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Debates of , (day 52)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as we approve the budgets and the budget lines and the departments request an increase for a specific forced growth issue such as fuel, and if the price, for whatever reason, comes in lower than was anticipated, then there would be a surplus in that budget and it would come back to general revenue. That would be the practice. Thank you.

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Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, when the Village of Fort Simpson went to renew its water licence, the water board instructed that they buy a back-up generator for that operation. That wasn’t accounted for when they had put their plans together. This is a result of having to meet the requirement for the water licence. Thank you.

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Thank you, Madam Chairperson. There has been some discussion back and forth about their deficit situation and the Department of Health and Social Services did have a number of meetings with the Dogrib Community Services Board and, as a result of looking into it in more detail, this is the information that the Department of Health and Social Services has come forward with. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The request for the $2.2 million is to cover the 2004-05 year. As I stated earlier, when departments came in with the last budget request, we denied forced growth in these areas until we could substantiate if the prices would stay as high as they were going and that’s why we see this coming forward. Thank you.

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Thank you, Madam Chair. The amount is in the area of $2 million for doubtful accounts. For this year, it has been about $500,000, but we have been able to, from within, eat about $200,000, but feel that we cannot take the rest of this. That is why it has to be booked in. So I believe we are over the $2 million mark. I think it is just over $2 million. That isn’t just one year; that is for as long as the taxes are in arrears. We do not write off the taxes that are in arrears. They continue to be booked and accumulate interest. So on an annual basis, for example, if we had 100 percent...

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Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The numbers that we have come up with are the accumulated debt over the years that have accrued and added to that as well as some of the administration, but Minister Miltenberger may have further details that he can provide to Members.

Debates of , (day 52)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, once again, for that detail on absolute homelessness to relative homelessness, I go to Mr. Miltenberger, please.

Debates of , (day 52)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, in the area of doubtful accounts, within the Department of Finance, there is a built in reserve for accounts where we send out invoices on an annual basis. Once Municipal and Community Affairs has done their assessments, that comes over to us and we send out invoices on an annual basis around property taxes. As we realize through the year that the account isn’t being paid and if it carries over to the next year, then we have to realize that account as unlikely to be paid. So we have to build in a reserve. This is an accounting exercise that we put in...

Debates of , (day 52)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that Bill 19, Appropriation Act, 2005-2006, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , (day 52)

Thank you, Madam Chair. With me tonight is Mr. Lew Voytilla, the secretary to the Financial Management Board.