In 2021, 4.84 billion Canadian dollars were spent by the Quebec government on social security benefits. The largest expense for the provincial government was grants to general government units, totaling to about 65.5 billion Canadian dollars in that year.
Expenses of the Quebec provincial government in 2021, by source
(in million Canadian dollars)
Characteristic
Expenses in million Canadian dollars
Grants to general government units
65,475
Use of goods and services
16,748
Social assistance benefits
15,181
Interest expense
14,913
Miscellaneous other expense
13,192
Compensation of employees
11,791
Subsidies to private enterprises
6,576
Social security benefits
4,836
Consumption of fixed capital
4,380
Subsidies to government business enterprises
290
Grants to foreign governments and international governmental organizations
Figures are preliminary.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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