Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. In the government's recent Budget Address, the Minister of Finance mentioned some revenue initiatives. One of these initiatives is, and I quote: "The structure of the mark-ups charged by the Liquor Commission will be revised." My question is to the Minister of Public Services, what initiatives will he be taking when changing the structure of mark-ups charged by the Liquor Commission?
Question 235-12(7): Initiatives To Restructure Liquor Commission Mark-ups
In the Legislative Assembly on March 3rd, 1995. See this topic in context.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Minister of Safety and Public Services, Mr. Nerysoo.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The intention is that the lower-priced products will increase while higher-priced products will decrease. Mr. Speaker, for 1993-94, the flat mark-up would be: spirits, $19.96; wine, $6.05; beer, $1.52; and, coolers, $1.60.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Thank you. I assume those are percentages, but it wasn't very clear what the mark-ups were. One of the other revenue initiatives in his speech was that liquor licensing fees and import fees will be increased. Can the Minister advise us when these fees will be increased?
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Nerysoo.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just so that I will be clear, the pricing that I was talking about were prices based on dollar values. The flat-rate mark-up was determined for spirits to be $19.96 per litre; for beer it was $1.52 per litre; wine is $6.05 per litre; and, coolers are $1.62 per litre. The mark-up rates will be implemented on April 1, 1995.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
We all know that alcohol abuse is a major problem in the north and there is a continuing need to adjust the problem. Over the years, there have been many calls to try to designate the amount of revenue that we collect from these taxes on liquor and use them specifically for alcohol and drug programs. I would like to ask the Minister, has anything been
done with regard to this aspect, to take the revenues and designate them specifically for alcohol and drug programs?
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Nerysoo.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, not at this particular time. I believe that, based on the overall expenditures, the revenues that come from alcohol do not in any way match the revenue commitment to social programs in the Northwest Territories.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Ms. Mike.