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NATIONAL EXPENDITURE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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Definition:
National expenditure on environmental protection is defined as the sum of:

- final and intermediate consumption of environmental protection products by resident units, other than those of the environmental protection producers themselves;

- plus capital formation on environmental protection products;

- plus gross capital formation on other products required for environmental protection activities;

- plus (current and capital) specific transfers by residents units not captured in the items above;

- plus (current and capital) financing provided by transfers to the rest of the world.

- less financing by transfers received from the rest of the world.

Source Publication:
United Nations, European Commission, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Bank, 2005, Handbook of National Accounting: Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting 2003, Studies in Methods, Series F, No.61, Rev.1, Glossary, United Nations, New York, para. 5.133.

Statistical Theme: Environmental statistics

Created on Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Last updated on Thursday, December 01, 2005