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Request NumberRequest SummaryDate PostedDepartment
FIN/6/2023 I would like any information relating to why alcoholic beverages were excluded from the sugar sweetened beverages tax.2023-02-27Finance
FIN/6/2022 A complete list of all law offices and lawyers retained by the Provincial Government, agencies, boards, and crown corporations.2022-04-14Finance
FIN/6/2021 Any and all records sent to Dame Moya Greene from August 2019 to January 13, 2020." Clarification was received on January 14, 2021 to amend date range to "August 19, 2020 to January 13, 2021.2021-02-12Finance
FIN/6/2020 A copy of the original request for proposals (RFP) or public tender documents issued by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador which culminated with a report entitled "Economic Growth Strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador"2020-10-07Finance
FIN/6/2019 canopy growth land purchase.2019-04-08Finance
FIN/6/2018 1/ Provide an overview of the current financial reporting system for the NL Gov (ie monthly/ quarterly/ annual financial reports -budget updates etc ) 2/ Provide by position the distribution list for all the financial reports etc as Dec 31 2017 ( as to report info to be provided in 1/) 3/ Provide by position the distribution list for all the financial reports etc. as Oct 31 2015 ( as to report info be provided in 1/).2018-02-16Finance
FIN/6/2017 A list of all public opinion polling done since December 2015.2017-02-16Finance
FIN/6/2016 All communications (emails, notes, records) and Briefing notes that relate to bond rand credit rating agencies.2016-02-23Finance
FIN/6/2015 Premier Davis has said that cutting MHAs from the House of Assembly will create savings in the order of $10 Million over 4 years. Please provide a detailed breakdown of the $10 Million and the anticipated savings. This should include detailed, individual line items for all categories where savings will be realized. It should include detailed original costs as well as the adjusted cost savings for each line item for all 48 members.2015-03-23Finance
FIN/6/2014 Information concerning how many of the approximately 60,000 households that received the Home Heating Rebate last year had adjusted family incomes of $35,000 or less for that year. Also, what percentage of the 60,000 households reside on the island versus Labrador and what percentage of the total payout of the $15 million went to the island versus Labrador.2014-03-18Finance
FIN/59/2023 Please provide any communications regarding extending the gas tax cut beyond March 31, 2024. 2024-01-29Finance
FIN/59/2019 Please provide details on the 5 year budget forecast or multi-year fiscal framework maintained in excel by the Department. 2019-09-11Finance
FIN/59/2018 In 2016, the Provincial Government (Dept of Finance) imposed a 15% tax on Retiree Benefits/Health Benefits on SENIORS. Request: Any and all research completed, consulted by the Department as a justification for this tax on SENIORS.2018-09-19Finance
FIN/59/2017 Briefing notes prepared for Finance Minister Tom Osborne following his appointment as minister.2017-09-05Finance
FIN/59/2016[1] Please provide all emails, documentation, briefing notes, and all other electronic or hard-copy material relating to or mentioning postering campaigns, activism, and activists, including but not limited to various individuals.2016-10-24Finance
FIN/58/2023 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of November 2023.2024-01-09Finance
FIN/58/2022[1] Please provide correspondence related to the "Rethink Your Drink" campaign, the contract with the marketing company responsible for the "Rethink your Drink" campaign as well as expenditures to date/budget for the campaign.2023-09-25Finance
FIN/58/2021 Provide me a record of all documents related to the registration for the PROVINCE OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC].2021-09-07Finance
FIN/58/2020 On Thursday, October 1st, the Minister of Finance was asked by VOCM News "Were you at the hotel, in Deer Lake, for business or part of the by election campaign?" concerning to her September 21st trip. The Minister responded "A little bit of both. Please provide all records related to the government business the Minister says she participated in on this trip. This includes, but not limited to, meeting minutes, text messages, emails, the Ministers calendar, flight/hotel reservations and reimbursements, etc.2020-11-10Finance
FIN/58/2019 On Page 18 of the Budget 2019 Overview Power Point presentation, under the title Fiscal Forecast - Return to Surplus ($M), it lists revenues/expenses for the province in future years. Please provide any and all documentation used to calculate the following: 2020/21 Revenue 7,462; 2021/22 Revenue 7,838; 2022/23 Revenue 7,901; 2020/21 Expenses 8,238; 2021/22 Expenses 8,088; 2022/23 Expenses 7,808.2019-09-11Finance
FIN/58/2018 Preamble: Re: imposition of 15% tax on insurance premiums by the NL Government adopted in the 2016 Budget. There must be some system, some set of criteria which allows the Provincial Government to identify/tag/recognize/target/exclude Insurance Plans as candidates for the 15% tax. Request: The criteria (clauses, description, exemption, etc.) which identifies which Insurance Plans are subject to/excluded from the NL Government's 15% tax.2018-09-19Finance
FIN/57/2024 All costs re trips attended by officials in the Department of Finance outside the province and country since the Liberals took government in 2015. Please include the total cost of all trips.2024-06-28Finance
FIN/57/2023[1] Any records that relate to the company Kruger Inc. or the Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Mill. Date range: Nov. 17, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2023.2024-01-08Finance
FIN/57/2022 Please provide all records relating to the engagement of Tim Powers and/or Abacus Data regarding the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax.2022-09-12Finance
FIN/57/2021 List of all meetings between the department and MUN officials from January 1st 2021 to present.2021-09-15Finance
