The Great Manitoba Budget Quiz

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    Does Manitoba receive more in federal transfer payments than any other province?

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Explore the fiscal landscape of Manitoba with 'The Great Manitoba Budget Quiz'. This engaging quiz assesses understanding of revenue growth, expenditure trends, debt levels, and fiscal stability indicators over the past decade, highlighting key aspects of government budgeting.

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  • 2. 

    One of the most intriguing statistical fiscal measurements is how much a government spends (on average) on each of its citizens. In 2012-13, how much money did Manitoba spend on programs per capita?

    • $7,777

    • $9,180

    • $10,805

    • $13,777

    Correct Answer
    A. $10,805
    Explanation
    Manitoba expects to spend $10,805 per citizen in 2012-13. This is the second highest per capita program spending in Canada, with only Newfoundland and Labrador ($13,783) spending more. In general, provinces with the biggest population (BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec) spend less per capita, while provinces with smaller populations spend more. Manitoba is comparable in per capita spending with provinces like Saskatchewan ($10,180), New Brunswick ($10,054) and PEI ($10,128).

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  • 3. 

    Over the past 10 years, Manitoba’s annual expenditures have grown by:

    • 19%

    • 31%

    • 48%

    • 54%

    Correct Answer
    A. 54%
    Explanation
    In 2012-13 Manitoba budgeted to spend 54 per cent more than it did in 2004/05. Total expenditures went up from $9.631 billion to $14.854 billion this past year.

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  • 4. 

    Over the past decade, Manitoba’s net debt has increased by:

    • 30%

    • 45%

    • 60%

    • 74%

    Correct Answer
    A. 45%
    Explanation
    Manitoba’s net debt has increased to $16.134 billion from $11.101 billion, a 45 per cent increase. Nationally over that same decade, only two provinces reduced their debt – Newfoundland/Labrador and Saskatchewan. The rest added considerably to net debt: Ontario (+85 per cent) Quebec (+77 per cent) and New Brunswick (+50 per cent). Even Alberta, which has no net debt, saw its net provincial surplus shrink by nearly a third.

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  • 5. 

    How much did Manitoba spend on debt servicing in 2012-13?

    • $420 million

    • $650 million

    • $815 million

    • $1.1 billion

    Correct Answer
    A. $815 million
    Explanation
    Total debt servicing, at last count, was expected to be $815 million. Interestingly, this was only slightly more than the province spent on debt servicing in 2004-05 ($799 million). Not surprisingly, Manitoba spends less as a percentage of its total expenditures on debt servicing now than it did in 2004/05. Debt servicing accounted for 5.49 cents of every dollar spent; a decade ago, debt servicing consumed 8.8 cents of every dollar of expenditures.

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  • 6. 

    Over the past decade, how many balanced budgets has Manitoba produced?

    • 10

    • 8

    • 6

    • 2

    Correct Answer
    A. 6
    Explanation
    When the year-end public accounts are examined, the NDP government has balanced six of the past 10 budgets. The province is currently on a streak of four consecutive deficit budgets. That streak will become five when it tables 2013-14 budget, which is expected to show a deficit. The province expects to balance its budget by 2016-2017.

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  • 7. 

    The Debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio is considered one of the best measurements of a government’s fiscal stability. This past year, Manitoba’s debt as a percentage of GDP was:

    • 14.2%

    • 2l.0%

    • 24.3%

    • 27.1%

    Correct Answer
    A. 27.1%
    Explanation
    Manitoba’s debt to GDP ratio is 27.1 per cent and has risen for five consecutive years, after reaching a low point of 21.6 in 2007-08. In national terms, Manitoba has a better debt to GDP than five other provinces: Quebec (49.4), Ontario (37.7), Nova Scotia (36.3), PEI (34.6), New Brunswick (33.3), and Newfoundland/Labrador (27.2). Manitoba’s also ranks better than the federal government, which has a ratio of 33.5. Manitoba could not better BC (17), Saskatchewan (5) or Alberta, which has no accumulated provincial debt.

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  • 8. 

    Over the past 10 years, Manitoba’s annual revenues have grown by:

    • 20%

    • 31%

    • 36%

    • 51%

    Correct Answer
    A. 36%
    Explanation
    Since 2004-05, Manitoba’s total revenues have grown from $10.1 billion to $13.855 billion. That’s a 36 per cent increase.

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  • 9. 

    Which of the following departments saw the largest percentage increase in funding over the past 10 years?

    • Water Stewardship

    • Education

    • Health

    • Justice

    Correct Answer
    A. Education
    Explanation
    Although health care consumes the largest piece of the budget pie, the province has increased education more over the past decade, in percentage terms. Education (public and post-secondary) increased 54.8 per cent from 2004-05 and 2012-13. Total funding grew to $3.489 billion from $2.254 billion.

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  • 10. 

    Health care accounts for the largest single line of the provincial budget, more than any other individual department. How much of every dollar spent by the province is used to provide health care services?

    • 35 cents

    • 45 cents

    • 50 cents

    • 55 cents

    Correct Answer
    A. 35 cents
    Explanation
    Of every dollar Manitoba spends, 35 cents goes to health care. This is actually lower than 2004/05, when 37 cents of every dollar was spent on health. The total health care budget for 2012-13 was, at last count, $5.266 billion, up from $3.559 billion a decade earlier.

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