Discussion · Government Orders
Shafqat Ali Liberal
“Our spending plans are online in an open database so people can see how public money is used. I want members to look at this tool. The government plans to spend $502.8 billion on 130 public services and programs.”
“Mr. Speaker, the main estimates and supplementary estimates, along with other data related to government finances, are published in the expenditure database, a digital tool, which people can consult. This is key to giving parliamentarians and Canadians more information on how public funds are being spent. I encourage my hon. colleagues who have not already done so to consult this great tool. Main estimates represents a total of $502.8 billion in budgetary spending for 130 organizations to deliver programs and services that Canadians rely on—”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, the main estimates and supplementary estimates, along with other data related to government finances, are published in the expenditure database, a digital tool, which people can consult. This is key to giving parliamentarians and Canadians more information on how public funds are being spent. I encourage my hon. colleagues who have not already done so to consult this great tool. Main estimates represents a total of $502.8 billion in budgetary spending for 130 organizations to deliver programs and services that Canadians rely on—