Table 2 on page 10 shows budgetary revenues on both a budget, or "net", basis and on a "gross" basis. The net figures reflect the way in which revenues and expenditures are presented to Parliament and in the Governments annual budget. On a gross basis, the tax expenditures netted against revenues are included as part of spending, while the items netted against spending are included as part of revenues, thereby increasing both revenues and spending with no impact on the budgetary balance.
Tax expenditures netted against revenues are:
Departmental revenues netted against spending are:
On a net basis, revenues grew strongly in 1999-2000 to $165.7 billion, an increase of $10.0 billion, or 6.4 per cent, from the 1998-99 level. In 1998-99, revenues increased by only $2.5 billion.
The revenue ratio net budgetary revenues as a percentage of GDP represents an approximate measure of the overall "tax burden" in that it compares the total of all revenues collected to the size of the economy. The revenue ratio stood at 17.3 per cent in 1999-2000, unchanged from 1998-99. However, as some important components of income subject to taxation are excluded from the Statistics Canada measure of GDP, such as capital gains and income from trusteed pension plans, this ratio overstates the tax burden. Therefore, caution should be exercised in interpreting this ratio.
Net personal income tax revenues, the largest component of budgetary revenues, were up $6.9 billion, or 9.5 per cent, in 1999-2000, accounting for more than two-thirds of the overall growth in revenues. This is in sharp contrast to the increase of only 2.4 per cent reported in 1998-99.
Corporate income tax revenues increased $1.6 billion in 1999-2000, or 7.4 per cent, reversing the decline of 4.1 per cent in 1998-99. After declining 5.6 per cent in 1998, corporate profits rebounded strongly in 1999, increasing by nearly 24 per cent. However, the application of prior-year losses and higher refunds pertaining to the lower profits in 1998 restrained the net increase in corporate income tax revenues in 1999-2000. Other income tax revenues, which closely mirror the performance of corporate profits, were up $0.6 billion, or 20.6 per cent.
Employment insurance premium revenues declined $0.9 billion, or 4.4 per cent, in 1999-2000.
Net excise taxes and duties increased $1.5 billion, or 4.7 per cent, up from a gain of only 1.7 per cent recorded in 1998-99. However, there were significant variations among the various components.
Net non-tax revenues increased $0.3 billion, or 4.0 per cent, in 1999-2000, primarily reflecting gains from the foreign exchange accounts, increased recoveries and higher revenues from the sale of broadcasting licences.
Gross budgetary revenues in 1999-2000 were $12.4 billion higher than net budgetary revenues of which: $6.0 billion was for the CCTB, $2.9 billion for the quarterly GST tax credit, $1.4 billion for revenues of consolidated Crown corporations and $2.6 billion for revenues levied by departments, which are credited back to the programs giving rise to these revenues. The increase in the CCTB payments was attributable to the increase in benefits announced in the 1998 budget.
Table 2
Budgetary Revenues
1998-99 | 1999-00 | Net Change | ||
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($ millions) | (%) | |||
Net income tax collections | ||||
Personal income tax | 72,488 | 79,378 | 6,890 | 9.5 |
Corporate income tax | 21,575 | 23,170 | 1,595 | 7.4 |
Other | 2,901 | 3,499 | 598 | 20.6 |
Total | 96,964 | 106,047 | 9,083 | 9.4 |
Employment insurance premium revenues | 19,363 | 18,512 | -851 | -4.4 |
Net excise taxes and duties | ||||
Goods and services tax (GST) | 20,684 | 22,790 | 2,106 | 10.2 |
Customs import duties | 2,359 | 2,105 | -254 | -10.8 |
Other excise taxes/duties | ||||
Energy taxes | 4,716 | 4,757 | 41 | 0.9 |
Other | 3,640 | 3,234 | -406 | -11.2 |
Total | 8,356 | 7,991 | -365 | -4.4 |
Total | 31,399 | 32,886 | 1,486 | 4.7 |
Net tax revenues | 147,726 | 157,445 | 9,719 | 6.6 |
Net non-tax revenues | ||||
Return on investments | 4,991 | 5,251 | 260 | 5.2 |
Other non-tax revenues | 2,954 | 3,012 | 58 | 2.0 |
Total | 7,945 | 8,263 | 318 | 4.0 |
Net budgetary revenues | 155,671 | 165,708 | 10,037 | 6.4 |
Adjustments | ||||
Canada Child Tax Benefit | 5,715 | 6,000 | 285 | 5.0 |
Old Age Security benefit repayment | -496 | -554 | -58 | 11.7 |
Quarterly GST credit | 2,850 | 2,920 | 70 | 2.5 |
Revenues netted against expenditures | 2,305 | 2,625 | 320 | 13.9 |
Revenues of consolidated Crown corporations | 1,498 | 1,391 | -107 | -7.1 |
Net adjustment | 11,872 | 12,382 | 510 | 4.3 |
Gross budgetary revenues | 167,543 | 178,090 | 10,547 | 6.3 |
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