Question 5

Does the Executive’s Budget Proposal or any supporting budget documentation presents expenditures for the budget year by economic classification, is the economic classification compatible with international standards?
 * a. Yes, the economic classification is compatible with international standards.
 * b. No, the economic classification is not compatible with international standards, or expenditures are not presented by economic classification.
 * c. Not applicable/other (please comment).

Guidelines
Question 5 asks whether a country’s economic classification meets international standards. To answer “a,” a country’s economic classification must be consistent with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 2001 Government Finance Statistics (GFS). The GFS economic classification is presented here. To learn more about Government Finance Statistics also refer to the entire IMF 2001 GFS manual.

External references

 * IMF Government Finance Statistics Manual, Appendix 4
 * IMF 2001 Government Finance Statistics Manual