Basis | Revenue Expenditure | Capital Expenditure |
Meaning | An expenditure that: Neither creates any assets, nor causes any reduction of liability. | Capital expenditure that: Either creates assets for the government or causes reduction in liabilities of the government. |
Nature | It is recurring type. It is incurred regularly. | It is a non recurring type of expenditure. |
Example | Expenditure incurred on civil administration, defence forces, public health and education. | Expenditure incurred on construction of building, dams, steel plants etc. |
Category | This is generally categorised as non-development expenditure. | This is generally categorised as development expenditure. |