Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that was not the point I was trying to make at all. My point was in the Northwest Territories, when a family makes $30,000, that is about $18,000 equivalent in the south because our cost of living is higher. When the federal government comes out with amounts like $50,000 for a family in the south that is a very large number. Fifty thousand dollars in the north would probably be an $80,000 salary because of the differential in cost. That is what I was trying to point out. I wonder if he could respond to that, now that he knows what I am talking about. Will he be working with the Finance Minister to have those numbers increased? That is one of the reasons why we came up with the northern allowance tax deduction, to offset that extra cost in extra salaries. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Edward Picco on Question 444-13(5): Federal Budget Impacts On The Nwt
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 444-13(5): Federal Budget Impacts On The Nwt
Question 444-13(5): Federal Budget Impacts On The Nwt
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 24th, 1998
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
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