Government Finance Officers Association — The Government Finance Officers Association (or GFOA) is a professional association of state, provincial, and local government finance officers in the United States and Canada.The GFOA sponsors award programs designed to encourage good financial… … Wikipedia
Scottish Government Finance and Corporate Services Directorates — Scotland This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Scotland … Wikipedia
Local Government Finance Act 1992 — The Local Government Finance Act 1992 includes obligations of the occupants or (in the case of vacant properties) the owners of properties in the United Kingdom to pay council tax. External links * [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1992/ukpga… … Wikipedia
government economic policy — ▪ finance Introduction measures by which a government attempts to influence the economy. The national budget generally reflects the economic policy of a government, and it is partly through the budget that the government exercises its three … Universalium
Government financial reports — are an important part of democracy ( or a constitutionally limited republic) but, often not widely read or discussed. Online reporting by governments makes these government financial reports more accessible, but not necessarily more understood by … Wikipedia
Finance Act — ˈFinance ˌAct noun LAW in Britain, the law that puts into effect the decisions announced by the Chancellor (= the British finance minister) in the budget (= the plans for government taxation, borrowing, and spending for the coming year): • The… … Financial and business terms
Finance Bill — ˈFinance ˌBill noun LAW the proposals for the Finance Act that are discussed in the British Parliament before they become law: • The opposition will oppose any Finance Bill that puts tax cuts before investment in education. * * * Finance Bill UK… … Financial and business terms
government investment — ➔ investment * * * government investment UK US noun [C or U] GOVERNMENT, FINANCE ► money that the government invests in something, or the activity of investing government money: »Government investment is up over 30% since the beginning of the… … Financial and business terms
government bailout — UK US noun [C] GOVERNMENT, FINANCE ► a situation in which a government pays or lends money to save a company or industry from failing: » The company s huge losses forced it to seek a government bailout. government bailout of sth »The state ended… … Financial and business terms
government loan — UK US noun [C] GOVERNMENT, FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► a loan to an organization or a person by the government: »The extra cash meant the company could say no to government loans. »The airline has $750m in government loans to play with while it attempts … Financial and business terms
government funding — UK US noun [U] GOVERNMENT, FINANCE ► money provided by the government to pay for something: »The President lifted restrictions on government funding of research. »a government funding agency/body/source … Financial and business terms
