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  "source": "Provincial Government Budget Data - August 27.xlsx",
  "units": "millions of dollars, as published",
  "deficit_convention": "annual-deficit = total-expenditure minus total-revenue",
  "generated_by": "etl/extract.py",
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  "last_year": "2025-26",
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  "observation_count": 559,
  "scope": "Nova Scotia — Social services"
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 "category": "expenditure",
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 "last_year": "2024-25",
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  "1993-94": 276.533,
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  "1998-99": 565.829,
  "1999-00": 583.228,
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  "2002-03": 668.306,
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 }
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