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Table 15: Government Expenditures (in thousands of 1993-94 dollars) on
Regulation |
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|
Province |
1973-74 |
1980-81 |
1987-88 |
1993-94 |
1995-96 |
|
PEI |
3,665 |
5,837 |
7,043 |
7,222 |
6,471 |
|
NF |
10,548 |
23,477 |
20,541 |
23,455 |
31,022 |
|
NS |
23,228 |
36,208 |
44,134 |
48,777 |
49,879 |
|
NB |
21,146 |
30,521 |
44,857 |
47,887 |
50,165 |
|
PQ |
241,575 |
391,849 |
446,770 |
465,334 |
464,553 |
|
ON |
273,369 |
452,679 |
593,751 |
720,368 |
611,161 |
|
MB |
43,209 |
53,499 |
55,190 |
66,826 |
55,208 |
|
SK |
31,528 |
48,013 |
63,478 |
70,863 |
76,687 |
|
AB |
90,464 |
158,725 |
128,301 |
153,490 |
134,217 |
|
BC |
77,546 |
151,469 |
148,035 |
202,821 |
228,707 |
|
All Provinces |
826,464 |
1,375,171 |
1,568,794 |
1,826,004 |
1,708,071 |
|
Federal |
2,013,849 |
2,593,109 |
2,737,552 |
2,799,299 |
2,547,134 |
|
Total |
2,840,313 |
3,968,280 |
4,306,346 |
4,625,303 |
4,255,206 |
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Source: Data prepared on a public accounts basis by Dr. Paul Reed, Senior Social Scientist, Statistics Canada, 1998; and calculations by Joel Emes, Research Economist, The Fraser Institute. |
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