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Ex. 4. Reread text a. Which of the following do you think is true or false?

1. Finance is a system of using of money in the process of its turnover between economic entities.

2. The financial system is the network of institutions through which large companies get the funds they need and put surplus funds to work.

3. Public finance is the study of the role of The Ministry of Finance in the economy.

4. Private markets will allocate goods and services among individuals efficiently in real life.

5. When private markets do not allocate goods or services efficiently, thre is a necessity for governmental provision of goods and services.

6. Government expenditures are specifically intended to transfer profit from some groups to others.

7. Public pension programs transfer wealth from the young to the old.

8. Macroeconomic stabilization is a category which describes the effects of monetary and fiscal policy on the economy.

9. Fiscal policy doesn’t relate to government spending, but relates to taxation and borrowing.

10. The budget is an estimate of national revenue and expenditure for the previous fiscal year.

11. Adequate planning of recurrent and capital expenditure depends critically on an accurate forecast of revenue availability.

12. The Treasury is the central coordinating institution in charge of compiling and presenting the budget.

Ex. 5. Say in a few words what the main text is about. Use the following opening phrases:

The text looks at the (the problem of)…;

The text deals with the issue of…;

It is clear from the text that…;

Among other things the text raises the issue of…;

The problem of…is of great importance;

One of the main points to be singled out is…;

In this connection, I’d like to say…;

I find the question of…very important because…;

I think that…should be mentioned here as a very important mechanism of…

Ex. 6. Sum up the content of the main dialogue. Use the following phrases:

The dialogue is about…;

According to the dialogue…;

The experts make it clear that…(stress the point that…, draw the readers’ attention to the fact that…);

Finally, the experts come to the conclusion that…

Ex. 7 Match the terms in left side column with their definitions

  1. Public finance

  1. bringing inflation under control and lowering it over time

  1. Tax

  1. part of the income which a person is allowed to earn and not pay tax on

  1. Macroeconomic stabilization

  1. a tax on the estimated market value added to a product or material at each stage of its production

  1. Tax allowance

  1. a legal document that is often passed by the legislature, and approved by a president, an estimate of national revenue and expenditure for the ensuing fiscal year

  1. Tax relief

  1. a sum of budgets of all levels of subjects, extrabudgetary and reserve funds

  1. Value-added tax

  1. a fee charged (levied) by a government on a product, income, or activity

  1. A government budget

  1. refers to tax breaks that reduce the amount of tax due

  1. Resource allocation

  1. the network of institutions through which firms, households and units of government get the funds they need and put surplus funds to work

  1. The financial system

  1. the process of allocating resources among the various projects or business units

  1. Capital Expenditure/Outlays

  1. proceeds from the sale of fixed or capital assets, such as land, building, machinery, stocks and intangibles, including receipts of unrequited transfers for capital purposes from non-governmental sources.

  1. Capital revenue

  1. aggregate of revenues, borrowings and disbursements of the national government showing a cash deficit or surplus

  1. Cash Budget

  1. shortfall/deficiency of revenues over expenditures of the government

  1. Budget deficit

  1. expenditures for the acquisition of fixed assets and other goods and services the productive benefits of which extend beyond the fiscal year. These include investments in the capital stock of Government Owned or Controlled Corporations and their subsidiaries and investments in public utilities and loans outlays

  1. Grants

  1. revenue collected from sources other than compulsory tax levies. Includes those collected in exchange for direct services rendered by government agencies to the public, or those arising from the government’s regulatory and investment activities.

  1. Non-Tax Revenue

  1. all non-repayable transfers received from other levels of government or from private individuals, or institutions including reparations and gifts given for particular projects or programs, or for general budget support.

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