MEDIA RELEASE
September 6, 2013
Legislative Assembly - Province of BC
VICTORIA – The all-party Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services announced today plans for conducting provincewide consultations on Budget 2014.
The consultations will include public hearings in communities throughout the province, along with a call for written submissions and an online survey. The consultation period opens with the release of the Budget 2014 Consultation Paper by the Ministry of Finance on September 10.
“The committee would like to hear British Columbians’ priorities and financial concerns for next year’s provincial budget,” said committee chair Dan Ashton. “We encourage any interested individuals and organizations to attend a public hearing or to make a submission,” added deputy chair Mike Farnworth.
This year’s consultations will include public hearings in 17 B.C. communities, and video-conference sessions covering an additional four locations:
Vancouver Sept. 20
Surrey Sept. 23
Port Coquitlam Sept. 24
Chilliwack Sept. 24
Kamloops Sept. 25
Merritt Sept. 25
Victoria Sept. 26
Cranbrook Sept. 30
Penticton Oct. 1
Trail Oct. 1
Nanaimo Oct. 2
Kelowna Oct. 2
Courtenay (video-conference session)Oct. 3
Dawson Creek Oct. 7
Prince George Oct. 8
Williams Lake Oct. 8
Smithers Oct. 9
Prince Rupert Oct. 9
Fort St. John, Quesnel,and Terrace (video-conference sessions) Oct. 16
Registration for the public hearings opens on
Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at 11 a.m. To register, please contact the Parliamentary Committees Office by phone, 1 877 428-8337, or by email:
FinanceCommittee@leg.bc.ca
For more information on the work of the committee, including a list of committee members, please visit the committee’s website at:
www.leg.bc.ca/cmt/finance
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, October 16, 2013. The committee will release its report by Friday, November 15, 2013.
For further Information:
Susan Sourial
Committee Clerk
Room 224, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
Telephone: 250 356-2933 (collect)
Toll-free: 1-877-428-8337
Fax: 250 356-8172
E-mail:
FinanceCommittee@leg.bc.ca
