Actual collective consumption

Actual collective consumption (P42) corresponds to public goods and services for which the benefit cannot be attributed to one or more households in particular. It benefits the community as a whole or large sections of society (defense, police, justice, public utilities, regulations, etc.).

Collective consumption is financed by general government (S13).

Collective consumption corresponds to divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the classification of the functions of government (COFOG) and of general administration, regulation and information dissemination functions as well as research and development of all its divisions.