Mr. Speaker, in the Public Accounts that were published yesterday, actual spending was lower, but the reason why actual spending was lower than what was budgeted was because there was a reduction in the grade crossing improvement contribution program. Fewer people applied for the funding and, in fact, some of these projects came in under budget.
\nMost important though, if members continue to read into the numbers, they will realize that on the operation side, where the salaries and people are, we increased spending there by $1 million.
", "fr": "Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, si les d\u00e9penses r\u00e9elles sont inf\u00e9rieures au budget pr\u00e9vu dans les Comptes publics qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9s hier, c'est parce que le budget du Programme d'am\u00e9lioration des passages \u00e0 niveau n'a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 enti\u00e8rement \u00e9puis\u00e9. Moins de demandes de financement ont \u00e9t\u00e9 re\u00e7ues et certains des projets financ\u00e9s ont co\u00fbt\u00e9 moins cher que pr\u00e9vu.
\nLe plus important, par contre, c'est que si les d\u00e9put\u00e9s regardent le reste des chiffres, ils constateront que nous avons d\u00e9pens\u00e9 1 million de dollars suppl\u00e9mentaires en frais d'exploitation, ce qui comprend les salaires et les ressources humaines.
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