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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

Legislation

42 955 000

Auditor General

7 901 000

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

292 000

Elections BC

7 509 000

Information and Privacy Commissioner

1 972 000

Ombudsman

4 050 000

Police Complaint Commissioner

985 000

Office of the Premier

52 270 000

Ministry of Advanced Education

1 899 007 000

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries

49 133 000

Ministry of Attorney General

379 990 000

Ministry of Attorney General

34 665 000

Ministry of Attorney General

51 636 000

Ministry of Attorney General

28 700 000

Ministry of Children and Family Development

1 451 472 000

Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services

642 998 000

Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services

12 751 000

Ministry of Competition, Science and Enterprise

113 206 000

Ministry of Education

4 859 939 000

Ministry of Energy and Mines

32 390 000

Ministry of Energy and Mines

24 240 000

Ministry of Energy and Mines

1 000

Ministry of Finance

39 249 000

Ministry of Finance

14 812 000

Ministry of Forests

312 230 000

Ministry of Forests

110 000 000

Ministry of Health Planning

17 069 000

Ministry of Health Planning

7 085 000

Ministry of Health Services

10 038 097 000

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S) Ministry of Health Services – Supplementary Estimates

319 400 000

Ministry of Human Resources

1 417 493 000

Ministry of Management Services

38 218 000

Ministry of Management Services

8 461 000

Ministry of Provincial Revenue

49 617 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

480 862 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

16 957 000

Ministry of Skills Development and Labour

25 637 000

Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management

90 001 000

Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management

2 296 000

Ministry of Transportation

834 366 000

Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection

98 712 000

Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt

926 000 000

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

170 000 000

Minister of Finance – Government Restructuring (All Ministries)

190 000 000

Minister of Finance – BC Family Bonus

85 000 000

Minister of Attorney General – Citizens' Assembly

1 500 000

Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds and

Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts

1 000

Minister of Sustainable Resource Management – Environmental Assessment

Office

2 897 000

Minister of Forests; Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection --

Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission

1 895 000

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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