对财政可能发生的变化或趋势所作的预见、分析和推断。为财政决策和财政计划提供依据和信息。预测的一般程序为:确定预测目标;收集整理资料,选择预测方法;结果的分析、评价和修正。财政预测工作要做到连续性与系统性,定性研究与定量分析相结合。财政预测的主要内容包括:财政收入预测、财政支出预测和财源变化预测等。 Projections, analyzes and inferences about possible changes or trends in finance. Provide the basis and information for financial decision-making and financial planning. The general procedure for forecasting is: to determine the forecast target; to collect and organize the data, to choose the forecast method; to analyze, evaluate and correct the result. Financial forecasting should be continuous and systematic, qualitative research and quantitative analysis. The main contents of the financial forecast include: the forecast of the fiscal revenue, the prediction of the financial expenditure and the forecast of the change of the financial resources.