This image is of a bar graph of the year-to-date comparison of budgetary authorities and expenditures as of the end of September 30th, 2011. The graph plots the authorities and expenditures by quarter arriving at a year to date total for the fiscal years 2010-11 and 2011-12.
The 2010-11 data shows the Q1 authorities equaling the Main Estimates of $7,407M and the addition of the Q2 authorities adding $22M to arrive at the total authority at the end of Q2 of $7,430M. The 2011-2012 data shows the Q1 authorities equaling the Main Estimates of $7,308M and the addition of the Q2 authorities adding $13M to arrive at the total authority at the end of Q2 of $7,322M.
The net difference in comparing the authorities at the end of Q2 each fiscal year is a decrease of $108M from 2010-11 to 2011-12. In the 2nd quarter of 2011-12, there was a decrease of $9 million in budgetary expenditures.
The second column of each section of the graph pertains to expenditures. The 2010-11 data shows the Q1 expenditures of $1,665M and Q2 expenditures of $1,608M for a total expenditure at the end of Q2 of $3,273M. The 2011-12 data shows the Q1 expenditures of $1,733M and Q2 expenditures of $1,805M for a total expenditure at the end of Q2 of $3,538M. The net difference in comparing the expenditures at the end of Q2 each fiscal year is an increase of $265M from 2010-11 to 2011-12.
Year-to-date total departmental spending resulted in an increase of $265M for which $68M is attributable to the first quarter and $197M is attributable to the second quarter.