In terms of the historical proposed budgetary spending, in supplementary estimates (B) last year, it was $24.6 billion, which is pretty similar to this year. In the previous year, 2022-23, it was $25.8 billion, a little bit higher. In 2021-22, it was $13.4 billion, and 2021 was $79.2 billion. That was the first year of COVID-19 in which we saw spending for that, which explains the large increase that year. Prepandemic, in 2019-20 the supplementary estimates (B) were $5.6 billion.
On December 3rd, 2024. See this statement in context.