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3 Tax Memo 1 (1954)

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TAX


No.  3


MEMO


August,  1954


PROVINCIAL FINANCES, 1954


   Estimated revenues and expenditures of
the ten provincial governments for the cur-
rent year will exceed $1,300 million and
$1,400 million respectively. The excess of
expenditures (inclusive of provisions for
debt retirement of about $60 million) over
revenue will approximate $100 million.

   Taxes will account for more than $530
million and federal tax rental agreements
for approximately $325 of anticipated reve-
nues. Together these two sources of revenue
will provide 65 per cent of the total, with
taxes accounting for more than 40 per cent
and tax rental agreements for 25 per cent.
Planned expenditures for transportation and
communications (largely highways)  will
require $370 million, for health and social
welfare more than $335 million, and for
education about $245 million. Relatively the
above expenditures will account for about
26 per cent, 24 per cent and 17 per cent
respectively of the total provincial budgets.


   Since 1949 total revenues and expendi-
tures of provincial governments   have
increased by almost $500 million or by about
50 per cent. As sources of revenue, taxes
and  tax rental agreements are relatively
more important and liquor profits relatively
less important today than for 1949. The
major expenditures have not changed rela-
tively since 1949.
   The  provincial share of total govern-
mental revenues and expenditures in Canada
has declined since 1949. Provincial revenues
(exclusive of intergovernmental transfers
for general purposes) declined from 20 per
cent of the total for 1949 to an estimated 15
per cent for 1954 and provincial expenditures
(exclusive of intergovernmental transfers
for general purposes) declined from 25 per
cent for 1949 to an estimated 20 per cent for
1954.
   The  above  outline summarizes  the
principal observations relative to provincial
finance that are presented in the following
pages.


Additional copies of this Memo may be obtained on request


CANADIAN  TAX  FOUNDATION

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