Mr. Chairman, without the authority to spend the money, I could not do that. There is no other way to do it within the Department of Finance and I would be acting improperly if I went away and spent other money and ended up short at the end of the year. Putting in a 1-800 number and having somebody there ready to answer questions that people are going to ask us about this particular tax, is important at this present time. We think it is important to be in a position to implement this tax. I understand the reservations of some of the Members about the payroll tax, but I would point out to them, Mr. Chairman, that the payroll tax captures those people who are not paying income tax in the Northwest Territories, because they file outside of the Northwest Territories on December 31 of each year. The bill that we passed early today Mr. Chairman, merely raises the personal income tax of people who live in the Northwest Territories. The other option that I have to get funds, is to come back and look at those personal income taxes again, but that would not capture those people who are earning a living in the Northwest Territories and are not paying tax here. That is why I feel that ultimately the committee will see that this is a wiser way to go and it does close the net on those people who are not paying any tax in the Northwest Territories.

The other thing that I would point out to the committee is that, because of the lag time on the payroll tax versus the tax credit system, this payroll tax bill will actually mean somewhere in the region of nine to ten million dollars to us next year and we will be short that money if that bill does not pass. Knowing all those details, and I fully understand that the Members of this committee have not had the payroll tax explained to them in detail yet, I see that ultimately this Legislative Assembly will approve that payroll tax and I would like therefore, to be bold and ask for the Members to approve the $155,000, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.