Contributions, insurance trust

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000402",
  "term": "Contributions, insurance trust",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Amounts derived from contributions, assessments, premiums, \"taxes,\" etc., required of employers and employees for financing of compulsory or voluntary social insurance programs operated by the government. Any contributions by a government to a social insurance system it administers (either as employer contributions or for general financial support) are excluded from insurance trust revenue. However, such contributions are included in exhibit statistics on insurance trust system receipts.",
  "subject": "Governments",
  "see_also": [
    "Statistics about Governments"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/contributions-insurance-trust/"
}