Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008, requests authority for additional appropriations of $28.205 million for operational expenditures for the 2007–2008 fiscal year.
There are two items in this request:
1) $10.9 million for the Department of Municipal
and Community Affairs to record a grant-in-kind for the costs associated with infrastructure that has been transferred to community governments. There is no outlay of cash as the funds were expensed in previous fiscal years. The impact on government operations is nil as the department will record an offsetting revenue amount.
2) $17.3 million for the Department of Health and
Social Services to provide contribution funding to fund the projected accumulated operating deficits of Health and Social Services authorities as at March 31, 2008.
That concludes my opening remarks. I am prepared to answer questions Members may have.