Glossary List

Glossary Glossary Description

Current revenue

Tax revenue includes: direct taxes (such as income tax, payroll tax, and movable and immovable property tax), indirect taxes (such as value-added tax on goods and services), special taxes on certain goods and services, patent tax, transportation and vehicle taxes, stamp duty, property tax, import duty, and export tax. Regular income comes from tax revenue and non-tax revenue. Tax revenue refers to revenue from domestic taxes, duties on foreign trade, and other types of tax revenue. Non-tax revenue, in particular, includes proceeds from the management, operation, and sale of state property; proceeds from concessions; fees from public services; proceeds from fines and penalties; subsidies; financial favors; and income from other sources. It is distinct from other fiscal revenues.

Capital revenue

Revenues from state investment include income from real estate, finance (such as income from the repayment of loans to public and private enterprises), and loans from development partners or local and international support funds.

Current expenditure

Funds that are regularly used to support administrative operations. Current expenses include: staff costs (salaries, benefits, and other expenses for civil servants and non-framework staff) and non-staff expenses such as purchases (office equipment, equipment for maintenance and repair of electricity and water systems, healthcare supplies), expenses for services (rental of administrative sanitation, transportation, maintenance and repair services from private enterprises, rental of premises for administrative work, insurance services, mission expenses, telephone, fax, or internet services), financial burdens (interest on domestic and foreign debt, and other financial obligations), expenditure on social benefits (social security benefits, social assistance to citizens, support for social and cultural organizations, and other social benefits), subsidies, and other non-employee expenses, including unplanned expenses as well.

Capital expenditure

Funds are used to invest in the development of the country to increase future income. It can include funding for investment projects, partnerships, and debt relief, for example, the purchase of long-term equipment, and the construction and repair of public infrastructure, including roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, and state buildings.

Budget deficit

Lack of budget after payment between budget revenue and budget expenditure.

Public Debt Stock

The actual amount of government debt that has not yet been paid to the debtors.