Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I understand a good proportion of this is due to the 7 percent increase in electrical rates. This is a formula we have known several years in advance; this is a good example of my perplexity of why we are dealing with this in a supp when we know well ahead of time that we are having a 7 percent increase in our electrical rates. I don’t doubt that there are other factors involved here, but clearly a big proportion of that is the 7 percent increase, a substantive increase as we’ve had for the last three years. We know we are going to have a 5 percent increase next year. Is the Minister aware of that? Will he budget that 5 percent in?
Bob Bromley on Committee Motion 27-17(5): Concurrence Of Tabled Document 51-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2012-2013, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 2014. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 27-17(5): Concurrence Of Tabled Document 51-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2012-2013, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 4th, 2014
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