Public Expenditure: Classification, Phases, and Contracting

Classification of Public Expenditures at the UN

General Administration

  • General Services: Defense costs, justice, and police expenses.
  • Common Services: Costs of roads, water supply, sanitation, and fire services.
  • Other Services

Social Services

  • Education
  • Health
  • Social Security
  • Other Social Services

Economic Services

  • Agriculture and Mineral Resources
  • Fuel and Energy
  • Mineral Resources, Construction, and Manufacturing Industries
  • Economic Expenses

Other Services Not Classifiable

Phases of Public Spending

  • Authorization:
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Understanding Law, Government, and Democracy in Uruguay

Understanding Law, Government, and Democracy

To live in society, humans need to regulate their lives according to rules. These precepts of conduct provide sanctions for failure to comply. Among these rules are different kinds: legal, religious, moral, and social. Law is a rule that has the following characteristics: it is bilateral, implying obligations and rights; it is externally imposed; and it is heteronomous. Law is classified as public, private, effective, natural, and positive.

The Ends and

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Intentional Torts: Battery, Assault, False Imprisonment, Trespass, and Conversion

Battery

The fact pattern suggests that P conceivably may have claims for intentional tort against the D. In order to establish a claim of battery, the plaintiff must establish, on the preponderance of the evidence, each element of the tort. These include:

  1. Act
  2. With intent
  3. To cause contact
  4. That is harmful or offensive
  5. The act causes the contact

The element of intent can be established if the D committed the act for the purpose of causing the harmful conduct or had knowledge of facts that would lead to substantial

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Understanding Employment Contract Suspension and Termination

Employment Contract Suspension

Involuntary Suspension: Economic, Technical Reasons

The employer must justify such cases before the labor authority. If it is reasonable, the suspension will be authorized.

Temporary Force Majeure

The company may suspend employment contracts regardless of the number of workers due to a temporary force majeure. This is a situation that the company failed to anticipate or prevent.

Temporary Disability

This is the situation where a worker is unable to work due to an accident

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Bank of Spain’s Ultimatum to Cajasur and International Trade Payment Methods

Bank of Spain’s Ultimatum to Cajasur

The Bank of Spain has issued an ultimatum to Cajasur. The Bank urgently summoned the president of Cajasur and conveyed the message that the bank has to move forward with the Cordoba merger, introducing the joint business plan for Unicaza on Tuesday, December 1st. Otherwise, the alternative for the supervisory deck, through December 10th, when the executive committee of financial authority meets, would be to initiate proceedings to consider the institution at risk.

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Accounting Regulations and Practices in Spain: A Comprehensive Look

Why Are Accountants Kept? Which Different Interests Are Protected by Accounting Activity?

Point Out the Different Sources of Regulation

The basic legislation setting out the legal framework in the sphere of accounting law is embodied in Spanish corporate legislation and has been amended in recent years in response to the mandatory harmonization of that legislation with EU Directives. Also, a hierarchy of sources was established to distinguish between:

  • Fundamental legislation: the Commercial Code and
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