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Table 6
Excise taxes and duties


Year

Goods and services tax

Sales tax

Customs import duties

Energy taxes

Other

Total excise taxes and duties


 

(millions of dollars)

1961-62

-

1,045

534

-

625

2,204

1962-63

-

1,108

645

-

642

2,395

1963-64

-

1,278

581

-

666

2,525

1964-65

-

1,588

622

-

680

2,890

1965-66

-

1,917

685

-

742

3,344

1966-67

-

2,073

778

-

777

3,628

1967-68

-

2,146

746

-

826

3,718

1968-69

-

2,098

762

-

887

3,747

1969-70

-

2,294

818

-

897

4,009

1970-71

-

2,281

815

-

964

4,060

1971-72

-

2,653

989

-

995

4,637

1972-73

-

3,052

1,182

-

1,038

5,272

1973-74

-

3,590

1,384

287

1,094

6,355

1974-75

-

3,866

1,809

1,669

1,162

8,506

1975-76

-

3,515

1,887

1,488

1,253

8,143

1976-77

-

3,929

2,097

1,261

1,350

8,637

1977-78

-

4,427

2,312

1,030

1,354

9,123

1978-79

-

4,729

2,747

844

1,377

9,697

1979-80

-

4,651

2,996

1,171

1,397

10,215

1980-81

-

5,355

3,185

1,509

1,612

11,661

1981-82

-

6,148

3,435

4,521

1,739

15,843

1982-83

-

5,842

2,828

5,147

1,959

15,776


1983-84

-

6,561

3,376

4,168

2,110

16,215

1984-85

-

7,592

3,794

4,479

2,312

18,177

1985-86

-

9,345

3,971

3,348

2,827

19,491

1986-87

-

11,972

4,187

1,965

2,925

21,049

1987-88

-

12,927

4,385

2,603

3,026

22,941

1988-89

-

15,645

4,521

2,646

2,959

25,771

1989-90

-

17,672

4,587

2,471

3,425

28,155

1990-91

3,110

10,053

4,001

3,192

3,711

24,067

1991-92

15,311

-

3,999

3,441

4,557

27,308

1992-93

15,420

-

3,811

3,437

4,103

26,771

1993-94

15,939

-

3,652

3,640

3,709

26,940

1994-95

17,062

-

3,575

3,824

2,996

27,457

1995-96

16,880

-

2,969

4,404

2,998

27,251

1996-97

18,159

-

2,676

4,467

3,902

29,204

1997-98

19,717

-

2,766

4,638

4,025

31,146

1998-99

20,936

-

2,359

4,716

3,706

31,717

1999-00

23,121

-

2,105

4,757

3,315

33,298

2000-01

24,759

-

2,784

4,792

3,434

35,769

2001-02

25,292

-

3,040

4,848

3,953

37,133

2002-03

28,248

-

3,278

4,935

4,896

41,357

2003-04

28,286

-

2,887

4,952

5,240

41,365


Due to a break in the series following the introduction of full accrual accounting, data from 1983-84 are not directly comparable with earlier years.

Table 7
Budgetary expenses


Year Major transfers to persons Major transfers to other levels of government National defence Other Total program expenses Public debt charges Total expenses

(millions of dollars)

