Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations Honourable Paul Ramsey, Minister	This electronic version is for informational purposes only. The printed version remains the official version.

Report B: FISCAL REVIEW AND OUTLOOK

TABLE B1
1999/00 REVISED FISCAL FORECAST

		Budget Estimate 1999/00	Third Quarterly Report  Forecast	Revised Forecast 1999/00	Change From Third Quarterly Report
			($ millions)
Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF):
	Revenue	20,3851	21,248	21,385	137
	Expenditure	(21,045)	(21,449)	(22,593)	(1,144)
	CRF balance	(660)1	(201)2	(1,208)	(1,007)
Taxpayer-supported Crown corporations and agencies		(685)	(362)	453	815
Self-supported Crown corporations and agencies		46	(423)	(290)	133
		(1,299)	(986)	(1,045)	(59)
Forecast allowance		(230)1	(400)2	(100)	300
Summary accounts deficit		(1,529)	(1,386)	(1,145)	241
Taxpayer-supported debt		26,184	25,334	24,904	(430)
Total provincial debt		34,722	34,425	34,256	(169)
1 The 1999/00 budget included a revenue allowance of $230 million, which was deducted from revenue. In order to be consistent with the presentation used for 2000/01, this allowance has been shown as a forecast allowance for the summary accounts deficit. 2 The Third Quarterly Report presented forecast allowances of $200 million for the consolidated revenue fund and $200 million for Crown corporations and agencies. In the presentation used for 2000/01, the allowances are combined as a forecast allowance for the summary accounts deficit.