The study of the taxing and spending decisions of governments. Taxation is used instead of charging for government services or borrowing. Public expenditure is incurred because governments attempt to improve the distribution of income, to maintain FULL...

The expenditure of central, regional and local governmental organizations on intermediate and final goods and services. This is undertaken to achieve a variety of goals including the redistribution of benefits in kind, the provision of PUBLIC GOODS,...

A study of the economic decisions of government—taxation, public expenditure, PUBLIC GOODS and public sector pricing. See also: public finance Atkinson, A.B. and Stiglitz, L.E. (1980) Lectures on Public Economics, Maidenhead, London and New York:...

Public finance (government finance) is the field of economics that deals with budgeting the revenues and expenditures of a public sector entity, usually government. Matters addressed by the subject...