Business planning is a means to arrive at the budget figures presented in the main estimates. Changes in budgeting for the 2001-2002 fiscal year since the business plan review in October 2000, include an increase of $176,000 to meet the requirements of the collective bargaining agreement and a $30,000 change in the amortization figure.
During the 2001-2004 business plan review, the committee made a number of requests for information to the Ministry. The committee would like to compliment the Ministry on its prompt response to all but one of the requests. The Minister committed to sending regular updates on negotiations at the seven tables. The committee has just recently received the first of these updates.