Mr. Chairman, when you add in all of our costs, then in most communities, there is a subsidy. We sell it for significantly less than what we get it for. As we mentioned a moment ago, there are a couple of communities where our operating costs -- I am talking operating costs here, I am excluding the capital and the financial charges -- the biggest portion of that is the cost of actually purchasing the fuel and delivering it to the site. On top of that, you have commissions for contractors that deliver it for us, you have losses as a result of evaporation, you have the various taxes that kick into play. Adding all those together, as I say, in most communities we sell it for less than it costs us.
Mr. Rattray on Pol And The Business Incentive Policy
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Pol And The Business Incentive Policy
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 6th, 2001
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