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Data version: v2026.09.24, data as of 24 September 2026.

24 September 2026

Site

Verified version published on govxray.com

The version prepared and checked on the test environment becomes the official version of govxray.com. 35 of 35 live checks passed after release.

Cities concerned
All cities
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Source
Site change: no data source changed.

Method

Official United Nations COFOG registry adopted

The classification of the functions of government (COFOG 1999) used to build the site is now the official registry. The six former local subclasses under 05.1 to 05.4 remain local extensions, attached to the corresponding 05.x.0 class. Pages that display COFOG classes take this registry at their next rebuild.

Old and new value
ItemScopeBeforeAfter
COFOG classes in the loaded registryClassification registry, all cities115 classes (local registry)109 classes (official registry: 10 divisions, 69 groups)
Cities concerned
All cities
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Source
United Nations Statistics Division, COFOG 1999 structure

Method

Method: one page, six topics

The method is on a single page with six topics: reading the figures, understanding the stack, spending and revenue, assets and debts, taxation, sources and comparability. The accounting framework, previously on a separate page, is now part of it. Old addresses and anchors lead to the matching passage.

Cities concerned
No specific city
Pages concerned
Source
Presentation change: no data source changed.

Site

About: four topics and a single contact address

The About page presents the project, the government stack, the principles, the publisher and the contact. It now has its own address; the former information page redirects to it. The same contact address appears in both languages.

Old and new value
ItemScopeBeforeAfter
Contact address on the About pageFrench and English pagesOlder address, different in French and EnglishCharles-Olivier.Dube@govxray.com in both languages
Cities concerned
No specific city
Pages concerned
Source
Site change: no data source changed.

Correction

Comparator: gap between two cities recalculated

The comparator summary showed one city’s total as the gap. The gap is now the difference between the two government stack spending totals per capita, with the calculation shown.

Old and new value
ItemScopeBeforeAfter
Gap shown, Copenhagen minus Montréal, government stack spending per capitaComparator, display currency USD41,044 USD per capita (Copenhagen total shown as the gap)41,044 − 24,764 = 16,280 USD per capita
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Source
Displayed calculation fix: no data source changed.

Correction

Montréal, taxation: the housing value entered now recalculates the scenario

In the tax scenario, changing the housing value from 6.35 to 4 times income left the total and the property tax unchanged, and the field reverted to 6.35. The entry is now kept and the scenario recalculated.

Old and new value
ItemScopeBeforeAfter
Scenario total taxes and contributions, housing at 4 times incomeMontréal, single employee without children, employment income of 120,000 CAD53,169 CAD per year (6.35 times value not recalculated)51,173 CAD per year
Scenario property tax, housing at 4 times incomeMontréal, single employee without children, employment income of 120,000 CAD5,387 CAD per year (6.35 times value not recalculated)3,392 CAD per year
Cities concerned
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Source
Displayed calculation fix: rates and schedules unchanged.

Correction

Montréal, health and social services: Sources and calculations shows the right lines

The Health and social services view showed 7,227 CAD per capita, but Sources and calculations listed the general spending of each level. The lines are now those of the selected category, and their sum gives back the figure shown.

Old and new value
ItemScopeBeforeAfter
Sources and calculations lines, health and social servicesMontréal, government stack, CAD per capitaGeneral spending of each level: 13,170, 17,664 and 3,937 CAD per capitaQuébec: 64,200,000,000 ÷ 9,110,000 = 7,047; Montréal: 317,900,000 ÷ 1,762,949 = 180; total 7,227 CAD per capita
Cities concerned
Pages concerned
Source
Display fix: source amounts unchanged.

Correction

Search: choosing a city opens its page again

In search (⌘K), clicking a city or pressing Enter had no effect on 5,749 pages. The search script is fixed at the source and in the 6,730 published pages.

Cities concerned
All cities
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Source
Site fix: no data source changed.

Correction

Number formats follow the page language

After a currency change, some English pages showed amounts in French format. The converter now formats according to the page language, for example 41 044 in French and 41,044 in English. Its label becomes “Display currency”.

Cities concerned
All cities
Pages concerned
Source
Display fix: no data source changed.

Correction

Comparator: switching language keeps the selection

Switching from English to French in the comparator removed the chosen subject, for example Assets and debts. The whole selection is now kept when the language changes.

Cities concerned
No specific city
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Source
Site fix: no data source changed.

Correction

Comparator: CSV and JSON exports enabled

The comparator CSV and JSON buttons stayed disabled while the tables were displayed. They now export the result shown.

Cities concerned
No specific city
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Source
Site fix: no data source changed.

Site

Home: one map, one point per city

The home map no longer has a Budget balance mode: one point per city. The preview of the selected city presents the stack and the three areas, without a separate municipal block.

Cities concerned
No specific city
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Source
Site change: no data source changed.

Site

City names in French: established names

A single name registry covers the 476 cities: French name, English name, local name and variants. In French, 48 cities take their established French name, for example Lisbonne (Lisbon), Varsovie (Warsaw), Copenhague (Copenhagen) and Londres (London).

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Source
Displayed names change: no data source changed.

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