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This article aims to describe the financial expenditure associated with the Operations and Processes of world Government s of all levels. SIZE OF ECONOMIC FOOTPRINT The scale to which government should exist and operate in the world is a matter of debate. Government spending in Developed Countries varies considerably but generally makes up between about 30% and 70% of their GDP . One major exception is the United States, where central government spending takes up less than 20% of GDP. SERVICES Government agencies may produce Services like:
GOODS Government agencies may produce Goods like:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT At the level of Local Government , territorial or other authorities may set up government corporations such as " Local Authority Trading Enterprise s" (LATEs). COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS ''See also: Crown Corporation , State-owned Enterprises Of New Zealand '' In monarchical Commonwealth countries country-wide government corporations often use the style " Crown Corporation ". Notable exceptions include both the State-owned Enterprises and the Crown Entities in New Zealand . Examples of crown corporations include the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada and Air Canada before it underwent privatisation. Cabinet ministers ( Ministers Of The Crown ) often control the Share s in such Public Corporations . UNITED KINGDOM ''Main article: Departments Of The United Kingdom Government '' UNITED STATES In the United States , businesses that are government owned include Amtrak and the United States Postal Service . Many State s have government owned businesses for operations as well. Generally speaking, a Statute passed by a legislature specifically sets up a government owned company in order to undertake a specific public purpose with public funds or public property. PRIVATIZATION ''Main article: Privatization '' In Japan , Japan Post is partially owned by the government, but is about to get sold to the Public during the following years (following 2004). Japan Railway ( JR ), NTT and Japan Tobacco were formerly owned by the government. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS United States All levels
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