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Basic Amount
Base amount or base value (also basic amount, or basic value, or base rate) ( be, базавая велічыня, russian: базовая величина; commonly abbreviated as ''БВ'' or ''б. в.'') is sort of notional amount used in Belarus to keep amount of pensions, scholarships, welfare, social welfare payments, tariff, duties, taxes, and fine (penalty), fines in the text of laws stable and relevant regardless of the level of inflation. Base amount ( pl, kwota bazowa) is also used in Poland to keep pensions on a stable level, regardless of inflation. A similar measure, income base amount ( sv, inkomstbasbelopp), is used in Sweden. History Until 2002, fines, taxes, fees and other payments in Belarus were calculated in multiples up to the minimum wage. In accordance with the Presidential Decree № 3 of 15.02.2002, the minimum wage is used only in labor relations. According to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of 22.02.2002 № 243 for the calculation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notional Amount
The notional amount (or notional principal amount or notional value) on a financial instrument is the nominal or face amount that is used to calculate payments made on that instrument. This amount generally does not change and is thus referred to as ''notional.'' Explanation Contrast a bond with an interest rate swap: * In a bond, the buyer pays the principal amount at issue (start), then receives coupons (computed off this principal) over the life of the bond, then receives the principal back at maturity (end). * In a swap, no principal changes hands at inception (start) or expiry (end), and in the meantime, interest payments are computed based on a notional amount, which acts ''as if'' it were the principal amount of a bond, hence the term ''notional principal amount'', abbreviated to ''notional''. In simple terms, the notional principal amount is essentially how much of an asset or bonds a person owns. For example, if a premium bond were bought for £1, then the notional princip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pension
A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments. A pension may be a "defined benefit plan", where a fixed sum is paid regularly to a person, or a "defined contribution plan", under which a fixed sum is invested that then becomes available at retirement age. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is usually paid in regular amounts for life after retirement, while the latter is typically paid as a fixed amount after involuntary termination of employment before retirement. The terms "retirement plan" and "superannuation" tend to refer to a pension granted upon retirement of the individual. Retirement plans may be set up by employers, insurance companies, the government, or other institutions such as employer associations or trade unions. Called ''retirement plans' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
