Finance Committee Announces Budget 2023 Consultation Details
Interested in presenting your ideas and priorities for the next provincial budget? Visit https://bcleg.ca/FGSbudget to indicate your interest in presenting to the Finance Committee by Friday, May 6.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA – MEDIA RELEASE
VICTORIA – The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, a parliamentary committee of the Legislative Assembly, has announced details for this year’s provincial budget consultation.
Starting May 30, 2022, British Columbians can share their ideas and priorities for the provincial budget by speaking at a public hearing, sending written comments, or filling out an online survey.
Organizations or individuals who would like to make a presentation are asked to indicate their interest by May 6; presentations will take place in June and will be a mix of in-person and virtual (video/teleconference) meetings.
The deadline to provide written comments and respond to the survey is Friday, June 24, 2022 at 3 p.m. (Pacific time). The Committee intends to release its report in August.
For details on the consultation and how to participate, visit the Committee’s website at: https://bcleg.ca/FGSbudget or contact the Parliamentary Committees Office by email at FinanceCommittee@leg.bc.ca or by phone at 250-356-2933 or 1-877-428- 8337 (toll-free in BC).
The members of the committee are:
- Janet Routledge, MLA, Burnaby North (Chair);
- Karin Kirkpatrick, MLA, West Vancouver-Capilano (Deputy Chair);
- Pam Alexis, MLA, Abbotsford-Mission;
- Brenda Bailey, MLA, Vancouver-False Creek;
- Lorne Doerkson, MLA, Cariboo-Chilcotin;
- Megan Dykeman, MLA, Langley East;
- Harwinder Sandhu, MLA, Vernon-Monashee;
- Mike Starchuk, MLA, Surrey Cloverdale; and
- Ben Stewart, MLA, Kelowna West
For further information:
Jennifer Arril
Clerk of Committees
Room 224
Parliament Buildings Victoria BC
V8V 1X4
FinanceCommittee@leg.bc.ca