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What Senate spent in fiscal year 2012-13: its net expenditure by standard object, from the Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II.

Spending, 2012-13

Net spending, 2012-13

$88.9M

spent by Senate, less revenues it kept

Share, 2012-13

0.0%

of the net spending of every federal organization

How did Senate spend its budget in 2012-13?

By standard object. Revenues it kept are negative and netted against its spending. Transfer payments are broken into their largest named programs.

Spending by standard object, 2012-13

Personnel

Transportation and communications

Professional and special services

Acquisition of machinery and equipment

Rentals

Utilities, materials and supplies

Information

Repair and maintenance

Transfer payments

Other subsidies and payments

$70.4M

$10.8M

$3.5M

$939K

$849K

$728K

$609K

$549K

$419K

$50K

Total: $88.9M.

Spending by program, 2012-13

The same net spending by program, as GC InfoBase reports program actuals: $88.9M in all. Select a program for its history, plans and results.

Workforce, 2012-13

Personnel spending

$70.4M

salaries, wages and benefits (the personnel standard object)

A full-time equivalent is a measure of employment, not a headcount: two half-time employees are one FTE. Personnel spending includes benefits and pension contributions, so per FTE it is not an average salary.

Transfer payment programs, 2012-13

The grants, contributions and other transfers Senate paid, program by program: $419K in all, against $419K for the transfer payments object above (the Public Accounts publish the two tables separately).

Contributions to parliamentary associationsPaymentsContribution$373,275
Pensions to retired senatorsPaymentsGrant$45,651
2 programs$418,926

Senate’s share of federal net spending