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Old 09-23-2013, 11:01 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Flamenspiel View Post
Ok, you say we have a revenue problem, can you prove it? how much are we spending and receiving compared to other provinces. You are not going to get anyone to agree to a tax increase without showing facts....
The proof is that we don't have enough money to meet the previously agreed budgets for education and other areas. Now maybe those budgets were too high - that's a different discussion - but it doesn't change my main point that basing your finances on fluctuating resource revenues is a terrible way to run the province. Maybe I should have said we have a revenue stability problem rather implying that we simply need more revenue.
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