Thank you, Mr. Chair. The 9 percent that was used was based on the vacant positions from the number of positions we have, and when you had asked the question about how much that would work into dollar amounts, a simple calculation was done to take that 9 percent or 10 percent and apply it to the salary dollar amount, so it doesn’t necessarily correlate, like the deputy minister had said, because there are varying times throughout the year how long those positions are vacant. For example, in the main estimates document, in 2012-13 the department spent almost $54 million on salaries, compensation and benefits and our main estimates amount for ’13-14 was roughly $55 million, so if you take into consideration that there would have been a salary increase in ’13-14, we’re spending our salary dollars, so they are being spent in the department. There is not a lot of leeway or leverage there associated with a vacancy.
Ms. Schofield on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 23rd, 2014
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