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Public Account Work Plan 2018

February 7, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

PEI Public Accounts - Brad Trivers

As the new chair of the Public Accounts standing committee it was great to finally have our work plan meeting.  I had been working with the clerk to schedule it since before Christmas but it was delayed due to unavailability of government members.  Here is a summary of the meeting. Full records of the meeting […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Finance Tagged With: Public Accounts

Kombucha – Allow Islanders to Buy Local!

January 27, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

The Guardian just reported that locally-made Kombucha from Heartbeet Organics has been banned from sale in restaurants while at the same time imported Kombucha is available for purchase in grocery stores. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/teresa-wright-kombucha-crackdown-180995/ Another case where government not only doesn’t encourage buying local products but actively deters this (provincial protein tender is another – they specify […]

Filed Under: Blog, Economic Development, Featured, Finance Tagged With: buy local, Kombucha

Liveable Income on PEI?

January 10, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

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I recently posted the following job in North Rustico to Facebook, and it started a discussion about liveable income on PEI: Cook wanted – Casual Full-Time Year-Round $14/hour – 12 hour shifts – 3 days on / 3 days off rotating The question was posed to me, “Is this a liveable income on PEI?” My […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Finance Tagged With: liveable income

Need Tax Help? It’s Available

April 4, 2017 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

CVITP Brochure - Community Volunteer Tax Program logo

Taxes are complicated – too complicated – and government needs to work to simplify them.  Implementing a Basic Income Guarantee and raising the basic personal tax amount may help – but that’s another discussion. In the mean time a lot people, especially low-income Islanders, don’t file their taxes and miss out on money available to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Finance Tagged With: taxes

Raise Personal Tax Exemption – Offset Carbon Tax

March 23, 2017 by Brad Trivers 1 Comment

Raising the basic personal tax exemption amount may be a good way to give back any extra carbon tax collected. For example, increase it by $1,250 each year starting in 2018 to go from $8000 now to $14,250 in 2022 – ending with a savings of $613 for every taxpayer, every year.  Why is spending the carbon […]

Filed Under: Blog, Economic Development, Environment, Featured, Finance Tagged With: basic personal amount, carbon tax, tax exemption

Home Energy Audits

March 20, 2017 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

Did you know that the PEI government will pay half the cost of a home energy audit for your home?  It costs $300 and they will pay $150.  Just contact HouseMaster Inspection Services to book your home evaluation.  Find out all the details on the PEI government website by clicking here. PEI Home Energy Audit […]

Filed Under: Blog, Environment, Finance Tagged With: carbon tax, revenue neutral

Will UPEI reduce pensions?

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Rumours are out that UPEI will reduce pensions by using something other than the best 3 years of wages as the basis for pension payments.  Those receiving pensions from UPEI have planned their retirement around the existing pension amounts, and it is unfair and wrong to make these sort of changes.

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: pension, UPEI

PEI Still Needs an Infrastructure Summit

February 19, 2016 by Brad Trivers 1 Comment

Trivers closing motion 46 PEI infrastructure summit

In the Fall 2015 sitting of the PEI legislature I moved Motion #46 that Prince Edward Island hold a formal Infrastructure Summit.  The purpose of such an infrastructure summit would be to bring together representatives of local governments, industry, environmental groups, and community organizations to identify projects that could make our infrastructure more sustainable environmentally and enable […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Finance Tagged With: capital budget, Infrastructure Summit

PEI debt is too high with no sign of coming down – where does taxpayer money go?

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2015-16 Budget Summary as of Nov 17 2015

“Our debt is too high with no sign of coming down” “I want to know where all taxpayer money goes”   Notes   References What is the gross debt of PEI? $5.499 Billion total liabilities In 2012 $2.117 Billion Gross Debt, $0.038 Billion Debt Guarantees, $0.787 Billion Contingent Liabilities and Contractual Commitments, $2.558 Billion Program […]

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: budget, debt, Dec 2015 Chili and Chat, deficit, money

Balance budgets and end usury

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“Balance budgets / end usury”   Notes   References CBC – January 13, 2016 – P.E.I. government wants public input on balancing provincial budget “Participants will be asked if they think growing the economy and increasing revenue is the best option, or if programs and services should receive a change in funding. They will also be […]

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: budget, Dec 2015 Chili and Chat

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