They act as a reservation of a portion of the budgeted appropriations to ensure that funds will be available to meet these commitments when they become payable. Encumbrances and appropriations are fundamental concepts in budgetary accounting within government finance. Appropriations represent the legal authorization granted by a legislative body to incur obligations and make expenditures […]

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