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Classification of the Functions of the Government

Classification of the functions of government - COFOG

COFOG is designed for classifying current transactions (such as consumption expenditure, subsidies and current transfers), capital outlays (capital formation and capital transfers) and acquisition of financial assets by general government and its subsectors.

Note: “CS” and “IS” denote collective services and individual services respectively.

01. GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES

01.1 Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs

01.1.1 Executive and legislative organs (CS)
01.1.2 Financial and fiscal affairs (CS)
01.1.3 External affairs (CS)

01.2 Foreign economic aid

01.2.1 Economic aid to developing countries and countries in transition (CS)
01.2.2 Economic aid routed through international organisations (CS)

01.3 General services

01.3.1 General personnel services (CS)
01.3.2 Over-all planning and statistical services (CS)
01.3.3 Other general services (CS)

01.4 Basic research

01.4.0 Basic research (CS)

01.5 R&D General public services

01.5.0 R&D General public services (CS)

01.6 General public services n.e.c.

01.6.0 General public services n.e.c. (CS)

01.7 Public debt transactions

01.7.0 Public debt transactions (CS)

01.8 Transfers of a general character between different levels of government

01.8.0 Transfers of a general character between different levels of government (CS)

02. DEFENCE

02.1 Military defence

02.1.0 Military defence (CS)

02.2 Civil defence

02.2.0 Civil defence (CS)

02.3 Foreign military aid

02.3.0 Foreign military aid (CS)

02.4 R&D Defence

02.4.0 R&D Defence (CS)

02.5 Defence n.e.c.

02.5.0 Defence n.e.c. (CS)

03. PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY

03.1 Police services

03.1.0 Police services (CS)

03.2 Fire-protection services

03.2.0 Fire-protection services (CS)

03.3 Law courts

03.3.0 Law courts (CS)

03.4. Prisons

03.4.0 Prisons (CS)

03.5 R&D Public order and safety

03.5.0 R&D Public order and safety (CS)

03.6 Public order and safety n.e.c.

03.6.0 Public order and safety n.e.c. (CS)

04. ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

04.1 General economic, commercial and labour affairs

04.1.1 General economic and commercial affairs (CS)
04.1.2 General labour affairs (CS)

04.2 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

04.2.1 Agriculture (CS)
04.2.2 Forestry (CS)
04.2.3 Fishing and hunting (CS)

04.3 Fuel and energy

04.3.1 Coal and other solid mineral fuels (CS)
04.3.2 Petroleum and natural gas (CS)
04.3.3 Nuclear fuel (CS)
04.3.4 Other fuels (CS)
04.3.5 Electricity (CS)
04.3.6 Non-electric energy (CS)

04.4 Mining, manufacturing and construction

04.4.1 Mining of mineral resources other than mineral fuels (CS)
04.4.2 Manufacturing (CS)
04.4.3 Construction (CS)

04.5 Transport

04.5.1 Road transport (CS)
04.5.2 Water transport (CS)
04.5.3 Railway transport (CS)
04.5.4 Air transport (CS)
04.5.5 Pipeline and other transport (CS)

04.6 Communication

04.6.0 Communication (CS)

04.7 Other industries

04.7.1 Distributive trades, storage and warehousing (CS)
04.7.2 Hotels and restaurants (CS)
04.7.3 Tourism (CS)
04.7.4 Multi-purpose development projects (CS)

04.8 R&D Economic affairs

04.8.1 R&D General economic, commercial and labour affairs (CS)
04.8.2 R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (CS)
04.8.3 R&D Fuel and energy (CS)
04.8.4 R&D Mining, manufacturing and construction (CS)
04.8.5 R&D Transport (CS)
04.8.6 R&D Communication (CS)
04.8.7 R&D Other industries (CS)

