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Québec's Budgetary Statistics

Debt service

(millions of dollars)
Direct
debt
service
Interest on the
retirement plans and
other employee future
benefits liability(18)
Total % of
consolidated
revenue
2020-2021 –8 274 –864 –9 138 7.7
2019-2020 –7 984 –1 012 –8 996 7.8
2018-2019 –7 539 –1 360 –8 899 7.8
2017-2018 –7 468 –1 772 –9 240 8.5
2016-2017 –7 218 –2 309 –9 527 9.2
2015-2016 –7 278 –2 731 –10 009 10.0
2014-2015 –7 101 –3 169 –10 270 10.7
2013-2014 –7 219 –3 379 –10 598 11.4
2012-2013 –6 755 –3 084 –9 839 11.2
2011-2012 –6 635 –2 816 –9 451 10.9
2010-2011 –6 283 –2 652 –8 935 10.8
2009-2010 –5 537 –2 307 –7 844 10.0
Without line-by-line consolidation of the networks(7)
2008-2009 –5 988 –2 143 –8 131 11.1
2007-2008 –6 266 –2 486 –8 752 12.0
2006-2007 –6 030 –2 693 –8 723 12.5
Before government accounting reform in 2006-2007(7)
2005-2006 –4 728 –2 831 –7 559 11.8
2004-2005 –4 662 –2 787 –7 449 12.4
2003-2004 –4 499 –2 742 –7 241 12.6
2002-2003 –4 484 –2 648 –7 132 12.9
2001-2002 –4 544 –2 717 –7 261 13.8
2000-2001 –5 012 –2 594 –7 606 14.3
1999-2000 –4 741 –2 632 –7 373 14.9
  1. From 2006-2007 to 2008-2009, the net results of the bodies in the health and social services and education networks were established using the modified equity method. As of 2009-2010, the revenue and expenditure of the networks’ bodies are consolidated line by line, like those of non budget funded bodies and special funds.
  2. This interest corresponds to interest on the obligations relating to the retirement plans and other employee future benefits of public and parapublic sector employees less the investment income of the Retirement Plans Sinking Fund and funds dedicated to other employee future benefits.