Public Accounts 2012-13 Volume 1 Main Financial Statements 2012-13 Public Accounts Volume 1 - Main Financial Statements Contents 3 Letters of Transmittal 4 Introduction to the Public Accounts Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis 9 Introduction - Discussion and Analysis 10 General Revenue Fund Financial Statements - Discussion and Analysis 25 Growth and Financial Security Fund - Discussion and Analysis 26 Summary Financial Statements - Discussion and Analysis 44 Risks and Uncertainties General Revenue Fund Financial Statements 47 Statement of Responsibility 49 Independent Auditor’s Report 53 Financial Statements 57 Notes to the Financial Statements 67 Schedules to the Financial Statements Summary Financial Statements 83 Statement of Responsibility 85 Independent Auditor's Report 87 Summary Financial Statements 91 Notes to the Summary Financial Statements 104 Schedules to the Summary Financial Statements Supplementary Information 127 Growth and Financial Security Fund 128 General Revenue Fund - Public Issue Debentures 131 General Revenue Fund - Debentures Issued to the Minister of Finance of Canada 132 Glossary of Terms Letters of Transmittal Regina, Saskatchewan June 2013 To Her Honour The Honourable Vaughn Solomon Schofield Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Saskatchewan Your Honour: I have the honour to submit the main financial statements of the Government of the Province of Saskatchewan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. Respectfully submitted, KEN KRAWETZ Deputy Premier Minister of Finance Regina, Saskatchewan June 2013 The Honourable Ken Krawetz Deputy Premier Minister of Finance We have the honour of presenting the main financial statements of the Government of the Province of Saskatchewan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. Respectfully submitted, CLARE ISMAN TERRY PATON Deputy Minister of Finance Provincial Comptroller Government of Saskatchewan – 2012-13 Public Accounts 3 Introduction to the Public Accounts Introduction The 2012-13 Public Accounts of the Government of Saskatchewan are prepared in accordance with the Financial Administration Act, 1993 and consist of two volumes. Volume 1 Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis provides users of the Government’s main financial statements with an overview of the Government’s performance by presenting comparative financial highlights and variance analysis. General Revenue Fund Financial Statements account for the financial transactions of the General Revenue Fund (GRF). The GRF is comprised of all Ministries of the Government. This is the fund into which all revenues are paid, unless otherwise provided for by legislation, and from which all expenses are appropriated by the Legislative Assembly. Summary Financial Statements consolidate the financial transactions of the GRF, Crown corporations, agencies, boards and commissions. These consolidated statements provide an accounting of the full nature and extent of the financial affairs and resources controlled by the Government. Supplementary Information contains unaudited information on: • the Growth and Financial Security Fund; • GRF public issue debentures; • GRF debentures issued to the Minister of Finance of Canada; and • a glossary of terms used throughout. Volume 2 Volume 2 contains details on the revenue and expense of the GRF. It also provides details on capital asset acquisitions of the GRF; a listing of suppliers who received $50,000 or more for goods and services and capital assets supplied to the GRF and Revolving Funds during the fiscal year; financial information on the assets, liabilities and residual balances of pension plans and trust funds administered by the Government; a listing of remissions of taxes and fees; and information on road-use fuel tax accountability. The Public Accounts are available on the Internet at http://www.finance.gov.sk.ca/public-accounts/. A Compendium is also available on the Internet at http://www.finance.gov.sk.ca/public-accounts/ that contains the financial statements of various government agencies, boards, commissions, pension plans, special purpose funds and institutions, as well as Crown corporations which are accountable to Treasury Board. 4 Government of Saskatchewan – 2012-13 Public Accounts Introduction to the Public Accounts Financial Reporting Structure Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly Standing Committee Standing Committee on on Crown and Central Cabinet Public Accounts Agencies CIC Board Treasury Board Crown Investments Corporation of Ministries Saskatchewan(CIC) CIC Crown Treasury Board Corporations1 Crown Corporations2 Agencies, Boards and Commissions General Revenue Fund financial statements Summary financial statements Financial control and reporting Financial reporting 1 Examples of CIC Crown corporations are: SaskEnergy Incorporated, Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation, Saskatchewan Government Insurance and Saskatchewan Transportation Company. 