Thank you. The Member points out that, if you look at the 2019-2020 actuals, it is similar to the number that is in the budget this year. That's because every year Income Assistance is oversubscribed, and the department has to come back for a supplementary appropriation. After a few years of that happening over and over again, we were now able to build it into the budget. The actual budget more accurately reflects what we are spending. This is as the Member stated, perhaps, a correction, because we know every year that we are going to go over, and now our budget reflects that expectation. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson 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
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