In regards to the whole idea of taxes and also being the jurisdiction whose taxes are the lowest in the country, maybe it might be suffice that we can be tied to the lowest and that we do not have to be the lowest in order to generate those revenues. I think it is great to promote being the lowest but also the highest expenditure, our social envelope, would seem to be looming out of the overall budget. Sixty-five percent of the money is being spent in that envelope yet there is no real initiative to generate revenues to offset the cost of cuts that we are going to take probably from the feds in regards to that. And is there a possibility... you mentioned that you are willing to look at it but you know we only have another two years and there is one more budget session after this one and I do not think we really have the time to but I believe that we have to have the initiative to look at seriously taking a look at the taxes and looking at that one way of generating revenues. So will you tell us when do you intend to do that and how soon because I do not believe that we have the time.
David Krutko on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 9th, 1997
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