Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask further questions on the BIP and the waiving of BIP by Cabinet. This time, I would like to ask the questions to the Minister of RWED, the lead Minister, the Minister responsible for this policy. Mr. Speaker, I believe the Minister is well aware of the fact that government has spent a lot of money and concentrated efforts on developing, maintaining and operating this BIP. There is a lot of history to that, there's a lot of justification for this policy, and also RWED is the lead department in promoting, working with and sometimes using a lot of force to encourage the multinationals -- diamond companies, pipeline companies and companies associated with pipeline work if they come on board -- to make sure that we have an agreement and we maximize the benefits from that. So I would like to know from the Minister, having heard the information that he heard this afternoon from my Member's statements if he was listening and I don't want to repeat it, is he not concerned about the fact the waiving of this policy would cost us all the opportunity costs and economic costs coming out of that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Sandy Lee on Question 115-15(3): Costs Of Waiving The Business Incentive Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on March 30th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Question 115-15(3): Costs Of Waiving The Business Incentive Policy
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 29th, 2004
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