Mr. Speaker, when we entered the year we indicated and were directed to find some way to provide cost savings in the area of removals by developing a new removal tariff. We had come up with a new tariff. We had projected our budget based on the idea that the new removal tariff would be implemented some time this year and we budgeted accordingly. The objective of the government is still to provide some savings by implementing a new tariff aside from the fact that it is necessary for both the industry and ourselves to have clear guidelines and procedures on how we are going to do business together. The department officials have been directed to come up with a tariff that would provide significant savings to the government. Because of the delay and the proposed changes the initial projected savings that we had hoped to get have diminished significantly. It remains more a political decision as to what is acceptable to the

Members of the Legislature and the Executive on what would be a reasonable compromise. I fail to see where the officials can do any more than they have already.