B.C. Budget 2000 -- Table B12: Government, Crown Corporations and Agencies -- Major Capital Expenditures

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 B12
GOVERNMENT, CROWN CORPORATIONS AND AGENCIES —
MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES


				Budget Estimate 1999/00	Revised Forecast 1999/00	Budget Estimate 2000/01	Increase (Decrease)¹

					($ millions)		(per cent)
Taxpayer-supported:
		Capital plan
			Education²	468	500	579	15.8
			Health	359	230	309	34.3
			BC Transportation Financing Authority	489	480	486	1.3
			British Columbia Ferry Corporation	139	130	117	(10.0)
			Rapid Transit Project 2000 (SkyTrain)	410	420	413	(1.7)
			Other³	87	61	90	47.5

			Gross capital plan	1,952	1,821	1,994	9.5
		Less: recoverable expenditures⁴
			Hospital districts	(27)	(23)	(52)	126.1
			Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink)	—	(44)	(34)	(22.7)

			Net capital plan	1,925	1,754	1,908	8.8
		Other taxpayer-supported
			Government operating (ministries)	189	157	223	42.0
			Social housing	25	26	20	(23.1)
			Other	184	21	33	57.1

			Total net taxpayer-supported	2,323	1,958	2,184	11.5

Self-supported:
			British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority	406	401	450	12.2
			British Columbia Railway Company	154	158	125	(20.9)
			Other⁵	241	158	319	101.9

			Total self-supported	801	717	894	24.7

Total capital expenditures				3,124	2,675	3,078	15.1


¹	Percentage change between the 1999/00 revised forecast and the 2000/01 budget estimate.
²	Represents Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology.
³	Represents British Columbia Buildings Corporation, British Columbia Transit, Ministry of Attorney General, Ministry for Children and Families and the seismic mitigation program.
⁴	Expenditures by hospital districts on cost-shared projects, and capital spending on behalf of, and recovered from, other public sector agencies.
⁵	Represents Columbia Power Corporation, Columbia Basin Trust joint ventures, 552513 British Columbia Ltd. (Skeena Cellulose Inc.), Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and the Liquor Distribution Branch.

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