An appropriation account pertains to both governmental budgeting and corporate financial statements. It is instrumental in showing how government departments allocate and manage their funds over a financial year, as well as illustrating how profits are distributed in a partnership or a corporation.
Pertaining to public finance and financial transactions; relating to the public treasury.
A budgeting system developed particularly for use in non-profit organizations, such as national and local government. The system is based on the grouping together of activities with common objectives and a long-term plan relating to the objectives of the organization as a whole, which is subdivided into programs. Conventional annual expenditure budgeting procedures are applied within this framework.
