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What Senate spent in fiscal year 2013-14: its net expenditure by standard object, from the Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II.

Spending, 2013-14

Net spending, 2013-14

$84.7M

spent by Senate, less revenues it kept

Share, 2013-14

0.0%

of the net spending of every federal organization

How did Senate spend its budget in 2013-14?

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, 2013-14

Personnel

Transportation and communications

Professional and special services

Acquisition of machinery and equipment

Rentals

Utilities, materials and supplies

Repair and maintenance

Information

Transfer payments

Other subsidies and payments

$70.3M

$7.6M

$2.8M

$937K

$861K

$699K

$535K

$485K

$449K

$1K

Total: $84.7M.

Spending by program, 2013-14

The same net spending by program, as GC InfoBase reports program actuals: $84.7M in all. Select a program for its history, plans and results.

Workforce, 2013-14

Personnel spending

$70.3M

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, 2013-14

The grants, contributions and other transfers Senate paid, program by program: $449K in all, against $449K for the transfer payments object above (the Public Accounts publish the two tables separately).

Contributions to parliamentary associationsPaymentsContribution$402,207
Pensions to retired senatorsPaymentsGrant$46,402
2 programs$448,609

Senate’s share of federal net spending