This document discusses the key differences between public finance and private finance. Some of the main differences covered are:
- Public finance involves the revenue and expenditures of government authorities, while private finance deals with individuals, families, and businesses.
- Government budgets can run deficits as the government has powers like taxation and borrowing that private individuals do not.
- Public finance aims to maximize social benefits, while private finance aims to satisfy private needs and interests.
- Government expenditures are governed by economic policy goals, while private expenditures depend more on individual habits, needs, and preferences.
This document discusses the key differences between public finance and private finance. Some of the main differences covered are:
- Public finance involves the revenue and expenditures of government authorities, while private finance deals with individuals, families, and businesses.
- Government budgets can run deficits as the government has powers like taxation and borrowing that private individuals do not.
- Public finance aims to maximize social benefits, while private finance aims to satisfy private needs and interests.
- Government expenditures are governed by economic policy goals, while private expenditures depend more on individual habits, needs, and preferences.
This document discusses the key differences between public finance and private finance. Some of the main differences covered are:
- Public finance involves the revenue and expenditures of government authorities, while private finance deals with individuals, families, and businesses.
- Government budgets can run deficits as the government has powers like taxation and borrowing that private individuals do not.
- Public finance aims to maximize social benefits, while private finance aims to satisfy private needs and interests.
- Government expenditures are governed by economic policy goals, while private expenditures depend more on individual habits, needs, and preferences.
1- To perform all these functions adequately and efficiently, the government needs funds from the private. 2- public finance refers to systematic study of the operations of public Revenue and expenditures of the public authorities. 3- Richard Musgrave: Public finance is an investigation into the nature and principles of the state revenue and expenditure. 4- Adam smith: he subject matter of Public finance Is logically, though not solely, concerned with the financial aspects of the business of the government. 5- Public finance: can be classified into two categories the personal finance and business finance. 6- business finance: deals with the process of optimizing finances by individuals such as people, families and single consumers. 7- personal finance: involves the process of optimizing finance by business organizations. 8- In private finance, the income must precede expenditure. 9- In Private finance as well, the revenue has to be raised before the expenditure can be met. 10- Both the private individuals as well as the state have to resort to borrowing when expenditure exceeds revenue. 11- Both the public and private finance sometimes face the same problem. i.e. The problem of adjustment of income and expenditure. 12- individuals first determine the volume of expenditure that it has to incur on different heads to perform their obligations and then tries to find out the resources to meet the expenditure. 13- government first considers his income and then determines the volume of expenditure; it has to incur on different heads or items of consumption. 14- The credit of a private individual is, at best, limited and can borrow a limited sum of Money for a limited source. 15- Private Individual can rise credit within the economy. 16- The government enjoys a very high degree of credit in the market and It can borrow large amounts not only from its citizens but from foreigners. 17- The government has a source of income which is not available to the private individual. 18- The private individual can print notes which are legal tender within the country and its often resorts to the printing press to cover the deficit in the budget engendered by war or an economic crisis. 19- The private individual enjoys no such right of printing the currency. 20- The government does not give as much importance the law as a private individual does. 21- The private individual arranges his Expenditures in accordance with the law Equi – Marginal Utility and it distributes his income between consumption and savings in such a manner as to equalize their marginal utility. 22- deficit budget is always god for a private Individual. 23- Surplus budget is always god for a private Individual. 24- Surplus budget is always god for government. 25- Private Individual spend less than his income and save something. 26- Government spends more than its income. 27- Public finance is known for its compulsory character. 28- The private authorities cannot avoid or postpone certain expenditure. 29- Public finance is voluntary in nature. 30- Individuals can play to postpone their expenditure. 31- The government can use coercive methods to collect revenue for example, government can raise non repayable loans. 32- Private individuals can use force to get their income and Individuals have to earn their income by their own efforts. 33- The budget an government is shrouded in mystery. 34- Secrecy is maintained in budget of the private finance. 35- The government budget there is no secrecy is maintained. 36- In a democratic country, the government presents its budget after the parliament where it is widely discussed and subjected to criticism. 37- Public finance is more elastic/ flexible than private finance and drastic changes can be done. 38- the government can increase its income imposing new taxes. Likewise it is also in a position to make the necessary changes in its expenditure. 39- There is much scope for changes in private finance. 40- The public expenditure is governed by deliberate economic policy of the government and the economic, social and political requirements of the country are considered while planning the public expenditure. 41- Private finance is influenced by habits, fashion, customs, status and personal needs of the individual. 42- Immediate objective of the Public finance is of their satisfaction. 43- It means public finance has a short-term perspective. 44- It means private finance has a long-term consideration. 45- In private finance private individuals tries to satisfy their present needs and are interested in obtaining quick returns. 46- The objective of Public finance is to fulfill private interest and the income is more than expenditures. 47- The objective of public finance is to maximum social advantage to the society. 48- The motive of private expenditure is public/social benefit. 49- The motive of public expenditure is private benefit. 50- public expenditure, being more in relation to private expenditure. 51- Private expenditure, being more in relation to public expenditure, has only a marginal effect on the economy. 52- private expenditure being in gigantic has a tremendous. 53- Objectives private finance is secure adjustments in allocation of Resources and to maintain economic stability. 54- Objectives private finance is reduced economic inequalities and to achieve full employment. 55- Objectives public finance achieve optimum utilization of resources and to increase rate of capital formation by increasing the rate of saving and investment. ❖1-F ❖2-T ❖3-F ❖4-F ❖5-F ❖6-F ❖7-F ❖8-T ❖9-F ❖10-T ❖11-F ❖12-F ❖13-F ❖14-T ❖15-F ❖16-F ❖17-T ❖18-F ❖19-T ❖20-T ❖21-T ❖22-F ❖23-T ❖24-F ❖25-T ❖26-T ❖27-T ❖28-F ❖29-F ❖30-T ❖31-T ❖32-F ❖33-F ❖34-T ❖35-T ❖36-F ❖37-T ❖38-T ❖39-F ❖40-T ❖41-F ❖42-F ❖43-F ❖44-F ❖45-T ❖46-F ❖47-T ❖48-F ❖49-T ❖50-T ❖51-F ❖52-F ❖53-F ❖54-F ❖ 55-T