1961-62

1,601

642

1,626

2,761

6,630

832

7,462

1962-63

1,669

737

1,575

2,614

6,595

915

7,510

1963-64

1,712

798

1,684

3,110

7,304

993

8,297

1964-65

1,793

918

1,536

3,295

7,542

1,050

8,592

1965-66

1,823

841

1,548

3,721

7,933

1,110

9,043

1966-67

1,983

1,016

1,640

4,525

9,164

1,182

10,346

1967-68

2,385

1,464

1,754

4,898

10,501

1,286

11,787

1968-69

2,612

1,813

1,761

5,064

11,250

1,464

12,714

1969-70

2,888

2,237

1,789

5,652

12,566

1,694

14,260

1970-71

3,281

2,954

1,818

6,058

14,111

1,887

15,998

1971-72

3,942

3,610

1,862

6,881

16,295

2,110

18,405

1972-73

5,153

4,134

1,937

7,583

18,807

2,300

21,107

1973-74

6,042

4,585

2,224

9,225

22,076

2,565

24,641

1974-75

7,620

5,884

2,526

12,208

28,238

3,238

31,476

1975-76

9,233

6,874

2,966

14,819

33,892

3,970

37,862

1976-77

9,873

8,399

3,373

14,951

36,596

4,708

41,304

1977-78

11,104

8,512

3,776

16,582

39,974

5,531

45,505

1978-79

12,030

9,551

4,096

17,303

42,980

7,024

50,004

1979-80

11,967

10,601

4,377

18,557

45,502

8,494

53,996

1980-81

13,793

11,578

5,063

22,331

52,765

10,658

63,423

1981-82

16,051

13,088

5,672

26,056

60,867

15,114

75,981

1982-83

21,697

14,177

6,599

30,335

72,808

16,903

89,711


1983-84

22,514

17,125

6,897

29,349

75,885

20,430

96,315

1984-85

23,888

18,548

7,641

32,886

82,963

24,887

107,850

1985-86

25,062

18,879

8,114

30,107

82,162

27,657

109,819

1986-87

26,423

19,569

8,866

31,577

86,435

28,718

115,153

1987-88

27,400

20,518

9,403

36,035

93,356

31,223

124,579

1988-89

28,780

22,145

9,940

35,298

96,163

35,532

131,695

1989-90

30,501

23,417

10,635

36,274

100,827

41,246

142,073

1990-91

34,343

22,928

10,976

36,944

105,191

45,034

150,225

1991-92

38,900

24,865

10,421

37,114

111,300

43,861

155,161

1992-93

39,646

26,544

10,408

41,376

117,974

41,332

159,306

1993-94

37,211

26,947

10,771

39,542

114,471

40,099

154,570

1994-95

34,958

26,313

10,210

43,452

114,933

44,185

159,118

1995-96

33,906

26,076

9,459

42,555

111,996

49,407

161,403

1996-97

33,587

22,162

8,417

38,094

102,260

47,281

149,541

1997-98

33,600

20,504

8,726

44,034

106,864

43,120

149,984

1998-99

34,169

25,523

8,964

41,339

109,995

43,303

153,298

1999-00

34,157

23,243

9,740

42,443

109,583

43,384

152,967

2000-01

36,571

24,724

9,305

48,094

118,694

43,892

162,586

2001-02

38,409

26,616

10,032

49,961

125,018

39,651

164,669

2002-03

40,188

30,645

11,332

51,428

133,593

37,270

170,863

2003-04

41,960

29,392

12,449

57,554

141,355

35,769

177,124


Due to a break in the series following the introduction of full accrual accounting, data from 1983-84 are not directly comparable with earlier years.

Table 8
Budgetary expenses


Year

Major transfers to persons

Major transfers to other levels of government

Total program expenses

Public debt charges

Total expenses

National defence

Other


(per cent of GDP)

