used over the ____ period.
fiscal
is the government’s key instrument for promoting its socio-economic objectives.
budget
The government budget also refers to the ____,______,_________ of the National Government (NG). These resources are used to achieve its national objectives, strategies, and programs.
income, expenditures, and sources of borrowings
The ___________ known simply as the budget, refers to the totality of the budgets of various departments of the national government.
National Government budget
National Government budget includes the NG support to ___________ and _________. It is what the national government plans to spend on its programs and projects.
Local Government Units (LGUs) and Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs).
It also states the envisioned sources of its funds, either from _____________ or from ________.
revenues or borrowings.
The common notion of a budget relates to its _________ side.
expenditure
Purpose of a National Budget
As such, a budget is prepared to prescribe the funding of government’s programs and projects, following national priorities, objectives, and strategies. This is the budget’s allocation function.
Components of A national Budget
resources side and the expenditures side.
pertain to the sources of funds that will finance budgetary expenditures.
Budgetary resources
budgetary resources are derived from?
1) Revenues or 2) Borrowings.
the primary source of financing the budget because these are the most stable sources of funds.
Revenues
T/F
Revenues consist of tax collection only
FALSE, tax and non-tax collections
are obtained from repayable sources, including loans secured by the government from financial institutions and other sources internal and external, to finance development projects and/or budget support.
borrowings
There are two subcategories of borrowings:
domestic borrowings and b) foreign borrowings.
The government borrows for several reasons. Name those reasons
One is to augment revenues of the government to cover all of the country’s development requirements. Aside from operating expenses, it has to provide for such capital projects as roads, bridges, airports, power plants, etc. to generate economic activity.
Another reason is to cushion future needs while taking advantage of favorable market conditions.
A third reason, which is monetary in nature, is to stabilize the market by mopping up excess liquidity.
T/F
There are inherent advantages and disadvantages in borrowing from either domestic or foreign sources.
TRUE
In general, the government borrows from ________ because they are readily available, and there are no foreign exchange risks involved.
domestic sources
On the other hand, borrowing from _________ enables the government to take advantage of long-term loans, which are readily available abroad with lower interest rates.
foreign sources
T/F
However, if it takes up too large a share of domestic resources, it will not compete with local private demand for credit. This will drive up interest rates, and consequently lessen jobs
FALSE, it will compete w local
The disadvantage of borrowing from these sources is the risk of foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Every time the peso depreciates in value against the dollar, the debt service burden gets heavier.
foreign sources
T/F
In all these, it must be emphasized that the government carefully selects the capital projects to be financed from these sources. It must make certain that they would improve economic productivity and help pay back the loans.
TRUE
The government obtains domestic borrowings from the auction of ____________
Treasury bills, notes and bonds.
are short-term debt instruments issued by the National Government often reaches maturity in 52 weeks or less
Treasury bills
are longer-term certificates of indebtedness: their maturity extends beyond one year. They are issued depending on the needs of the market.
Treasury bonds and notes
are always used for a general purpose.
Domestic borrowings
Foreign borrowings, on the other hand, may be derived from:
(1) multilateral sources,
(2) bilateral sources,
where the owners of the institution are many,
multilateral sources,
refer to the government of another country.
bilateral sources,
can be obtained through loans secured from foreign financial institutions or by floating government securities in the international market.
Foreign borrowings
Some examples of multilateral sources are
Japan Bank for International Cooperation,
the Asian Development Bank and
the World Bank.
Foreign borrowings may be in the form of ______
(1) project loans (2) program loans.
are incurred to finance a specific project like an irrigation project or a health project. multipurpose foreign borrowings.
Project loans
are multipurpose foreign loans to enhance a specific sector, usually conditioned on basic reforms in certain policy areas.
Program loans
__________ are examples of program loans.
The Structural Adjustment Loan
and the Private Sector Financing Restructuring Loan
The House of representatives approves _________ 2024 national Budget.
5.768 trillion
allocated the highest budget of PHP924.7 billion,
Department of Education
allocated the budget of PHP822.2 billion.
Department of Public Works and Highways
The ___________ was allocated PHP306.1 billion.
Department of Health
pertain to education and manpower development, health, housing, and social security and welfare services.
Social Services
2024 Priority Sector
PHTAJ EIDSJ
- Education
- Public Works
- Health
- Interior and Local Government
- Defense
- Transportation
- Social Welfare
- Agriculture
- Judiciary
- Judiciary
is the part of economics which deals with the revenue and expenditure patterns of the government and their various effects on the economy.
Public finance
is the study of the economic aspects that arise in the operations of the public budget.
public finance
The presence of a political body that governs a given economy requires a study of public finance, regardless of whether such economy is functioning under ________, _____________, or ___________
free enterprise,
a centrally managed system or
a “mixed” type system.
is theoretically characterized by perfect competition in the market;
Free enterprise economy
is characterized by centralized state planning
centrally managed economy
is one in which government supplies a considerable amount of goods and services and regulates private economic activity.
mixed economy
the circular flow of economy
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Output Markets
Input Markets
Households
Firms
represent transactions between households and business firms in markets.
The upper and lower loops
T/F
Households do not use the income they earn from the sale of productive services to purchase the outputs of business firms.
F, they use the income
represents transactions between households and government and between business firms and government.
The inner loop
Governments purchase productive services from __________ and ____________
households and outputs of business firms.
These purchases are financed with _________, ____, and ______levied on persons and firms, and the inputs acquired are used to provide government services and transfers.
taxes, fees, and charges
relates to private wants while public finance deals with public wants.
Private finance
Private wants are those that can be satisfied through the mechanism of the market because their enjoyment can be made subject to ____________
price payments.
are those that cannot be satisfied through the working of the market because their enjoyment by any individual consumer is independent of his payment or contribution.
Public wants