Controller General of Defence Accounts — (CGDA) is one of the oldest government organisations in India. CGDA operates under the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) of the Ministry of Defence of India. Its origins goes back to the Article of War adopted by the British Parliament in April… … Wikipedia
Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom) — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) (strictly, the Committee of Public Accounts) is a select committee of the British House of Commons. It is responsible for overseeing government expenditures to ensure they are effective and honest. The PAC is… … Wikipedia
Personal Accounts — are a proposed new pension system for all workers in the United Kingdom that do not already have a suitable company pension scheme. They will be a simple, universally available, defined contribution pension scheme, accumulating a fund of money… … Wikipedia
Public Accounts Committee — An influential investigative committee of the House of Commons that cuts across departmental boundaries, established by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gladstone in 1861 and responsible for overseeing government expenditures to ensure they are… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
Comptroller and Auditor General — is the abbreviated title of a government official in a number of jurisdictions, including the UK, the Republic of Ireland, India, and China. (Cf. list below) Other jurisdictions use the similar titles Comptroller general or auditor general to… … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
accounting — /euh kown ting/, n. 1. the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; art of analyzing the financial position and operating results of a business house from a study of its sales, purchases, overhead, etc.… … Universalium
government budget — Forecast of governmental expenditures and revenues for the ensuing fiscal year. In modern industrial economies, the budget is the key instrument for the execution of government economic policies. Because government budgets may promote or retard… … Universalium
National Audit Office (United Kingdom) — The logo of the National Audit Office. The National Audit Office (NAO) is an independent Parliamentary body in the United Kingdom which is responsible for auditing central government departments, government agencies and non departmental public… … Wikipedia
Restaurants du Cœur — The Restaurants du Cœur (far more commonly and familiarly known as the Restos du Cœur; Restaurants of the Heart ) is a French charitable organisation, the main activity of which is to distribute food packages and hot meals to the needy.It was… … Wikipedia
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