1961-62

3.9

1.6

3.9

6.7

16.1

2.0

18.1

1962-63

3.7

1.7

3.5

5.9

14.8

2.0

16.8

1963-64

3.6

1.7

3.5

6.5

15.2

2.1

17.3

1964-65

3.4

1.7

2.9

6.3

14.4

2.0

16.4

1965-66

3.1

1.5

2.7

6.4

13.7

1.9

15.6

1966-67

3.1

1.6

2.5

7.0

14.1

1.8

16.0

1967-68

3.4

2.1

2.5

7.0

15.1

1.8

16.9

1968-69

3.4

2.4

2.3

6.7

14.8

1.9

16.7

1969-70

3.4

2.7

2.1

6.7

15.0

2.0

17.0

1970-71

3.6

3.3

2.0

6.7

15.6

2.1

17.7

1971-72

4.0

3.7

1.9

7.0

16.6

2.1

18.7

1972-73

4.7

3.8

1.8

6.9

17.1

2.1

19.2

1973-74

4.7

3.6

1.7

7.2

17.1

2.0

19.1

1974-75

4.9

3.8

1.6

7.9

18.3

2.1

20.4

1975-76

5.3

4.0

1.7

8.5

19.5

2.3

21.8

1976-77

4.9

4.2

1.7

7.5

18.3

2.4

20.7

1977-78

5.0

3.9

1.7

7.5

18.1

2.5

20.6

1978-79

4.9

3.9

1.7

7.1

17.6

2.9

20.4

1979-80

4.3

3.8

1.6

6.6

16.3

3.0

19.3

1980-81

4.4

3.7

1.6

7.1

16.8

3.4

20.2

1981-82

4.5

3.6

1.6

7.2

16.9

4.2

21.1

1982-83

5.7

3.7

1.7

8.0

19.2

4.4

23.6


1983-84

5.5

4.2

1.7

7.1

18.4

5.0

23.4

1984-85

5.3

4.1

1.7

7.3

18.5

5.5

24.0

1985-86

5.2

3.9

1.7

6.2

16.9

5.7

22.6

1986-87

5.2

3.8

1.7

6.2

16.9

5.6

22.5

1987-88

4.9

3.7

1.7

6.4

16.7

5.6

22.3

1988-89

4.7

3.6

1.6

5.8

15.7

5.8

21.5

1989-90

4.6

3.6

1.6

5.5

15.3

6.3

21.6

1990-91

5.1

3.4

1.6

5.4

15.5

6.6

22.1

1991-92

5.7

3.6

1.5

5.4

16.2

6.4

22.6

1992-93

5.7

3.8

1.5

5.9

16.8

5.9

22.7

1993-94

5.1

3.7

1.5

5.4

15.7

5.5

21.3

1994-95

4.5

3.4

1.3

5.6

14.9

5.7

20.6

1995-96

4.2

3.2

1.2

5.3

13.8

6.1

19.9

1996-97

4.0

2.6

1.0

4.6

12.2

5.6

17.9

1997-98

3.8

2.3

1.0

5.0

12.1

4.9

17.0

1998-99

3.7

2.8

1.0

4.5

12.0

4.7

16.8

1999-00

3.5

2.4

1.0

4.3

11.2

4.4

15.6

2000-01

3.4

2.3

0.9

4.5

11.0

4.1

15.1

2001-02

3.5

2.4

0.9

4.5

11.3

3.6

14.9

2002-03

3.5

2.6

1.0

4.4

11.5

3.2

14.8

2003-04

3.4

2.4

1.0

4.7

11.6

2.9

14.5


Due to a break in the series following the introduction of full accrual accounting, data from 1983-84 are not directly comparable with earlier years.

Table 9
Budgetary expenses


Year

Major transfers to persons

Major transfers to other levels of government

National defence

Other

Total program expenses

Public debt charges

Total expenses


 

(per cent of total)

