Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am not familiar with all of the detail of which areas of the department program responsibilities may have been running short on dollars, or which regions may have been. I can assure you that it was a combination of programs and services we offer. Certainly the money available for business development grants was used up very early in the year. We also found that some regions ran into unexpected demands on their budgets. Quite likely, there were some divisions within the department's headquarters function that found themselves in the same circumstance. The spending restraint program was a measure to limit spending in order to maintain an overall rebalance. Thank you.
Joe Handley on Question 324-14(3): Department Spending Levels
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2001. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 324-14(3): Department Spending Levels
Question 324-14(3): Department Spending Levels
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 15th, 2001
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