Budget 97 Reports
BC Budget 97
BC Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations
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BUDGET 97: REPORTS Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations Province of British Columbia |
| Budget Estimate 1996/97 1 |
Revised Forecast 1996/97 |
Budget Estimate 1997/98 |
Increase (Decrease) 2 |
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| ($ millions) | (per cent) | ||||
| Legislation | 24.3 | 28.0 | 29.3 | 20.6 | |
| Auditor General | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | (6.8) | |
| Office of the Child, Youth and Family Advocate |
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 10.0 | |
| Conflict of Interest Commissioner | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -- | |
| Elections B.C. | 24.0 | 19.1 | 7.0 | (70.8) | |
| Information and Privacy Commissioner | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | (7.7) | |
| Ombudsman | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | (2.1) | |
| Office of the Premier | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | (8.0) | |
| Aboriginal Affairs | 33.0 | 30.5 | 26.5 | (19.7) | |
| Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 68.1 | 61.7 | 56.0 | (17.8) | |
| Attorney General | 844.6 | 910.8 | 895.5 | 6.0 | |
| Children and Families | 1,397.1 | 1,360.9 | 1,361.0 | (2.6) | |
| Education, Skills and Training | 5,747.5 | 5,711.3 | 5,783.0 | 0.6 | |
| Employment and Investment | 158.4 | 140.5 | 164.1 | 3.6 | |
| Environment, Lands and Parks | 232.4 | 221.9 | 203.5 | (12.4) | |
| Finance and Corporate Relations | 116.3 | 99.6 | 112.8 | (3.0) | |
| Forests | 655.3 | 618.3 | 503.2 | (23.2) | |
| Health | 7,013.4 | 7,073.7 | 7,315.1 | 4.3 | |
| Human Resources | 1,701.3 | 1,774.3 | 1,697.5 | (0.2) | |
| Labour | 55.8 | 53.1 | 50.2 | (10.0) | |
| Municipal Affairs and Housing | 440.5 | 420.0 | 359.1 | (18.5) | |
| Small Business, Tourism and Culture | 141.9 | 134.8 | 92.1 | (35.1) | |
| Transportation and Highways | 628.0 | 627.9 | 508.1 | (19.1) | |
| Women's Equality | 40.0 | 36.5 | 38.0 | (5.0) | |
| Other Appropriations: | |||||
| Management of Public Funds and Debt | 1,001.0 | 955.7 | 905.0 | (9.6) | |
| Contingencies | 48.7 | 8.7 | 50.0 | 2.7 | |
| BC Benefits | 156.3 | 238.2 | 299.8 | 91.8 | |
| Amortization of change in unfunded pension liability |
(24.9) | (37.0) | (37.0) | 48.6 | |
| Accounting policy change -- tangible capital assets |
(11.0) | (7.0) | (27.0) | 145.5 | |
| Other 3 | 63.5 | 97.2 | 60.6 | (4.6) | |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 20,574.0 | 20,602.0 | 20,471.0 | (0.5) | |
| 1 | Restated to conform to the 1997/98 budget estimates. This includes a restatement to reflect a change in the basis of accounting for the BC Family Bonus entitlement, and a change in accounting policy in respect of tangible capital assets. The effect of these restatements increases the total 1966/97 estimate by $2 million. |
| 2 | Percentage change between the 1996/97 budget estimate and the 1997/98 budget estimate. |
| 3 | Other includes Commissions on Collection of Public Funds Vote, the Corporate Accounting System Initiative Vote, the Environmental Assessment and Land Use Coordination Vote, the Environmental Boards and Forest Appeals Commission Vote, the Forest Practices Board Vote, the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner Vote, the Public Sector Employers' Council Vote, the Public Service Employee Relations Commission Vote, the Office of the Transition Commissioner for Child and Youth Services Vote, the Insurance and Risk Management Special Account, the South Moresby Implementation -- Forestry Compensation Special Account and other appropriations. |
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