Intragovernmental holdings
| This article is part of a series on |
| Public finance |
|---|
 |
In public finance, intragovernmental holdings (known as intragovernmental debt or intragovernmental obligations) are debt obligations that a government owes to its own agencies. These agencies may receive or spend money unevenly throughout the year, or receive it for payout at a future date, as in the case of a pension fund. Lending the excess funds to the government, typically on the accounts of its treasury, enables the government to calculate its net cash requirements over time.
United States
[edit]In the United States, intragovernmental holdings are primarily composed of the Medicare trust funds, the Social Security Trust Fund, and Federal Financing Bank securities. A small amount of marketable securities are held by government accounts.[1][2]
See also
[edit]U.S. specific:
References
[edit]- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions about the Public Debt". FAQ. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ↑ "FRONTLINE: ten trillion and counting: defining the debt". Defining the debt. PBS. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Treasury Direct
- Monthly Statement of the Public Debt (MSPD) and Downloadable Files Archived May 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Treasury Direct
- Federal Financing Bank
- Factors Affecting Federal Reserve Balances, Federal Reserve statistical release
- Financial Management Service Archived December 28, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, A Bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury
 | This finance-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |