Table 9
Local government revenue and expenditure, Canada

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millions of dollars

Source: Statistics Canada, Provincial and Territorial Economic Accounts: Data Tables, catalogue number 13-018-X.
Revenue:
Taxes on production and imports
 12,344 13,189 14,036 15,006 16,015 17,456 19,037 20,686 22,970 24,848 26,582 28,565 29,505 29,607 29,761 30,422 31,586 31,519 32,741 32,944 33,968 34,979 36,551 38,576 40,851 42,693 45,442 47,917
Current transfers from persons
 156 167 182 188 195 217 254 307 341 356 374 395 428 466 447 453 471 516 570 684 755 771 811 853 904 987 1,072 1,153
Investment income
 1,308 1,421 1,280 1,485 1,577 1,615 1,659 1,877 2,303 2,543 2,366 2,251 2,284 2,331 2,553 2,482 2,288 2,514 2,591 2,977 2,983 2,759 3,096 3,192 3,190 3,380 3,739 3,826
Current transfers from federal government
 98 91 114 136 118 134 223 248 371 459 272 409 370 597 412 638 609 537 250 177 132 117 132 144 391 689 790 756
Current transfers from provincial governments
 13,567 15,884 16,663 17,145 18,086 19,096 20,044 21,549 22,667 25,334 27,518 30,164 30,114 30,692 31,476 29,418 28,932 30,250 30,809 31,220 32,663 33,979 35,019 37,781 41,256 46,067 47,630 50,377
Total revenue
27,473 30,752 32,275 33,960 35,991 38,518 41,217 44,667 48,652 53,540 57,112 61,784 62,701 63,693 64,649 63,413 63,886 65,336 66,961 68,002 70,501 72,605 75,609 80,546 86,592 93,816 98,673 104,029
Current expenditure:
Net current expenditure on goods and services
 22,716 25,688 27,150 28,705 30,478 31,727 33,607 36,292 39,283 43,022 46,571 49,392 50,393 50,956 51,204 51,739 51,788 53,680 54,563 58,026 60,550 63,437 68,066 70,457 74,732 80,410 82,699 88,025
Current transfers to persons
 521 610 744 802 850 939 1,045 1,129 1,250 1,713 2,700 3,410 3,899 3,949 3,738 2,950 2,640 3,523 2,990 3,248 3,641 2,637 2,747 2,940 3,026 2,976 3,305 3,834
Current transfers to business
 413 538 536 571 596 636 675 721 774 893 943 1,195 1,243 1,206 1,212 1,216 1,201 1,006 1,095 1,078 1,159 1,566 1,677 1,770 1,879 2,012 2,072 2,095
Current transfers to provincial governments
 198 147 161 143 104 123 124 127 108 138 131 145 180 172 111 185 304 484 436 342 98 95 101 101 117 132 145 148
Interest on public debt
 2,257 2,544 2,837 3,015 3,298 3,313 3,340 3,365 3,495 3,722 3,886 4,089 4,295 4,219 4,316 4,176 3,949 3,588 3,412 3,175 3,345 3,218 3,196 3,357 3,252 3,327 3,379 3,380
Total current expenditure
26,105 29,527 31,428 33,236 35,326 36,738 38,791 41,634 44,910 49,488 54,231 58,231 60,010 60,502 60,581 60,266 59,882 62,281 62,496 65,869 68,793 70,953 75,787 78,625 83,006 88,857 91,600 97,482
Saving
1,368 1,225 847 724 665 1,780 2,426 3,033 3,742 4,052 2,881 3,553 2,691 3,191 4,068 3,147 4,004 3,055 4,465 2,133 1,708 1,652 -178 1,921 3,586 4,959 7,073 6,547
Capital consumption allowances
 2,663 3,003 3,222 3,398 3,618 3,767 4,018 4,361 4,765 5,145 5,242 5,452 5,689 6,020 6,426 6,703 7,047 7,361 7,706 8,159 8,390 8,744 9,074 9,718 10,421 11,307 12,244 13,553
Net capital transfers
 -126 -174 -246 -236 -279 -318 -301 -259 -301 -304 -295 -335 -320 -382 -488 -472 -610 2,912 1,216 -540 -388 -350 670 -289 -421 -266 -317 -705
Acquisition of non-financial assets
 4,313 4,889 4,602 4,563 5,245 5,624 6,054 6,965 7,837 8,917 8,908 8,734 8,364 9,095 9,845 9,424 9,375 9,370 9,937 10,193 11,607 11,952 12,626 14,031 16,571 18,532 20,528 22,926
Investment in fixed capital
 4,189 4,715 4,468 4,414 5,258 5,319 5,889 6,579 7,274 8,256 8,051 8,165 7,952 9,139 9,745 9,184 9,175 9,204 9,792 10,074 11,484 11,952 12,626 14,031 16,571 18,532 20,528 22,926
Existing assets
 124 174 134 149 -13 305 165 386 563 661 857 569 412 -44 100 240 200 166 145 119 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net lending
-408 -835 -779 -677 -1,241 -395 89 170 369 -24 -1,080 -64 -304 -266 161 -46 1,066 3,958 3,450 -441 -1,897 -1,906 -3,060 -2,681 -2,985 -2,532 -1,528 -3,531