Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have already embarked on a journey of setting up this new initiative. We have targeted transfer of the property tax revenues to the communities, as indicated before, in the new fiscal year. We are also looking at planning over the next while. Our target date is to start implementing in 2007. We're also hoping that everybody will be on stream by 2008. But, having said that, there is no guarantee that we will be ready in each community. But we are in a position where we are going to work with the communities. We're not going to set this initiative in place and walk away. There may have to be capacity building. There are a number of issues and we have to identify ways that we're going to solve them. We don't have all the answers at this point; it's still a work in progress and we will continue to update the Members as things develop. Thank you.
Michael McLeod on Question 467-15(3): New Deal Options For Community Governments
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 467-15(3): New Deal Options For Community Governments
Question 467-15(3): New Deal Options For Community Governments
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 22nd, 2005
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