To the issue of the concept of the state task as a financial instrument in the sphere of education and its legal regulation

The financial provision of state and municipal services is being actively improved at the legislative level, and therefore is the subject of interest of jurisprudence and economics, which determines the relevance of the chosen topic. Purpose: to study scientific literature on the theoretical foundations of the concept of «finance», and regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation related to the concepts of «financing» and «state task» for disclosing the concepts of financial provision of state and municipal services in the sphere of education. Methods: the authors use the empirical methods of comparison, description, interpretation, legal-dogmatic and as well as the method of interpretation of legal norms. Results: the authors’ interpretation of the concept of «state task» is given, it is concluded that the state task is a financial instrument in the budgetary sphere.