Term:
Capital injections
Definition:
Analysts in the media commonly refer to "capital injections" made by the government in a public corporation, when some financial support is provided. The notion of "capital injection" as such is not defined in the SNA93 and in the ESA95. In the media, it may cover any payment from government to a public corporation having the characteristics of either a capital transfer or a financial transaction in national accounts.
Domain:
Finance
Source:
Eurostat, 2002, "ESA 95 manual on government deficit and debt, 2002 Edition", Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, Chapter II.3