Analysis of Public Expenditure by Policy Area Group

Analysis of Recurrent Public Expenditure by Policy Area Group

 

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	(All figures in $million)
	2000-01 Revised Estimate	2001-02 Draft Estimate	Increase	% Increase in Real Terms (see Note 1)
Community and External Affairs
District and Community Relations	1,620	1,880	+      260	+ 15.0
Recreation, Culture and Amenities	5,340 __________	5,835 __________	+      495 __________	+    8.9 __________
	6,960 __________	7,715 __________	+      755 __________	+  10.3 __________
Economic	10,450	11,680	+   1,230	+  10.6
Education	44,565	47,550	+   2,985	+    5.5
Environment and Food	8,030	8,635	+      605	+    7.1
Health	30,540	31,810	+   1,270	+    3.2
Housing	13,485	13,900	+      415	+    1.0
Infrastructure
Buildings, Lands and Planning	2,870	3,765	+      895	+  29.9
Transport	2,845	3,015	+      170	+    5.5
Water Supply	5,285 ________	5,505 ________	+      220 ________	+    3.4 ________
	11,000 ________	12,285 ________	+   1,285 ________	+  10.9 ________
Security	24,290	25,300	+   1,010	+    3.1
Social Welfare	27,555	30,230	+   2,675	+    9.3
Support
Central Management of the Civil Service (see Note 2)	15,510	19,630	+   4,120	+  25.8
Others	10,300 ________	10,680 ________	+      380 ________	+    3.0 ________
	25,810 ________	30,310 ________	+   4,500 ________	+  16.8 ________
Total Recurrent Expenditure	202,685 ________	219,415 ________	+ 16,730 ________	+    7.3 ________

 

Note 1 :	As the 2001-02 draft estimate has included assumptions on price changes for various expenditure components (e.g. salaries, operating expenses, plant and equipment, etc.), the % increase is calculated after adjustment to bring the expenditure figures for 2000-01 and 2001-02 to the same price level.
Note 2 :	It includes expenditure of $1,100 million in 2000-01 and $4,100 million in 2001-02 which is one-off in nature under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme and the Voluntary Departure Scheme introduced in 2000-01.

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Note :

The percentage share of expenditure for Support has increased due to the inclusion of the expenditure which is one-off in nature under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme and the Voluntary Departure Scheme. The percentage share for other policy area groups has therefore been correspondingly reduced.

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Notes: 1.	This chart provides an analysis of government spending only, i.e. it excludes expenditure of the Trading Funds, the Lotteries Fund and the Housing Authority.
2.	The percentage share of expenditure for Support has increased due to the inclusion of the expenditure which is one-off in nature under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme and the Voluntary Departure Scheme. The percentage share for other policy area groups has therefore been correspondingly reduced.

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