1961-62

21.5

8.6

21.8

37.0

88.9

11.1

100.0

1962-63

22.2

9.8

21.0

34.8

87.8

12.2

100.0

1963-64

20.6

9.6

20.3

37.5

88.0

12.0

100.0

1964-65

20.9

10.7

17.9

38.3

87.8

12.2

100.0

1965-66

20.2

9.3

17.1

41.1

87.7

12.3

100.0

1966-67

19.2

9.8

15.9

43.7

88.6

11.4

100.0

1967-68

20.2

12.4

14.9

41.6

89.1

10.9

100.0

1968-69

20.5

14.3

13.9

39.8

88.5

11.5

100.0

1969-70

20.3

15.7

12.5

39.6

88.1

11.9

100.0

1970-71

20.5

18.5

11.4

37.9

88.2

11.8

100.0

1971-72

21.4

19.6

10.1

37.4

88.5

11.5

100.0

1972-73

24.4

19.6

9.2

35.9

89.1

10.9

100.0

1973-74

24.5

18.6

9.0

37.4

89.6

10.4

100.0

1974-75

24.2

18.7

8.0

38.8

89.7

10.3

100.0

1975-76

24.4

18.2

7.8

39.1

89.5

10.5

100.0

1976-77

23.9

20.3

8.2

36.2

88.6

11.4

100.0

1977-78

24.4

18.7

8.3

36.4

87.8

12.2

100.0

1978-79

24.1

19.1

8.2

34.6

86.0

14.0

100.0

1979-80

22.2

19.6

8.1

34.4

84.3

15.7

100.0

1980-81

21.7

18.3

8.0

35.2

83.2

16.8

100.0

1981-82

21.1

17.2

7.5

34.3

80.1

19.9

100.0

1982-83

24.2

15.8

7.4

33.8

81.2

18.8

100.0


1983-84

23.4

17.8

7.2

30.5

78.8

21.2

100.0

1984-85

22.1

17.2

7.1

30.5

76.9

23.1

100.0

1985-86

22.8

17.2

7.4

27.4

74.8

25.2

100.0

1986-87

22.9

17.0

7.7

27.4

75.1

24.9

100.0

1987-88

22.0

16.5

7.5

28.9

74.9

25.1

100.0

1988-89

21.9

16.8

7.5

26.8

73.0

27.0

100.0

1989-90

21.5

16.5

7.5

25.5

71.0

29.0

100.0

1990-91

22.9

15.3

7.3

24.6

70.0

30.0

100.0

1991-92

25.1

16.0

6.7

23.9

71.7

28.3

100.0

1992-93

24.9

16.7

6.5

26.0

74.1

25.9

100.0

1993-94

24.1

17.4

7.0

25.6

74.1

25.9

100.0

1994-95

22.0

16.5

6.4

27.3

72.2

27.8

100.0

1995-96

21.0

16.2

5.9

26.4

69.4

30.6

100.0

1996-97

22.5

14.8

5.6

25.5

68.4

31.6

100.0

1997-98

22.4

13.7

5.8

29.4

71.3

28.7

100.0

1998-99

22.3

16.6

5.8

27.0

71.8

28.2

100.0

1999-00

22.3

15.2

6.4

27.7

71.6

28.4

100.0

2000-01

22.5

15.2

5.7

29.6

73.0

27.0

100.0

2001-02

23.3

16.2

6.1

30.3

75.9

24.1

100.0

2002-03

23.5

17.9

6.6

30.1

78.2

21.8

100.0

2003-04

23.7

16.6

7.0

32.5

79.8

20.2

100.0


Due to a break in the series following the introduction of full accrual accounting, data from 1983-84 are not directly comparable with earlier years.

Table 10
Major transfers to persons


Year

Old age security benefits

Family allowance benefits

Employment insurance benefits

Relief for heating expenses

Total


 

(millions of dollars)

1961-62

625

521

455

1,601

1962-63

734

532

403

1,669

1963-64

808

538

366

1,712

1964-65

885

573

335

1,793

1965-66

927

598

298

1,823

1966-67

1,073

603

307

1,983

1967-68

1,388

608

389

2,385

1968-69

1,541

612

459

2,612

1969-70

1,731

615

542

2,888

1970-71

1,907

616

758

3,281

1971-72

2,205

614

1,123

3,942

1972-73

2,524

608

2,021

5,153

1973-74

3,035

993

2,014

6,042

1974-75

3,445

1,824

2,351

7,620

1975-76

3,934

1,958

3,341

9,233

1976-77

4,437

1,980

3,456

9,873

1977-78

4,861

2,122

4,121

11,104

1978-79

5,491

2,093

4,446

12,030

1979-80

6,320

1,725

3,922

11,967

1980-81

7,418

1,851

4,524

13,793

1981-82

8,585

2,020

5,446

16,051

1982-83

9,643

2,231

9,823

21,697


1983-84

10,406

2,326

9,782

 

