2.0 Departmental Spending

Table 2.1 Program and Operating Expenditures

The information below illustrates departmental spending (actual and planned).

Actual expenditures for fiscal years 2013 to 2018

Expenditures (in $ millions)	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18
Total Program Footnote 1	$3,157.6	$3,036.2	$3,237.9	$3,398.2	$4,441.5
Total OperatingFootnote 2	$355.9	$340.7	$357.1	$372.6	$332.4
Total: Actual ExpendituresFootnote 3	$3,513.6	$3,376.9	$3,595.0	$3,770.8	$4,773.9

Source: Public Accounts of Canada

Planned^{Footnote 4} expenditures for fiscal years 2018 to 2023

Expenditures (in $ millions)	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23
Total ProgramFootnote 1	$4,410.5	$3,960.7	$3,944.9	$4,135.5	$4,329.0
Total OperatingFootnote 2Footnote 5	$388.4	$303.0	$294.6	$294.5	$294.5
Total: Planned Expenditures	$4,798.9	$4,263.7	$4,239.5	$4,430.0	$4,623.5

Source: Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch

Table 2.2 Departmental Budget

Veterans Affairs Canada’s budget for 2018–19 is currently $4.47 billion^{Footnote 6}. Approximately 93% of the Department's budget represents payments to Veterans, their families and other program recipients.

Main and Supplementary Estimates

Authorities	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19 Footnote 6
Main Estimates	$3,576,978,766	$3,522,078,175	$3,628,281,702	$4,691,399,582	$4,394,554,432
% change from Previous Year	-1.7%	-1.5%	3.0%	29.0%	-6.3%
Supp Estimates (A)	-	$23,779,759	-	-	$51,618,013
Supp Estimates (B)	$10,850,080	-	$129,961,829	$26,213,870	-
Supp Estimates (C)Footnote 7	-	$114,410,854	$134,848,828	$177,172,873	N/A
Adjustments, warrants & transfersFootnote 8	$17,611,671	$15,694,995	$21,338,217	$27,750,542	$25,145,681
Total: Authorities	$3,605,440,517	$3,675,963,783	$3,914,430,576	$4,922,536,867	$4,471,318,126
% Increase from Previous Year	-2.0%	1.9%	6.5%	25.8%	-9.2%

Source: Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Branch

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