Administrative data source based research methods for territory defined structure of budget investments

Introduction. The paper examines the territory defined structure of the budget investments in the Russian Federation constituents. Purpose. The paper aims at identifying and quantitatively evaluating the connection between the structure indicators of the budget investments and their frequency (per capita, square kilometer, gross regional product) by the groups of regions. Materials andMethods. The research referred to the administrative data sources with the information by the Russian Federation constituents included in the budget expenditure, its spending, investments in targeted investment programs. The paper applies theoretical and mathematical statistical methods of cluster analysis.Results. The paper structurizes the stages of budget legal arrangements and describes an original budget investment flow diagram at the federal, regional, and local levels. The research compares and analyzes the information capacities of the official statistics data and administrative resources in terms of budget investments by sources, composition, flow stages, administrative territorial levels. The original indicator system helps evaluate the territory defined structureof the budget investments with the cluster analysis methods. Conclusion. The results obtained by the author together with the administrative data and official statistics provide the informational grounds for comprehensive accounting and analysis of budget investment flows. The author’s methodological approach to a multidimensional study of a territory defined budget investment structure could be used by the executive authorities and local self-governments.