Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier today I raised the concern of the overbearing micro-brewery tax system being imposed on our brew pub manufacturing starting up in Yellowknife. When one should be supporting this entrepreneurial start-up business, the GNWT, even by cutting its rate by half, still has one of the highest micro-brewery sin taxes in all of Canada. Sadly, when production increases, many fear with the tax regime being proposed, this will do very little to enhance the true potential of this new industry.
I bud my questions today for the wiser Minister of Finance. There is no denying the huge tourism and employment potential of a northern micro-brewing industry.
Can the Minister indicate, has the department undertaken, or plan to undertake, any studies of tourism and employment of this new industry? Thank you.