2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament
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HONOURABLE GARY COLLINS
MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 47 -- 2003

SUPPLY ACT, 2003-2004

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the main Estimates and the Supplementary Estimates accompanying the Message that provision is required to defray certain expenses of the public service of the Province, and for other purposes connected with the public service, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004;

AND WHEREAS the budget documents disclose that the most likely forecast of the deficit of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 is $1 800 000 000;

AND WHEREAS the budget documents include a $500 000 000 forecast allowance to provide for unanticipated fluctuations in revenues and expenses of the government reporting entity that increases the forecast deficit of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 to $2 300 000 000;

THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Voted expenses appropriation

1 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $25 000 261 000 as set forth in Schedule 1, towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2003.

Voted financing transactions appropriation

2 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $1 280 732 000 towards

(a) the disbursements for prepaid capital advances referred to in Schedule C of the main Estimates,

(b) capital expenditures referred to in Schedule D of the main Estimates, and

(c) the disbursements for loans, investments and other requirements referred to in Schedule E of the main Estimates,

as set forth in Schedule 2, towards defraying the charges and expenditures of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2003.

 

Schedule 1

2003/2004 Schedule of Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote
Number
Ministry/Office or Minister/Program $
1 Legislation 42 955 000
2 Auditor General 7 901 000
3 Conflict of Interest Commissioner 292 000
4 Elections BC 7 509 000
5 Information and Privacy Commissioner 1 972 000
6 Ombudsman 4 050 000
7 Police Complaint Commissioner 985 000
8 Office of the Premier 52 270 000
9 Ministry of Advanced Education 1 899 007 000
10 Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries 49 133 000
11 Ministry of Attorney General 379 990 000
12 Ministry of Attorney General 34 665 000
13 Ministry of Attorney General 51 636 000
14 Ministry of Attorney General 28 700 000
15 Ministry of Children and Family Development 1 451 472 000
16 Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services 642 998 000
17 Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services 12 751 000
18 Ministry of Competition, Science and Enterprise 113 206 000
19 Ministry of Education 4 859 939 000
20 Ministry of Energy and Mines 32 390 000
21 Ministry of Energy and Mines 24 240 000
22 Ministry of Energy and Mines 1 000
23 Ministry of Finance 39 249 000
24 Ministry of Finance 14 812 000
25 Ministry of Forests 312 230 000
26 Ministry of Forests 110 000 000
27 Ministry of Health Planning 17 069 000
28 Ministry of Health Planning 7 085 000
29 Ministry of Health Services 10 038 097 000
29(S) Ministry of Health Services -- Supplementary Estimates 319 400 000
30 Ministry of Human Resources 1 417 493 000
31 Ministry of Management Services 38 218 000
32 Ministry of Management Services 8 461 000
33 Ministry of Provincial Revenue 49 617 000
34 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General 480 862 000
35 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General 16 957 000
36 Ministry of Skills Development and Labour 25 637 000
37 Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management 90 001 000
38 Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management 2 296 000
39 Ministry of Transportation 834 366 000
40 Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection 98 712 000
41 Minister of Finance -- Management of Public Funds and Debt 926 000 000
42 Minister of Finance -- Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs 170 000 000
43 Minister of Finance -- Government Restructuring (All Ministries) 190 000 000
44 Minister of Finance -- BC Family Bonus 85 000 000
45 Minister of Attorney General -- Citizens' Assembly 1 500 000
46 Various Ministers -- Commissions on Collection of Public Funds and
Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts
1 000
47 Minister of Sustainable Resource Management -- Environmental Assessment Office 2 897 000
48 Minister of Forests; Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection --
Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission
1 895 000
49 Minister of Forests -- Forest Practices Board 4 344 000
TOTAL  25 000 261 000

 

Schedule 2

2003/2004 Schedule of Financing Transactions

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 and the purposes for which they are granted

Schedule C -- Prepaid Capital Advances 656 300 000
Schedule D -- Capital Expenditures 322 128 000
Schedule E -- Loans, Investments and Other Requirements 302 304 000
TOTAL  1 280 732 000

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