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  "title": "A Manual on Government Finance Statistics",
  "publication": "Books, December 15, 1986",
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  "summary": "This Manual deals with concepts, definitions, and procedures for the compilation of statistics on government finance. It is intended as a reference tool for those who are called upon to prepare or evaluate such statistics.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- This Manual deals with concepts, definitions, and procedures for the compilation of statistics on government finance.\n- It is intended as a reference tool for those who are called upon to prepare or evaluate such statistics.\n- Focuses on financial transactions such as taxing, borrowing, spending, and lending.\n- Emphasizes the summarization and organization of statistics appropriate for analysis, planning, and policy determination."
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    {
      "heading": "Scope and focus",
      "content": "- Concepts, definitions, and procedures for compiling government finance statistics.\n- Financial transactions emphasized: taxing, borrowing, spending, lending.\n- Emphasis on summarization and organization of statistics for:\n  - analysis\n  - planning\n  - policy determination"
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      "heading": "Intended audience and use",
      "content": "- Reference tool for compilers and evaluators of government finance statistics.\n- Supports preparation, evaluation, and organization of fiscal statistical information."
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      "heading": "Key features and takeaways",
      "content": "- Provides standardized concepts and definitions to improve comparability of government finance statistics.\n- Offers procedural guidance for compiling fiscal statistics based on financial transactions.\n- Prioritizes presentation and organization methods to make statistics useful for policymakers and analysts.\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. A Manual on Government Finance Statistics, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1986) accessed 9/18/2026\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2016/12/30/a-manual-on-government-finance-statistics-38"
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    "It is intended as a reference tool for those who are called upon to prepare or evaluate such statistics.",
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