VICTORIA — The Government of British Columbia has announced the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services’ Budget 2021 is now open.
A statement said British Columbians are invited to give their input via written, audio or video submissions or fill out an online survey by June 26 at 5 p.m. Public hearings began on June 1 with a presentation of the Budget 2021 Consultation Paper by Minister of Finance Carole James via video conference.
“Committee members look forward to hearing from British Columbians every year about their priorities and solutions to the challenges they are experiencing. This input will be especially critical this year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our families and communities,” committee chair Bob D’Eith said in the statement.
“We encourage all British Columbians to participate and share their views. Your voices, perspectives and ideas inform our discussions and deliberations, and are directly reflected in our recommendations,” deputy chair Doug Clovechok added.
The members of the committee are D’Eith, MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission, Clovechok, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, Donna Barnett, MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin, Rich Coleman, MLA for Langley East, Mitzi Dean, MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin, Ronna-Rae Leonard, MLA for Courtenay-Comox and Nicholas Simons, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast.
Participation details are available by contacting the Parliamentary Committees Office at 250-356-2933 or 1-877-428-8337 (toll-free in B.C.) or on the committee’s website and https://bcleg.ca/FGSbudget. The committee intends to release its report with recommendations for the next provincial budget in August 2020.
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