Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nataliya P. Rebrova Author-Email: rebrowa.natalya@yandex.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Omsk Branch Budget and Treasury Academy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Omsk, Russia Author-Name: Marina Ya. Smolyar Author-Email: telya2005@rambler.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Omsk Branch Budget and Treasury Academy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Omsk, Russia Title: The Standards Set for the Services Rendered by the State (Municipal) Bodies in Russia Abstract: The article authors examine the evolution of the term services rendered by the state (municipal) bodies that is found in the Russian legislation. They examine the new financial mechanism that supports the service rendering process and identify the areas for improvement in the scheme used for financing the state service rendering institution. They also examine the international best practices related to the budget planning and public service rendering scheme formation. Classification-JEL: H41, H42 Keywords: services rendered by the state (municipal) bodies, state (municipal) order, public service portal, expenditure standards, functions of the government institutions Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 43-54 Issue: 2 Year: 2011 Month: April File-URL: http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2011/2/statii/2011_02_04.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:110204:p:43-54