04.9 Economic affairs n.e.c.

04.9.0 Economic affairs n.e.c. (CS)

05. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

05.1 Waste management

05.1.0 Waste management (CS)

05.2 Waste water management

05.2.0 Waste water management (CS)

05.3 Pollution abatement

05.3.0 Pollution abatement (CS)

05.4 Protection of biodiversity and landscape

05.4.0 Protection of biodiversity and landscape (CS)

05.5 R&D Environment protection

05.5.0 R&D Environment protection (CS)

05.6 Environment protection n.e.c.

05.6.0 Environment protection n.e.c. (CS)

06. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES

06.1 Housing development

06.1.0 Housing development (CS)

06.2 Community development

06.2.0 Community development (CS)

06.3 Water supply

06.3.0 Water supply (CS)

06.4 Street lighting

06.4.0 Street lighting (CS)

06.5 R&D Housing and community amenities

06.5.0 R&D Housing and community amenities (CS)

06.6 Housing and community amenities n.e.c.

06.6.0 Housing and community amenities n.e.c. (CS)

07. HEALTH

07.1 Medical products, appliances and equipment

07.1.1 Pharmaceutical products (IS)
07.1.2 Other medical products (IS)
07.1.3 Therapeutic appliances and equipment (IS)

07.2 Out-patient services

07.2.1 General medical services (IS)
07.2.2 Specialised medical services (IS)
07.2.3 Dental services (IS)
07.2.4 Paramedical services (IS)

07.3 Hospital services

07.3.1 General hospital services (IS)
07.3.2 Specialised hospital services (IS)
07.3.3 Medical and maternity centre services (IS)
07.3.4 Nursing and convalescent home services (IS)

07.4 Public health services

07.4.0 Public health services (IS)

07.5 R&D Health

07.5.0 R&D Health (CS)

07.6 Health n.e.c.

07.6.0 Health n.e.c. (CS)

08. RECREATION, CULTURE AND RELIGION

08.1 Recreational and sporting services

08.1.0 Recreational and sporting services (IS)

08.2 Cultural services

08.2.0 Cultural services (IS)

08.3 Broadcasting and publishing services

08.3.0 Broadcasting and publishing services (CS)

08.4 Religious and other community services

08.4.0 Religious and other community services (CS)

08.5 R&D Recreation, culture and religion

08.5.0 R&D Recreation, culture and religion (CS)

08.6 Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.

08.6.0 Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c. (CS)

09. EDUCATION

09.1 Pre-primary and primary education

09.1.1 Pre-primary education (IS)
09.1.2 Primary education (IS)

09.2 Secondary education

09.2.1 Lower-secondary education (IS)
09.2.2 Upper- secondary education (IS)

09.3 Post-secondary non-tertiary education

09.3.0 Post-secondary non-tertiary education (IS)

09.4 Tertiary education

09.4.1 First stage of tertiary education (IS)
09.4.2 Second stage of tertiary education (IS)

09.5 Education not definable by level

09.5.0 Education not definable by level (IS)

09.6 Subsidiary services to education

09.6.0 Subsidiary services to education (IS)

09.7 R&D Education

09.7.0 R&D Education (CS)

09.8 Education n.e.c.

09.8.0 Education n.e.c. (CS)

10. SOCIAL PROTECTION

10.1 Sickness and disability

10.1.1 Sickness (IS)
10.1.2 Disability (IS)

10.2 Old age

10.2.0 Old age (IS)

10.3 Survivors

10.3.0 Survivors (IS)

10.4 Family and children

10.4.0 Family and children (IS)

10.5 Unemployment

10.5.0 Unemployment (IS)

10.6 Housing

10.6.0 Housing (IS)

10.7 Social exclusion n.e.c.

10.7.0 Social exclusion n.e.c. (IS)

10.8 R&D Social protection

10.8.0 R&D Social protection (CS)

10.9 Social protection n.e.c.

10.9.0 Social protection n.e.c. (CS)

Note!Property income payable by government consists almost entirely of interest on the public debt. Although property income should be classified by function, it is usually not possible to link interest payments with the function or purpose for which the debt was originally incurred. Thus, most property income are allocated to “public debt transactions” under “general public services”.




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