22,514

1984-85

11,418

2,418

10,052

23,888

1985-86

12,525

2,501

10,036

25,062

1986-87

13,445

2,534

10,444

26,423

1987-88

14,349

2,564

10,487

27,400

1988-89

15,202

2,606

10,972

28,780

1989-90

16,154

2,653

11,694

30,501

1990-91

17,039

2,639

14,665

34,343

1991-92

18,168

2,606

18,126

38,900

1992-93

18,758

1,823

19,065

39,646

1993-94

19,578

7

17,626

37,211

1994-95

20,143

-

14,815

34,958

1995-96

20,430

-

13,476

33,906

1996-97

21,207

-

12,380

33,587

1997-98

21,758

-

11,842

33,600

1998-99

22,285

-

11,884

34,169

1999-00

22,856

-

11,301

34,157

2000-01

23,668

-

11,444

1,459

36,571

2001-02

24,641

-

13,726

42

38,409

2002-03

25,692

-

14,496

40,188

2003-04

26,902

-

15,058

 

41,960


Due to a break in the series following the introduction of full accrual accounting, data from 1983-84 are not directly comparable with earlier years.

Table 11
Major transfers to other levels of government


Year

Canada Health and Social Transfer

Fiscal transfers

Insurance and medical care

Education support

Canada Assistance Plan

Medical Equipment Fund/Other

Alternative Payments for Standing Programs

Total


(millions of dollars)

1961-62

196

283

19

144

642

1962-63

215

336

26

160

737

1963-64

207

392

27

172

798

1964-65

276

433

27

182

918

1965-66

306

354

28

153

841

1966-67

371

384

71

190

1,016

1967-68

578

435

108

343

1,464

1968-69

615

588

227

383

1,813

1969-70

734

806

301

396

2,237

1970-71

959

1,088

388

519

2,954

1971-72

1,136

1,400

450

624

3,610

1972-73

1,326

1,649

481

678

4,134

1973-74

1,633

1,749

485

718

4,585

1974-75

2,323

2,121

504

936

5,884

1975-76

2,511

2,549

535

1,279

6,874

1976-77

3,252

3,008

649

1,490

8,399

1977-78

3,206

2,814

1,096

1,396

8,512

1978-79

3,175

3,488

1,365

1,523

9,551

1979-80

3,575

3,858

1,515

1,653

10,601

1980-81

4,055

3,982

1,600

1,941

11,578

1981-82

4,879

4,283

1,628

2,298

13,088

1982-83

5,753

4,060

1,532

2,832

14,177


1983-84

 

6,208

5,564

2,065

3,288

 

 

17,125

1984-85

6,208

6,330

2,265

3,745

18,548

1985-86

6,286

6,400

2,277

3,916

18,879

1986-87

6,679

6,607

2,232

4,051

19,569

1987-88

7,472

6,558

2,242

4,246

20,518

1988-89

8,684

6,678

2,227

4,556

22,145

1989-90

9,582

6,663

2,166

5,006

23,417

1990-91

9,245

6,033

1,862

5,788

22,928

1991-92

9,935

6,689

2,142

6,099

24,865

1992-93

8,664

8,307

2,887

6,686

26,544

1993-94

10,101

7,232

2,378

7,236

26,947

1994-95

8,870

7,691

2,486

7,266

26,313

1995-96

9,405

7,115

2,365

7,191

26,076

1996-97

14,911

9,418

-217

-41

105

-2,014

22,162

1997-98

12,421

10,000

162

5

24

-2,108

20,504

1998-99

16,018

11,645

2

8

-2,150

25,523

1999-00

14,891

10,721

56

-2,425

23,243

2000-01

13,500

12,684

1,000

-2,460

24,724

2001-02

17,300

11,978

-2,662

26,616

2002-03

21,100

10,366

1,500

-2,321

30,645

2003-04

22,341

9,351

 

 

 

400

-2,700

29,392


Due to a break in the series following the introduction of full accrual accounting, data from 1983-84 are not directly comparable with earlier years.

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