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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Just so I understand, is that going to happen in 2016-17, this year, or can the Minister give us a date when we might get that paper? Thanks.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I think we should be increasing our revenues, period. But I’m trying to understand why in the personal income tax there’s a projection for an increase, but at payroll tax we’re actually projecting a decrease. I’m just trying to understand why there’s those two different trends happening in the projections? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I would like to follow up on my colleague’s questions about changes to the Cities, Towns and Villages Act to enable the tax-based municipalities to use local improvement charges for energy retrofit purposes. I heard from the department that they are doing research. I understood this was a fairly simple amendment that is being requested. The NWTAC is on record as requesting this change. What is the scope of the research that is being undertaken? Why can’t we get this done a lot quicker than four years? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes. I’m thinking that, if there could be a letter sent by the three Finance Ministers from the three territories, that might help get some attention of the federal Finance Minister. If our Finance Minister could also see fit to include something in the letter about the need for Canada Revenue Agency to tell Northern residents what the value of a flight out of here is, rather than us having to guess and then get audited continually, that would be really helpful. This is a really bothersome thing for folks here, and I’m hoping that the Minister can undertake to do some work...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. No other questions, thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the response from the department. The cost recovery is a consideration. Do we look at what other jurisdictions charge for these services as well? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that. I look forward to having more of a discussion about this in the context of this Energy Plan that the government is going to develop. We can’t continue to throw money at diesel without increasing our investment in renewables and taking a longer term view to getting us out of this problem in the first place. That is more of a comment. Thanks, Mr. Chair. That is all I have.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. There’s also a couple of other changes here. There’s a reduction in the Language Commissioner’s expense line and a slight increase in the Human Rights Adjudication Panel. Can someone help me understand those, please? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. There’s a number of fees that the department collects through licences and so on, are those reviewed on an annual basis and do we compare ourselves to other jurisdictions as well? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 25)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Appreciate that explanation. If we made an effort to set aside some money in 2015-16 because of the $20 million subsidy for diesel operations, was there any consideration in make a similar allocation in 2016-17, the current year? Because we are still spending $7.5 million on a diesel subsidy. Why are we not setting aside some more money this year to try to get us out of this perpetual problem we seem to be in? Thanks, Mr. Chair.