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Budget against actual, 2022-23

The budget for 2022-23 planned $9.09 billion of spending by government departments1Source 1 . They spent $9.11 billion2Source 2 , $23.2 million over the plan. Across the whole government the year ended with a surplus of $323 million3Source 3 and net debt of $16.51 billion4Source 4 .

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What departments were given, and what they spent
LineBudgetedSpentOver (under)
Current accountsalaries, supplies, operating grants, interest$8.72 billion$8.82 billion$98.6 million
Capital accountconstruction, infrastructure, major equipment, loans$364 million$289 million($75.5 million)
Spending by departments$9.09 billion$9.11 billion$23.2 million
Revenue tied to that spendingfederal cost-sharing, fees; "related revenue"$961 million$592 million($369 million)
Other provincial and federal revenuetaxes, royalties, transfers$6.88 billion$8.52 billion$1.64 billion
Cash left overspending the revenue did not cover$1.25 billion($2.8 million)($1.25 billion)

Modified cash basis, government departments only: the basis the House of Assembly votes on. Budgeted: Estimates of the Program Expenditure and Revenue of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 2022-23, p. 10. Spent: Report on the Program Expenditures and Revenues of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 2022-23, p. 10.

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How the year ended for the whole government
LineBudgetActualDifference
Revenue$9.07 billion$10.19 billion$1.12 billion
Expense$9.42 billion$9.87 billion$445 million
Surplus or (deficit)($351 million)$323 million$675 million
Net debt at 31 March 20235Source 5 what is owed, less financial assets held$17.05 billion$16.51 billion($544 million)

Accrual basis, audited: departments together with Crown corporations, boards and authorities. Public Accounts, Consolidated Summary Financial Statements, p. 62 and p. 60. The budget column is the Original Budget the statements print, unaudited. Net debt for each person in the province, as the province works it out: $31,6256Source 6 .

Two ways of counting, side by side

The first statement counts cash paid by government departments, which is what the House of Assembly votes on. The second is the audited result for the whole government: it adds Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and the other public bodies the province controls, and records costs when they are incurred, not when they are paid. The province publishes both. A figure from one cannot be added to or subtracted from a figure in the other. How they line up.

By department, largest differences first

What each department was budgeted in the spring of 2022, what it spent by 31 March 2023, and the difference.

  • Spent over the budget
  • Budget not spent

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DepartmentUnderOverBudgetedSpentOver (under)%Source
Industry, Energy and Technology$298 million budgeted, $441 million spentBudget sourceActual source $298 million$441 million$143 million 48.0% Budget source · Actual source
Executive Council$253 million budgeted, $173 million spentBudget sourceActual source $253 million$173 million($79.9 million) (31.6%) Budget source · Actual source
Municipal and Provincial Affairs$153 million budgeted, $73.4 million spentBudget sourceActual source $153 million$73.4 million($79.8 million) (52.1%) Budget source · Actual source
Health and Community Services$3.53 billion budgeted, $3.59 billion spentBudget sourceActual source $3.53 billion$3.59 billion$67.9 million 1.9% Budget source · Actual source
Transportation and Infrastructure$746 million budgeted, $708 million spentBudget sourceActual source $746 million$708 million($38.6 million) (5.2%) Budget source · Actual source
Consolidated Fund Services$1.18 billion budgeted, $1.22 billion spentBudget sourceActual source $1.18 billion$1.22 billion$33.5 million 2.8% Budget source · Actual source
Education$1.38 billion budgeted, $1.35 billion spentBudget sourceActual source $1.38 billion$1.35 billion($26.7 million) (1.9%) Budget source · Actual source
Finance$243 million budgeted, $217 million spentBudget sourceActual source $243 million$217 million($26.6 million) (10.9%) Budget source · Actual source
Justice and Public Safety$314 million budgeted, $337 million spentBudget sourceActual source $314 million$337 million$22.5 million 7.1% Budget source · Actual source
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation$47.1 million budgeted, $56.6 million spentBudget sourceActual source $47.1 million$56.6 million$9.5 million 20.2% Budget source · Actual source
Environment and Climate Change$42.7 million budgeted, $36.2 million spentBudget sourceActual source $42.7 million$36.2 million($6.5 million) (15.1%) Budget source · Actual source
Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture$87.5 million budgeted, $93.8 million spentBudget sourceActual source $87.5 million$93.8 million$6.2 million 7.1% Budget source · Actual source
Legislature$29.8 million budgeted, $24.8 million spentBudget sourceActual source $29.8 million$24.8 million($5.1 million) (16.9%) Budget source · Actual source
Immigration, Population Growth and Skills$228 million budgeted, $233 million spentBudget sourceActual source $228 million$233 million$4.8 million 2.1% Budget source · Actual source
Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation$95.3 million budgeted, $96.8 million spentBudget sourceActual source $95.3 million$96.8 million$1.5 million 1.6% Budget source · Actual source
Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador$35.5 million budgeted, $34.2 million spentBudget sourceActual source $35.5 million$34.2 million($1.4 million) (3.8%) Budget source · Actual source
Public Service Commission$12 million budgeted, $11.1 million spentBudget sourceActual source $12 million$11.1 million($822,000) (6.9%) Budget source · Actual source
Public Procurement Agency$2.2 million budgeted, $1.8 million spentBudget sourceActual source $2.2 million$1.8 million($346,000) (16.0%) Budget source · Actual source
Children, Seniors and Social Development$411 million budgeted, $411 million spentBudget sourceActual source $411 million$411 million($244,000) (0.1%) Budget source · Actual source
All 19 departments$9.09 billion$9.11 billion$23.2 million0.3%

Gross spending, before the revenue departments collect against their own spending. Budgeted is the department's total in the Estimates given to the House with the budget (Budget source); spent is its total in the Report's summary statements (Actual source). Amounts in parentheses are spending below the budget. A department can be given more, or less, during the year; those amended estimates are on each department's page.

Notes

  1. Estimates of the Program Expenditure and Revenue of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 2022-23, Summary of Cash Requirements (Statement I): gross expenditure, current account $8,723,081,000 and capital account $364,204,000. Open the source
  2. Report on the Program Expenditures and Revenues of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 2022-23, Statement of Budgetary Contribution: gross expenditure, current account $8,821,711,000 and capital account $288,736,000 (Actuals); the Original Estimates column beside them reprints the budget's figures. Open the source
  3. Public Accounts, Consolidated Summary Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023, Consolidated Statement of Operations: total revenue $10,190,199,000, total expense $9,867,063,000, annual surplus $323,136,000 (Actuals); $9,070,187,000, $9,421,591,000 and $351,404,000 (Original Budget, unaudited). Open the source
  4. Public Accounts, Consolidated Summary Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023, Consolidated Statement of Financial Position: net debt $16,510,536,000 at 31 March 2023. Open the source
  5. Public Accounts, Consolidated Summary Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023, Consolidated Statement of Change in Net Debt: net debt at the end of the period $17,054,236,000 (Original Budget). Open the source
  6. Public Accounts, Consolidated Summary Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023, financial statement discussion and analysis: net debt per capita $31,625. Open the source

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