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Capital Programme

64.

agreed

1985-86 takes account of

1985-86

land production projects

The programme of works for institutional, transport and

which are ready to proceed and are within our total work

capacity. There have been no cut backs. Total capital expenditure on transport and land and civil engineering projects in the Consolidated Account has moved respectively from $2.2 billion and $2.4 billion in 1983-84

1983-84 to $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion in 1984-85 and an estimated $1.7 billion and $2.2

billion in 1985-86. Capital expenditure on projects in the water supply, public safety, recreation and culture,

environmental protection, education and medical sectors has increased; in some cases substantially (25). All work in hand this year will proceed without interruption from the point of view of financial resources. In addition, new works will be injected having a total commitment value of $4.9 billion.

(25)

Function

Consolidated Account Capital Expenditure

1983-84 revised

1984-85

1985-86

Growth in expenditure

Actual

estimate

Estimate

over 1983-84**

($mn)

($mn)

($mm)

Transport

2,151

1,602

1,683

-21.8

Land & Civil Engineering

2,424

1,838

2,230

- 8.0

Water

586

507

648

+10.6

Public Safety

144

166

271

+88.2

Recreation and Culture

593

726

846

+42.7

Environmental Protection

399

445

507

+27.1

Education*

632

942

911

+44.1

Medical*

419

289

498

+18.9

* A large part of the capital expenditure is accounted for from capital subventions and is not funded from the Capital Works Reserve Fund.

**The final 1984-85 figures are not yet available.

G.F. 316

OPREMASTED £#*

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