Geographic Tracking of Expenditures Report
The Geographic Tracking Report provides geographic detail (e.g. by community) on Government of the Northwest Territories expenditures. This information is provided as a supplement to the GNWT’s Annual Public Accounts, which provide expenditure information by department and activity. Not all expenditure detail can be allocated to the community level in a meaningful manner, however, wherever it is possible to make a community level allocation, this report does so. The allocations are based on the geographic area that the expenditure most closely relates to or benefits.
The Financial Administration Manual Directive 1704 (old 70-2) directs the allocation process in the Geographic Tracking report. This Directive requires all departments to identify which community is the most direct beneficiary of every expenditure made by the GNWT. This requirement also extends to obtaining the geographic detail from grant or contribution recipients who may further disburse such funding (e.g. regional education boards).
