The BC government introduced its 2010/2011 budget on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
Revenues $39.2 billion; Expenses $40.6b; Deficit $1.7b
All the material can be obtained here:
http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2010/
The three key budget documents are the Budget, the Estimates, and the Supplements.
1. The Budget and Fiscal Plan. The main document, 180 pages
http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2010/bfp/2010_Budget_Fiscal_Plan.pdf
Revenues: $39.2 billion
Expenses: $40.6 billion
Forecast allowance: $0.3 billion
Deficit: $1.7 billion
Total debt: $47.8 billion
The numbers of interest to energy wonks are in Natural Resource Revenue and "BC Hydro" in Self-supported Crown Corps.
The $2 billion in "Other natural resource" revenues is somewhat explained in footnote 3: "Columbia River Treaty, other energy and minerals, water rental and other resources". A clearer picture emerges in a restatement of Revenues by Source in Appendix 6 where we discover that nearly a billion dollars of the "Other natural resource" money comes from the bids, permits and fees that gas producers pay in the montly auctions of drilling tenures.
Natural resource revenue from Appendix 6:
2. The Estimates - where the ministry numbers are found.
Ministry or Appropriations 2009/2010 2010/2011
Climate Action Secretariat $6.9m $6.5m
Energy, Mines, Petroleum Res $63m $54m
Capital (roads, bridges) $21m $69m
Environment $171m $167m
Capital (roads, bridges) $21m $69m
Environment $171m $167m
3. If you're really interested, and don't mind digging deep, the Supplement to the Estimates is the third essential budget document.
