Province to Start Budget Consultations

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The Provincial  Government's  Finance  Committee is starting to make the rounds to find out how the next budget should be shaped.  The Committee will be in Prince George on September 18th  from 8 a.m. till noon.

Committee Chair  Bill Bennett says last year more than 8300 people made a submission to the Committee either through  attending a public hearing,  preparing a written  submission or responding to the  budget consultation paper online.

The Budget Consultation  paper will be  released on the 14th, and will be the base for the  public consultations.

Here are the other  dozen communities the Committee will be visiting:

• Sept. 17  Dawson Creek  12-3 p.m.
• Sept. 18  Quesnel  4-7 p.m.
• Sept. 19  Terrace  9 a.m.-12 p.m.
• Sept. 20  Campbell River  12-3 p.m.
• Sept. 21  Vancouver  9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Oct. 3       Victoria   8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Oct. 5       Mission  9 a.m.-12 p.m.
• Oct. 5       Coquitlam 3-6 p.m.
• Oct. 9       Cranbrook  12-3 p.m. (MDT)
• Oct. 10     Kelowna  8 a.m.-12 p.m.
• Oct. 10     Kamloops  4-8 p.m.
• Oct. 11    Surrey  9 a.m.-5 p.m.

If you are interested in making an appearance before the Committee, contact the Office of the Clerk of Committees by phone, 1-877-428-8337, or by e-mail: FinanceCommittee@leg.bc.ca.

Written submissions  will also be accepted,  you can get more information on that option,  visit the  Committee's website at  www.leg.bc.ca/budgetconsultations

The deadline for all submissions is Friday, Oct. 19, 2007.

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