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Ministry of Finance - THE ESTIMATES, 2008-09 - Summary
The Ontario Ministry of Finance manages the economic, fiscal, and financial policies of the Government of Ontario. To do this, the ministry develops economic and fiscal strategies, plans and manages government operating and capital expenditures, develops tax policies, produces the provincial budget, and supports Treasury Board and Management Board of Cabinet. The ministry also manages the Consolidated Revenue Fund, including raising money, establishing the government's financial controls, and reports on financial matters. In addition, the Ministry oversees the government's Internal Audit function, develops policies for Ontario's financial services sector and supports the regulation of institutions and intermediaries carrying on business in the province.
| VOTE | PROGRAM | Estimates |
Estimates |
Difference |
Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATING EXPENSE | |||||
| 1201 | Ministry Administration Program | 138,856,200 | 147,441,000 | (8,584,800) | 120,222,562 |
| 1202 | Tax Policy and Budget Program | 69,454,100 | 13,049,200 | 56,404,900 | 121,718,899 |
| 1203 | Economic, Fiscal, and Financial Policy Program | 1,964,646,500 | 2,513,470,600 | (548,824,100) | 943,897,831 |
| 1204 | Financial Services Industry Regulation Program | 8,401,000 | 6,501,000 | 1,900,000 | 215,896 |
| - | Results Office | - | 3,117,200 | (3,117,200) | 660,000 |
| Less: Special Warrants | - | 429,300,000 | (429,300,000) | - | |
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO BE VOTED | 2,181,357,800 | 2,254,279,000 | (72,921,200) | 1,186,715,188 | |
| Special Warrants | - | 429,300,000 | (429,300,000) | - | |
| Statutory Appropriations | |||||
| Treasury Program | 7,803,600,000 | 7,926,000,000 | (122,400,000) | 7,667,111,613 | |
| Other Statutory Appropriations | 67,014 | 64,699 | 2,315 | 662,821 | |
| Ministry Total Operating Expense | 9,985,024,814 | 10,609,643,699 | (624,618,885) | 8,854,489,622 | |
| Net Consolidation Adjustment - Ontario Financing Authority | 17,569,200 | 16,095,000 | 1,474,200 | 16,973,000 | |
| Net Consolidation Adjustment - Ontario Securities Commission | 86,484,000 | 68,160,000 | 18,324,000 | 64,728,998 | |
| Net Consolidation Adjustment - Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation | 501,000,000 | 889,000,000 | (388,000,000) | 880,704,675 | |
| Net Consolidations - Treasury Program | 1,087,400,000 | 1,196,700,000 | (109,300,000) | 1,163,951,885 | |
| Net Consolidation Adjustment - Hospitals | (20,000,000) | (26,700,000) | 6,700,000 | (14,279,052) | |
| Consolidation and Other Adjustments | - | - | - | 50,014,758 | |
| Total Including Consolidation & Other Adjustments | 11,657,478,014 | 12,752,898,699 | (1,095,420,685) | 11,016,583,886 | |
| OPERATING ASSETS | |||||
| 1203 | Economic, Fiscal, and Financial Policy Program | 1,000 | - | 1,000 | - |
| TOTAL OPERATING ASSETS TO BE VOTED | 1,000 | - | 1,000 | - | |
| Ministry Total Operating Assets | 1,000 | - | 1,000 | - | |
| CAPITAL EXPENSE | |||||
| 1208 | Investing in Ontario Program | 1,000 | 2,000,000,000 | (1,999,999,000) | - |
| TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENSE TO BE VOTED | 1,000 | 2,000,000,000 | (1,999,999,000) | - | |
| Ministry Total Capital Expense | 1,000 | 2,000,000,000 | (1,999,999,000) | - | |
| Net Consolidation Adjustment - Ontario Financing Authority | 1,470,000 | 1,600,000 | (130,000) | 1,360,000 | |
| Net Consolidation Adjustment - Ontario Securities Commission | 1,964,000 | 2,040,000 | (76,000) | 1,718,552 | |
| Total Including Consolidation & Other Adjustments | 3,435,000 | 2,003,640,000 | (2,000,205,000) | 3,078,552 | |
| Ministry Total Operating and Capital Including Consolidation and Other Adjustments (not including Assets) | 11,660,913,014 | 14,756,538,699 | (3,095,625,685) | 11,019,662,438 |