FIN/57/2020 Information relating to Budget Stakeholder Lock-ins.2020-11-10Finance
FIN/57/2019 I am requesting any and all documents, notes etc... of correspondence between a mining company by the name of Marathon Gold (and any of its representatives) and this department covering the dates from: March 20-2019 to today's date: June 28-2019.2019-09-13Finance
FIN/57/2018 Any correspondence, analyses, reports, briefing notes or decision notes (in any and all formats, including paper and electronic) generated related to the provincial government's decision to forgive a repayable loan for KGY in 2004.2018-05-14Finance
FIN/57/2017 Please supply any briefing notes supplied to the Minister, or Deputy Minister, or Finance related to Corner Brook Pulp and Paper. The time frame of this request in Jan 1, 2017 to current.2017-08-25Finance
FIN/57/2016 We would like to get the copies of the record listing the unclaimed cheques (i.e. cheques issued and not cashed after a period of time of 6 months) drawn for all the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador and/or agencies between January 1, 2015 and September 1st, 2016, and still outstanding on September 1, 2016. 2016-10-04Finance
FIN/56/2022 Please provide all records relating to polling or public opinion research conducted regarding the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax.2022-09-12Finance
FIN/56/2021 All emails sent/received re MUN and Memorial University by the Minister, Deputy Minister, and Assistant Deputy Ministers from January 1st 2021 to present.2021-09-20Finance
FIN/56/2020 Information regarding revenue neutrality. 2020-11-10Finance
FIN/56/2019 I would like a copy of all correspondence, discussion notes and e-mails from any Department, any Minister, any Deputy Minister, any assistant Deputy Minister and Comptroller General of Finance related to the preparation of the budget numbers for the years 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 as presented in the Budget speech by the Honourable Tom Osborne on April 16, 2019 in the House Of Assembly. 2019-07-29Finance
FIN/56/2018 The most recent NL Oil Royalties - Official 6 Year Forecast (Accrual); NL Oil Royalties - Long-Term Projection Scenario (Accrual); Forecast of Oil Prices and Exchange Rates. Please use same format as provided in this 2015 request: http://atipp-search.gov.nl.ca/public/atipp/requestdownload?id=7592018-09-19Finance
FIN/56/2016 The report prepared by the comptroller general's office about financial issues at Iris Kirby House. This report was provided to the Iris Kirby House board of directors on Sept. 8, 2016. Request includes records in any and all formats including paper and electronic.2016-11-07Finance
FIN/55/2023 Any records that relate to the company Krugar Inc. and the Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Mill. Date range: Oct.1, 2023 to present day.2023-12-18Finance
FIN/55/2022 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the months of June and July 2022.2022-09-15Finance
FIN/55/2021 Any and all documents including reports, correspondence, policy papers or studies on implementing a junk food tax (sometimes called a sugar tax or fat tax) in Newfoundland and Labrador, time frame January 1, 2017 to present.2021-09-07Finance
FIN/55/2020 Provide by year for the last 7 fiscal years the revenue received from forfeited security deposits in offshore exploration projects.2020-11-10Finance
FIN/55/2019 Any documents used to brief the RHAs on the 2019/20 Budget which may include draft 2019-20 RHA budget allocations. This includes the budget day deck.2019-07-25Finance
FIN/55-56-58/2017 Information regarding the Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Mill.2018-01-16Finance
FIN/54/2023 Records relating to the 5-point housing plan announce by government on October 16, 2023. 2023-12-18Finance
FIN/54/2021 Various briefing notes from May-June, 2021.2021-09-20Finance
FIN/54/2019 Any government analysis or documents (emails, directives, etc.) regarding resettlement of Gaultous or McCallum. Time period: 2000 to present.2019-07-19Finance
FIN/54/2018 Re: imposition of 15% tax on insurance premiums by the NL Government adopted in the 2016 Budget. (a) Amount of revenue collected on insurance premiums since implemented on June 30, 2016. (b) Amount of revenue collected on insurance premiums with a Health/Retiree Benefits component.2018-05-14Finance
FIN/54/2017 Effective January 1, 2017, the general provincial point-of-sale rebate of the provincial component of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) applicable to all printed book purchases was discontinued. (We have named it the "book tax") Can the department give us the amount of revenue to date generated by the discontinuation of that rebate? Also, as of the same date, that rebate would be replaced by a rebate under the federal Excise Tax Act (ETA) of the provincial component of the HST applicable to the purchase, import or bringing into the province of printed books by public libraries, schools, universities, public colleges, municipalities and qualifying charities and non-profit organizations. How much revenue will the department lose from claims on these rebates?2017-08-08Finance
FIN/54/2016 Since the creation of Nalcor, how much money have been transferred from the Provincial government to Nalcor and how much money in dividends have been issued to the provincial government from Nalcor? also, how much debt is currently held by Nalcor that the rate payers / taxpayers are ultimately responsible for?2016-10-04Finance
FIN/53/2023 A copy of all proposals for a carbon tax sent or received from the federal government from January 2022 to present.2023-12-18Finance
FIN/53/2021 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of July 2021.2021-08-30Finance

[1] Information redacted due to personal information.
[2] Information redacted due to third party information.
[3] Information redacted due to reference to cabinet record.
[4] Information redacted due to legal concerns.
[5] Information redacted due to policy advice.
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