tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post114057591739894684..comments2024-03-28T04:04:03.006-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Sherry's legacy shows up in boost for children's ministry budgetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1140634083653158152006-02-22T10:48:00.000-08:002006-02-22T10:48:00.000-08:00People are calling it the Sherry budget, but it's ...People are calling it the Sherry budget, but it's geared to deflect the results of Ted Hughes report.It shows even the dumbest of us that the government cut too deeply, and are now putting back that amount at 2001 dollars. Shameful group. <BR/><BR/>What surpises me the most is that business folks who usually ramble on about the need to cut the debt are mute this time around. If the previous government had done the same the bellowing would be pretty loud. That 100 dollars for the home owners grant won't equal the proprerty tax increase on our 29 year old town house which suddenly became more valuable according to the assesment guys by 60,000 dollars, whill BC ferries got theirs cut over 7 millions of dollars. Fair, open, and accountable government, I don't think so. The towns with ferry terminals will have to pass that tax reduction for the ferries off to their own taxpayers.<BR/>The Victoria taxes are due to go up over 5 percent. do the math, who gets the deal and who doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-1140629713495487832006-02-22T09:35:00.000-08:002006-02-22T09:35:00.000-08:00As usual anywhere outside the lower mainland is ig...As usual anywhere outside the lower mainland is ignored. The Billions go to the Lower mainland while we watch our hospitals and schools disappear or deteriorate. <BR/> R. SharpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com