Mr. Speaker, when we passed the budgets it was with the clear notion that the three separate departments would operate throughout the 1996 fiscal year as three separate departments. As a government we decided to proceed with amalgamation. Those instructions came out with some firm decisions happening in the spring of 1996. The person year reductions, the position reductions, were all done anticipating that the cost of layoffs, and everything else that was done, that there would be some savings, but the actual target, the $5 million target, would kick in only with the development of a new budget for a single department, which we are presently drafting for consideration of the committees. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 29-13(4): Amalgamation Reductions In 1996-97 Budget
In the Legislative Assembly on November 28th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 29-13(4): Amalgamation Reductions In 1996-97 Budget
Question 29-13(4): Amalgamation Reductions In 1996-97 Budget
Item 6: Oral Questions
November 27th, 1996
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