2 Examples of Treasury Board Crown corporations are: Agricultural Credit Corporation of Saskatchewan, Liquor and Gaming Authority, and Saskatchewan Housing Corporation. Government of Saskatchewan – 2012-13 Public Accounts 5 Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis The purpose of the Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis is to provide users of the Government’s main financial statements with an overview of the Government’s financial performance, as well as the Government’s accountability for the resources entrusted to it. This information should be read in conjunction with these main financial statements, the General Revenue Fund and Summary financial statements. The Government is responsible for the integrity and objectivity of this discussion and analysis. General Revenue Fund (GRF) Financial Statements How has the Government performed as compared to the Budget Estimates? The GRF is the fund where all public monies are deposited to and disbursed from, as authorized by the Legislative Assembly. Exceptions to this principle must be authorized by law. Each year the Government presents a Budget for the GRF to the Legislative Assembly along with a detailed financial plan for the GRF called the Estimates. The GRF financial statements report on the performance of the Government against the Estimates. As a result, budget-to-actual analysis on the Government’s revenue and expense can be found in the GRF section of the Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis. Summary Financial Statements (SFS) How has the Government performed as a whole? The SFS provide an accounting of the full nature and extent of the financial affairs and resources controlled by the Government. The SFS include the financial results of the GRF, Crown corporations, agencies, boards and commissions. Government of Saskatchewan – 2012-13 Public Accounts 9 Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis General Revenue Fund Financial Statements Financial Highlights (millions of dollars) Change from 2013 2012 2012 Budget1 Actual2 Actual2 Budget1 Actual Revenue 11,291 11,424 11,120 134 304 Expense 11,196 11,409 11,066 213 343 Pre-transfer surplus 95 16 55 (79) (39) Transfer to the Growth and Financial Security Fund (47) (8) (27) 40 19 Transfer from the Growth and Financial Security Fund - 50 325 50 (275) Net transfer from (to) the Growth and Financial Security Fund (47) 42 298 90 (256) Surplus 47 58 352 10 (294) Financial assets 3,285 2,998 287 Less: Government general debt (3,805) (3,808) (3) Other liabilities (3,306) (2,750) 556 Net debt (3,826) (3,560) (266) Plus: Non-financial assets 3,723 3,413 310 Accumulated Deficit (102) (146) 44 Growth and Financial Security Fund Balance 756 666 708 (90) (42) Totals may not add due to rounding. 1 The Budget Estimates do not include a statement of financial position. 2 The Provincial Auditor’s report indicates that, in her opinion, there are certain adjustments required to the General Revenue Fund financial statements. Surplus The 2012-13 General Revenue Fund (GRF) financial statements report a $58 million surplus. Revenue exceeded expense by $16 million in 2012-13, and the GRF received a $42 million net transfer from the Growth and Financial Security Fund (GFSF). The $58 million surplus is $10 million higher than budget as a result of a $134 million increase in revenue and a $90 million increase in the net transfer from the GFSF, partially offset by a $213 million increase in expense. Compared to 2011-12, the GRF surplus is $294 million lower due to a $256 million reduction in the net transfer from the GFSF and a $343 million increase in expense, partially offset by a $304 million increase in revenue. Growth and Financial Security Fund The Government’s GFSF, established to safeguard Saskatchewan’s future, had an opening balance of $708 million in 2012-13. After a $50 million transfer to the GRF for highway infrastructure and an $8 million transfer from the GRF, representing half of the 2012-13 GRF pre-transfer surplus, the GFSF had a balance of $666 million at March 31, 2013. Debt Reduction Government general debt at March 31, 2013 is $3.80 billion, a decline of $3 million over the past year and the lowest level since 1988. 10 Government of Saskatchewan – 2012-13 Public Accounts Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis General Revenue Fund Financial Statements Financial Highlights (continued) Credit Rating Saskatchewan continues to maintain a strong credit rating with all three major credit rating agencies. The Province’s credit rating from Standard