Budget 2000
Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations
Honourable Paul Ramsey, Minister
Reports
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Report B: FISCAL REVIEW AND OUTLOOK

TABLE B8
EXPENDITURE BY MINISTRY
CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

Budget
Estimate
1999/001

Revised
Forecast
1999/00

Budget
Estimate
2000/01

Increase
(Decrease)2





($millions)


(per cent)

Legislation 37 35 38 4.1
Officers of the Legislature 28 28 26 (7.7)
Office of the Premier 3 3 3 —
Aboriginal Affairs 35 35 43 22.3
Advanced Education, Training and Technology 1,794 1,813 1,904 6.1
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries 83 83 100 21.1
Attorney General 923 1,009 941 2.0
Children and Families 1,317 1,356 1,501 14.0
Community Development, Cooperatives and Volunteers 18 16 23 25.4
Education 4,345 4,372 4,536 4.4
Employment and Investment 37 36 37 (1.1)
Energy and Mines 36 35 42 16.8
Environment, Lands and Parks 194 194 188 (3.0)
Finance and Corporate Relations 114 114 113 (1.0)
Forests 500 507 512 2.4
Health 7,720 7,936 8,269 7.1
Labour 28 28 30 6.8
Multiculturalism and Immigration 21 37 24 13.1
Municipal Affairs 142 142 141 (0.4)
Small Business, Tourism and Culture 84 84 86 2.5 
Social Development and Economic Security 1,963 1,959 2,026 3.2
Transportation and Highways 463 462 465 0.4
Women's Equality 43 43 54 25.6
Other appropriations:  
Management of Public Funds and Debt 940 840 1,009 7.3
BC Family Bonus 181 185 152 (16.1)
Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs 76  66 125 64.7
Amortization of change in unfunded pension liability (117) (130) (130) 11.2
Pension adjustments — 82 — —
Other appropriations3 37 32 42 13.6
Total program expenditure before one-time items 21,045 21,402 22,300 6.04
One-time expenditures:4  
British Columbia Ferry Corporation debt forgiveness —  1,080  —  —
Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre write-down —  70  —  —
Kemess Mine investment writedown —  41  —  —
Total Expenditure 21,045  22,593  22,300  6.0 
 
1 Restated to conform to the 2000/01 budget estimate presentation.
2 Percentage change between the 1999/00 budget estimate and the 2000/01 budget estimate (figures based on unrounded figures shown in the 2000/01 Estimates budget estimates).
3 Other appropriations include the Commissions on Collection of Public Funds and Allowance for Doubtful Revenue Accounts Vote, the Environmental Assessment and Land Use Coordination Vote, the Environmental Boards and Forest Appeals Commission Vote, the Forest Practices Board Vote, the Green Economy Initiative Vote, the Public Sector Employers' Council Vote, the Insurance and Risk Management Special Account, the Unclaimed Property Special Account, and other appropriations.
4 Excluding one-time expenditures of $1,191 million in 1999/00, the 2000/01 budget increase is 4.2 per cent compared to the 1999/00 revised forecast.
 
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