We’re doing a number of things, recognizing pressures from a number of quarters. The issue of reducing services, protecting the service levels, trying to minimize in this time of turmoil and layoffs in other sectors, the amount of layoffs we have here, looking at the program pressures, not wanting to raise taxes, at the same time trying to offset the decreased revenues, it’s going to take all our ingenuity and collective efforts to deal with that issue. I’ve been saying publicly and I’ve been saying to Members opposite already that by this fall we’re going to be gathering around the table to reassess where we sit fiscally.
Yes, we are currently looking at options to control our costs. We did have the good sense collectively to unanimously agree to a budget in 2008 that helped us bring our costs somewhat under control, but those pressures have not relented and they have in fact been exacerbated by the economic downturn.
So, yes, we are looking at various other scenarios and by fall, collectively we will be gathering around the table and intend to share our quarterly variance reports with committee going forward here so we can all track the expenses of government and we’re going to have to put our heads together.