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2007 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 38th Parliament

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HONOURABLE CAROLE TAYLOR

MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 38 – 2007

SUPPLY ACT, 2007-2008

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the main Estimates accompanying the Message, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, 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, 2008;

AND

WHEREAS the budget documents disclose that the most likely forecast of a surplus of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 is $1 150 000 000;

AND

WHEREAS the budget documents include a $750 000 000 forecast allowance to provide for unanticipated fluctuations in revenues and expenses of the government reporting entity that decreases the forecast surplus of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 to $400 000 000;

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 $29 279 654 000 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, 2008, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2007 .

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 $1 866 907 000 towards

(

a) the disbursements for prepaid capital advances referred to in

Schedule C of the main Estimates as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session,

(

b) capital expenditures referred to in

Schedule D of those main Estimates, and

(

c) the disbursements for loans, investments and other requirements referred to in

Schedule E of those 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, 2008, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2007 .

Commencement

3 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Schedule 1

2007/2008

Schedule of Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote

Number

Ministry/Office or Minister/Program

Legislation

58 072 000

Auditor General

10 350 000

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

322 000

Elections BC

8 961 000

Information and Privacy Commissioner

2 952 000

Merit Commissioner

833 000

Ombudsman

4 214 000

Police Complaint Commissioner

1 532 000

Representative for Children and Youth

4 815 000

Office of the Premier

13 771 000

Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations

50 960 000

Ministry of Advanced Education – Ministry Operations

2 151 076 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands – Ministry Operations

114 062 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands – Agricultural Land Commission

2 402 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands – Integrated Land Management Bureau

62 311 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations

419 487 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary

62 334 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act

27 500 000

Ministry of Attorney General – British Columbia Utilities Commission

1 000

Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations

1 219 530 000

Ministry of Children and Family Development – Community Living Services

647 114 000

Ministry of Community Services – Ministry Operations

255 333 000

Minister of Community Services – BC Public Service Agency

12 233 000

Ministry of Economic Development – Ministry Operations

265 742 000

Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations

5 494 380 000

Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance – Ministry Operations

1 479 528 000

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Ministry Operations

43 899 000

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Contracts and Funding Arrangements

33 560 000

Ministry of Environment – Ministry Operations

186 557 000

Ministry of Environment – Environmental Assessment Office

6 957 000

Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations

54 555 000

Ministry of Finance – Public Affairs Bureau

36 633 000

Ministry of Forests and Range – Ministry Operations

489 876 000

Ministry of Forests and Range – Direct Fire

56 004 000

Ministry of Forests and Range – Housing and Construction Standards

337 845 000

Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations

12 819 670 000

Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services

– Ministry Operations

97 507 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations

579 354 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Emergency Program Act

15 630 000

Ministry of Small Business and Revenue – Ministry Operations

59 939 000

Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts – Ministry Operations

126 298 000

Ministry of Transportation – Ministry Operations

881 847 000

Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt

557 800 000

Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs

498 800 000

Minister of Finance – BC Family Bonus

17 000 000

Attorney General – Electoral Boundaries Commission

4 268 000

Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds

1 000

Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts

1 000

Minister of Environment; Minister of Forests and Range – Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission

2 077 000

Minister of Forests and Range – Forest Practices Board

3 761 000

TOTAL

29 279 654 000

Schedule 2

2007/2008

Schedule of Financing Transactions

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted

Schedule C - Prepaid Capital Advances

976 045 000

Schedule D - Capital Expenditures

527 732 000

Schedule E - Loans, Investments and Other Requirements

363 130 000

TOTAL

1 866 907 000

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