This graphic is a line graph that illustrates the spending trend for Secretariat program expenditures (Vote 1) for actual spending and planned spending, including the statutory items for contributions to employee benefit plans for its own employees, as well as other statutory payments. Financial figures are presented in thousands of dollars along the y axis, increasing by increments of $20,000 thousand starting at $170,000 thousand and ending at $330,000 thousand. The financial figures are graphed against fiscal years from 2009–10 to 2015–16 along the x axis.
The graph demonstrates that actual spending increased from 2009–10 ($273,450 thousand) to 2010–11 ($285,502 thousand) and peaked in 2011–12 at $311,639 thousand. Actual spending then decreased to $261,653 thousand in 2012–13. The graph also demonstrates that planned spending is expected to decrease each year for the next three fiscal years as follows: from $261,653 thousand in 2012–13 to $248,317 thousand in 2013–14, followed by $232,441 thousand in 2014–15, and then $231,140 thousand in 2015–16.
A further line shows that sunset programs are a minimal part of total planned spending (2 per cent in 2013–14, and 1 per cent in both 2014–15 and 2015–16).
Return to figure 3: Spending Trend for Program Expenditures (Vote 1)