On-line Online Pre-Budget Consultations for Federal Budget 2008

The Federal Government, through the Department of Finance, has launched an on-line pre-budget consultation and is looking for input on spending priorities.

A short survey is available on their consultatation website. Submissions are due by midnight, February 11, 2008. In particular, they are looking for input on six key questions.

• What steps should the Government take in Budget 2008 (and beyond) to ensure that Canada is prepared to deal with the implications of an aging population?

• Should the Government be implementing broad-based policies that will help all sectors of the economy to succeed or should it focus on developing policies to assist specific industries facing special challenges?

• In what areas should the Government focus its resources in Budget 2008 (and beyond)? If resources need to be redirected from other areas, what areas should these be?

• What steps should the Government take in Budget 2008 (and beyond) to ensure that the Canadian economy remains internationally competitive, continues to attract investment and creates high value-added jobs?

• What tax and other measures should the Government take to ensure that Canada keeps its best and brightest, attracts highly skilled immigrants, encourages as many people as possible to enter the workforce, and rewards Canadians for their hard work, while respecting the Government’s fiscal goals?

• What other issues would you like to address?

To take the survey, follow this link, or paste the following URL into your browser: http://www.fin.gc.ca/activty/consult/prebud08_e.html