General public administration activities

This class includes:

• executive and legislative administration of central, regional and local bodies
• activities of ministries at national and regional levels
• administration and supervision of fiscal affairs:
  • operation of taxation schemes
  • duty/tax collection and tax violation investigation
  • customs administration
• budget implementation and management of public funds and public debt:
  • raising and receiving of money and control of their disbursement
• administration of overall (civil) research and development policy and associated funds
• administration and operation of overall economic and social planning and statistical services at the various levels of government

This class excludes:

• central banking, see 64.11
• operation of government-owned or government-occupied buildings, see 68.20, 68.3
• administration of research and development policies intended to increase personal well-being and of associated funds, see 84.12
• administration of research and development policies intended to improve economic performance and competitiveness, see 84.13
• administration of defence-related research and development policies and of associated funds, see 84.22
• operation of government archives, see 91.12