Local government revenue and expenditures, by province and territory (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick)

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Local government revenue and expenditures, by province and territory
(Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick)
  2008
  Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B.
  $ thousands
Revenues 121,793,208 1,393,600 323,204 2,458,025 909,570
Own source revenue 70,082,296 435,875 74,297 1,367,504 754,547
  Consumption taxes 116,306 327 .. 2,149 ..
  Property and related taxes 46,173,312 293,184 53,250 961,663 518,833
  Other taxes 940,384 5,703 603 8,867 6,401
  Sales of goods and services 18,342,111 118,932 19,167 346,144 219,006
  Investment income 3,355,207 14,460 144 31,208 5,730
  Other revenue from own sources 1,154,976 3,269 1,133 17,473 4,577
General purpose transfers 2,476,750 62,745 8,894 73,104 75,369
Specific purpose transfers 49,234,162 894,980 240,013 1,017,417 79,654
Expenditures 122,869,644 1,237,355 279,265 2,535,980 934,613
General government services 7,194,190 115,495 14,462 184,850 88,337
Protection of persons and property 12,124,248 44,896 15,651 316,866 195,662
Transportation and communication 15,843,316 120,798 19,701 248,938 194,608
Health 1,927,045 128 210 2,870 2,385
Social services 6,684,131 1,401 110 43,891 ..
Education 48,014,966 752,691 192,084 1,135,545 76
Resource conservation and industrial development 1,526,196 4,137 987 29,189 22,868
Environment 12,826,647 90,872 12,053 347,415 255,222
Recreation and culture 9,188,788 66,311 18,511 148,807 113,064
Housing 2,787,509 4,541 55 7,820 1,160
Regional planning and development 1,381,794 8,791 1,726 27,688 25,398
Debt charges 3,222,545 27,284 3,665 40,214 35,011
Other expenditures 148,269 10 50 1,887 822
Surplus (deficit) -1,076,436 156,245 43,939 -77,955 -25,043
.. : not available for a specific reference period.
Note: Year ending December 31.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 385-0003.
Last modified: 2010-11-23.

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