Next Budget Looking for Green Suggestions
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Watch the mailbox, B.C.'s Provincial Government is sending you a copy of the Budget Consultation Paper .
You will be asked how the budget for 2008 can encourage environmentally responsible choices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"Every day we all make decisions that affect the environment," said Taylor. "We need to ask ourselves, as a government, as individuals, what can we do differently?"
"Our tax system already promotes environmentally responsible choices," says Finance Minister Carole Taylor. "We currently offer tax incentives for the purchase of
hybrid vehicles, production of wind power, and use of bio-fuel. But we can do more. While there's no easy answer to reducing emissions by one-third, step by step, budget by budget, we can set the course for a greener future."
Last year, more than 8,300 British Columbians took part in the budget consultation process. The consultation round starts Monday in Dawson Creek:
| Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services | |
| Time: | 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
| Date: | Monday, September 17, 2007 |
| Place: | Conference Room, Super 8 Motel, 1440 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek |
| Agenda: | POSTPONED |
| Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services | |
| Time: | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| Date: | Tuesday, September 18, 2007 |
| Place: | Summit Room, Coast Inn of the North, 770 Brunswick Street, Prince George |
| Agenda: | Registration for each public hearing location begins 14 days prior to the public hearing date |
| Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services | |
| Time: | 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm |
| Date: | Tuesday, September 18, 2007 |
| Place: | Meeting Room B, Sandman Hotel, 940 Chew Avenue North, Quesnel |
| Agenda: | Registration for each public hearing location begins 14 days prior to the public hearing date |
| Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services | |
| Time: | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| Date: | Wednesday, September 19, 2007 |
| Place: | Skeena 1 and 2, Best Western Terrace Inn, 4553 Greig Avenue, Terrace |
| Agenda: | Registration for each public hearing location begins 14 days prior to the public hearing date |
| Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services | |
| Time: | 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm |
| Date: | Wednesday, October 10, 2007 |
| Place: | Colonnade Room, Coast Canadian Inn, 339 St. Paul Street, Kamloops |
| Agenda: | Registration for each public hearing location begins 14 days prior to the public hearing date |
Anyone unable to attend a hearing, can still contribute by:
- Completing the on-line Budget 2008 Consultation Questionnaire
- Providing written submissions, or
- Returning the Budget Consultation Mailer
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Posted by: acrider54 on September 15 2007 7:00 AM