Report on Resources

Introduction

Overall, the ministry spent $750,611,000 compared to a total estimated budget of $750,698,000. The ministry was $87,000 under its total estimated budget, a difference of 0.01 per cent.

Variance Explanation

Local government was over the estimated budget by $24.651 million, primarily because of a revised local grant payment schedule. Women's Services and Child Care, a demand driven program, was under the estimated budget by $37.58 million. Culture, Heritage and Sport was over the estimated budget by $9.66 million, largely due to a $4.5 million payment to Heritage Legacy Fund of BC, $0.75 million to World Junior Hockey and $1.5 million to LegaciesNow for Arts and Culture. Safety and Standards was over the estimated budget by $4.192 million, due mostly to higher than budgeted costs for the Safety Engineering Services systems modernization project, costs related to the transition to the new Safety Authority and costs related to the Firestorm.

		Resource Summary by Core Business Areas