Reconciliation of Spending: Estimates and Budget 2013 ($ billions) 2012 - 13 2013 - 14 Difference
Main Estimates Voted 91.9 87.1 -4.9 Statutory 160.0 165.5 5.5 Total 251.9 252.6 0.7 Supplementary Estimates Voted 6.7 1.1 Statutory 0.4... Total 7.1 1.1 Total Estimates Voted 98.5 88.2 -10.3 Statutory 160.4 165.5 5.1 Total 259.0 253.6 -5.4
Reconciliation of Spending: Estimates and November 2012 Update ($ billions) 2012 - 13 2013 - 14 Difference
Main Estimates Voted 92.0 87.1 -4.9 Statutory 160.0 165.5 5.5 Total 251.9 252.5 0.6 Supplementary Estimates Voted 6.7 Statutory 0.4 Total 7.1 Total Estimates Voted 98.7 87.1 -11.6 Statutory 160.4 165.5 5.1 Total 259.0 252.5 -6.5
Not exact matches
«Parliamentarians can now literally follow the money from this new central
vote to a specific line in the budget and the
main estimates.»
If the government fails to table
Main Estimates on or prior to March 1st, it can not undertake spending on any of the
voted items until Parliamentary approval is granted.
Yet, according to the
Main Estimates for 2011 - 12, «
voted» spending is only expected to be $ 4.4 billion lower.
The
Main Estimates are divided into «
Voted» expenditures and «Statutory» expenditures.
If the government fails to table
Main Estimates on or prior to March 1st, it would not be able to undertake spending on any of the «
voted «items until Parliamentary approval were granted.
There are two types of spending in the
Main Estimates: first, there are «
voted» expenditures that require annual approval from Parliament; and second, there are «statutory» expenditures (e.g., major transfers to the provinces and individuals) for which legislation was previously approved setting out the specific terms and conditions under which payments can be made.
The four pillars are: timing of the tabling of the
Main Estimates; the scope and accounting methods used in the
Estimates and the Budget; changes to the current
vote structure; and changes to the Reports on Plans and Priorities and the Departmental Performance Reports.
The Abacus study also asked those who
voted in the 2015 Canadian General Election to rank a ballot that included the
main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to
estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral systems.
The
Main Estimates include a reserve of $ 750 million (TB
Vote 5) to manage urgent spending requirements during the course of the year, which have not yet received Parliamentary approval.
Complex Forecasting Models: ElectionForecast.co.uk (Chris Hanretty) Electoral Calculus (
main and local election forecast) Forecast UK UK - Elect PME Politics (Patrick English) Nigel Marriot (Uniform Regional Swing + Tactical Voting Model) Chris Prosser (GE
vote shares from Local elections
vote shares) Lord Ashcroft (3 models based on different turnout
estimates)