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Consolidated provincial and territorial general and local governments, financial assets and liabilities
Related tables: Balance sheets, Government financial statistics.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | |||||
| N.S. | |||||
| Financial assets | 5,142 | 4,968 | 5,417 | 5,777 | 5,901 |
| Cash on hand and on deposit | 479 | 386 | 467 | 414 | 466 |
| Receivables | 1,130 | 1,423 | 1,893 | 1,926 | 2,280 |
| Advances | 291 | 283 | 468 | 492 | 475 |
| Securities | 2,913 | 2,715 | 2,369 | 2,715 | 2,462 |
| Other financial assets | 329 | 161 | 220 | 230 | 218 |
| Direct and Guaranteed liabilities | . | . | . | . | . |
| Direct liabilities | 17,181 | 16,790 | 16,630 | 17,015 | 17,036 |
| Payables | 1,156 | 1,411 | 1,597 | 1,657 | 1,880 |
| Bank loans | . | . | . | . | . |
| Advances | 432 | 599 | 613 | 558 | 481 |
| Coins in circulation | . | . | . | . | . |
| Treasury bills | . | . | . | . | . |
| Savings bonds | . | . | . | . | . |
| Bonds and debentures | 10,732 | 9,774 | 9,234 | 10,019 | 9,469 |
| Other Securities | 2,328 | 2,174 | 1,772 | 1,193 | 1,704 |
| Deposits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other liabilities | 2,068 | 2,245 | 3,041 | 3,247 | 3,144 |
| Bank overdrafts | 0 | 119 | 57 | 13 | 4 |
| Liabilities to pension plans | 464 | 468 | 316 | 328 | 354 |
| Excess of financial assets over liabilities | 12,039 | 11,822 | 11,213 | 11,238 | 11,135 |
| . : not available for any reference period. Notes: - Local governments include general government and school boards. - Data for the consolidated, provincial and territorial governments are as at March 31 and the local government data are at December 31. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 385-0014. Last modified: 2010-05-03. | |||||
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