FINA Committee News Release
If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.
|
Standing Committee on Finance |
|
Comité permanent des finances |
For immediate release
NEWS RELEASE
CANADIANS HAVE SHARED THEIR PRIORITIES FOR THE 2014 FEDERAL BUDGET
Ottawa, October 24, 2013 -
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance is making available on its website the online submissions from more than 330 Canadian groups and individuals who submitted their input this summer. These submissions can be viewed at: Pre-Budget Consultations Briefs 2013. As the Committee noted in June, this input was requested as part of the Committee’s annual pre-budget consultation process.
As agreed by the Committee in June, the next phase of the process will involve hearings in November on six topics:
- Focusing on fiscal sustainability and economic growth.
- Helping vulnerable Canadians, including Aboriginal Canadians, youth, persons with a disability and newcomers.
- Supporting research and innovation, including through tax incentives.
- Ensuring prosperous and secure rural and urban communities.
- Improving government efficiency, including through reducing red tape.
- Maximizing employment opportunities for Canadians.
Witnesses for these hearings will be contacted by the Clerk of the Committee.
“As always, I was very pleased to see so many Canadian groups and individuals submit their budget priorities,” said Mr. James Rajotte, M.P. for Edmonton-Leduc and Chair of the House Finance Committee. “We received a wide range of innovative ideas, and we are looking forward to our hearings next month.”
The Committee will table its report on the pre-budget consultations no later than 11 December 2013.
- 30 -
|