Analysis of Public Expenditure by Policy Area Group

Analysis of Total Public Expenditure by Policy Area Group

 

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	(All figures in $million)
	2000-2001 Revised Estimate	2001-02 Draft Estimate	Increase	% Increase in Real Terms (see Note 1)
Community and External Affairs
District and Community Relations	1,875	2,020	+     145	+   6.9
Recreation, Culture and Amenities	6,450 __________	6,490 __________	+       40  ________	+   0.2 ________
	8,325 __________	8,510 __________	+     185 ________	+   1.7 ________
Economic	12,890	15,570	+  2,680	+ 19.4
Education	51,670	55,330	+  3,660	+   5.9
Environment and Food	11,360	11,825	+     465	+   3.6
Health	32,355	33,935	+  1,580	+   3.9
Housing	51,905	37,950	- 13,955	-  27.6
Infrastructure
Buildings, Lands and Planning	8,585	14,225	+  5,640	+ 64.7
Transport	6,285	6,490	+     205	+   2.9
Water Supply	8,045 ________	7,870 ________	-      175 ________	-    2.9 ________
	22,915 ________	28,855 ________	+  5,670 ________	+ 24.1 ________
Security	26,880	28,585	+  1,975	+   6.3
Social Welfare	28,445	31,375	+  2,930	+   9.9
Support
Central Management of the Civil Service  (see Note 2)	16,685	23,115	+  6,430	+ 37.4
Others	14,955 ________	15,615 ________	+    660 ________	+   3.7 ________
	31,640 ________	38,730 ________	+  7,090 ________	+ 21.5 ________
Total Public Expenditure	278,385 ________	290,665 ________	+12,280 ________	+   3.5 ________

 

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 total expenditure of $1,300 million in 2000-01 and $5,700 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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