Glossary:Government budget appropriations or outlays for research and development (GBAORD)
Government budget appropriations or outlays for research and development, abbreviated as GBAORD, are a way of measuring government support for research and development activities.
GBAORD include all appropriations (government spending) given to R & D in central (or federal) government budgets. Provincial (or State) government posts are only included if the contribution is significant. Local government funds are excluded.
General government R&D expenditure is also measured in the context of COFOG statistics.
Related concepts
Revision of Frascati Manual in 2015 has introduced the new term GBARD and definition see here Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD)