Madam Chair, the boards have been funded by the department on an historical basis and it has moved in that way for several years. The approach that the department is proposing, and the work that has been developed with boards so far, is essentially a population-based formula distribution approach. There are some modifiers that are there. It is not simply a population approach. Needs of the population are key issues that need to be factored in. There are some cost realities there, in terms of the cost of essentially operating or doing business in each region and there are differences. There are some differences in terms of access to various services that will vary that as well. Then, the challenge that we will have as system is one of transition or phase in, because of the differences in terms of the revenue that would be available to a board. We have to move from where we are today to where that formula would indicate over some period of time. We cannot see significant dislocations in the amount of revenue a board has from one year to the next. There has to be a phase in period. Thank you.
Mr. Ramsden on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 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 19th, 1997
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Ramsden
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