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Request NumberRequest SummaryDate PostedDepartment
FIN/31/2021 I am looking for all emails, memos, reports and any form of correspondence regarding the discussion of a sugary drink tax by members of the provincial government, staff and outside correspondents between January 2020 and June 20212022-01-18Finance
FIN/17/2021 Any letter addressed to Min Siobhan Coady from Jonathan Wilkinson, or a deputy at Environment and Climate Change Canada, dated some time in the month of November 2020.2021-05-13Finance
FIN/85/2021 Contract details of consultant hired to review Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation, including any mandate letters or other direction given to the consultant.2021-12-29Finance
FIN/39/2020 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of June 2020.2020-08-20Finance
FIN/23/2022 I am requesting a copy of the comprehensive review of the provincial government's assets conducted by Rothschild & Co.2022-05-09Finance
FIN/81/2021 All records of debt servicing payments by the province of Newfoundland, yearly reference from 2000-2021. Size of total payments per year. Names of lending institutions the debt servicing payments are paid too. Future predictions of debt servicing costs based on extrapolated analysis through and including 2040, or such year as analysis has taken place.2021-12-17Finance
FIN/73/2021 Please provide any and all records provided to or originating from the Minister, Deputy Minister, Assistant Deputy Ministers, Directors, or Executive Assistant relating to the tax of sugar-sweetened beverages. The date range for this request is Jan 1 2016 to today. 2022-01-10Finance
FIN/26/2021 Provide documentation on the number of government employees who have received pay increases since the beginning of 2020, including step pay increases, do not include pay raises due to promotions to new positions. Please provide the annual breakdown (i.e., 2020 and 2021 YTD/forecast). Please include annual costs for these pay increases (i.e., 2020 and 2021 forecast).2021-10-20Finance
FIN/57/2021 List of all meetings between the department and MUN officials from January 1st 2021 to present.2021-09-15Finance
FIN/10/2021 Any reports, memos or other documents on the department's readiness to handle cyber-attacks or data breaches. Timeframe: Jan. 1, 2016 to present. Any reports, memos or other documents on cyber-attacks or data breaches that the department has experienced.2021-06-02Finance
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/65/2021 Please provide a copy of Minister Coady's speaking notes used at the CARE Economic Forum on September 15th.2021-10-18Finance
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/73/2020 The briefing binder for Estimates Committee 2020-21.2021-04-07Finance
FIN/24/2022 Rothschild Review of Province's Assets. Government indicates that "it would be irresponsible for government to release the report," because "commercially sensitive information can create value for third parties at the expense of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians." I would argue that I am a Newfoundlander and I am entitled to see the report which my taxes paid for, something doesn't fit right when you spend 5 million dollars assessing public assets but then refuse to release the report when you finally get it. I wish to see the report compiled by Rothschild & Company for the province.2022-05-09Finance
FIN/20/2022 A copy of the Rothschild report.2022-05-09Finance
FIN/38/2022 Any emails sent or received by Deputy Minister Michelle Jewer, Assistant Deputy Ministers Theresa Heffernan and Doug Trask, and Director of Communications Diana Quinton which include in the email subject, body, or attachments the phrase "pay equity". Please include all attachments. Please limit the search to the timeframe: June 1, 2021 to present.2022-06-06Finance
FIN/21/2022 Correspondence (email, texts, letter, etc.) between Departmental officials and Rothschild and Co for the period of March 4 to April 4 (inclusive).2022-05-09Finance
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
FIN/19/2022 A copy of the Rothchild and Co. report of review of assets referred to in NLIS 3 on April 4, 2022 - "Provincial Government Receives Review of Province's Asset Portfolio from Rothschild & Co." Please send all correspondence via the email provided.2022-05-09Finance
FIN/54/2021 Various briefing notes from May-June, 2021.2021-09-20Finance
FIN/48/2021 I am writing to obtain information from Finance of the government of Newfoundland regarding the Together Again reopening plan. Specifically, I am seeking any requirements concerning required vaccination against COVID-19 (or any other infectious disease) for persons living, travelling, going to schools, or moving to Newfoundland. The dates range requested is Jan 1 2020 to June 14 2021. 2021-09-08Finance
FIN/23/2021 Key messages prepared for the Minister for the Spring sitting 2021 of the House of Assembly. 2021-05-31Finance
FIN/31/2022 re NL 2022 Budget Provide a detailed breakdown of 1/ total salaries; 2/ total expenses by type of expense?2022-05-17Finance
FIN/15/2022 Please provide all records of media requests directed to the Department of Finance between May 17, 2021 and July 17, 2021.2022-04-04Finance
FIN/9/2022 All correspondence/discussion and records regarding potential reinstatement of the Residential Energy Rebate and low income Home Heating Rebate programs since 2019.2022-03-22Finance
FIN/11/2021 All emails sent/received re: Chrystia Freeland from January 31, 2020 to present.2021-04-20Finance
FIN/95/2021 Please provide any records prepared for the Minister of Deputy Minister regarding the decision to hire Rothschild & Co to review the assets of GNL. This should include, but not be limited to, any briefing notes, decision notes, draft tender documents, speaking notes, and information used to brief or inform the Minister.2022-01-24Finance
FIN/63/2021 July 2021 briefing material titled Design of Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages.2021-10-12Finance
FIN/61/2021[1] 1.Please provide any document outlining a risk benefit or a cost benefit analysis of the government's proposal for a sugar sweetened beverage tax, realized between September 1st 2020 and September 1st 2021 inclusively. 2.Please provide a copy of all external communications, including but not limited to emails and letters, regarding the government's proposal for a sugar sweetened beverage tax received between May 1st 2021 and August 31st 2021 inclusively.2021-10-12Finance
FIN/94/2021 I would like the briefings, emails, and notes that mention Rothschild dating back to the last six months.2022-01-18Finance
FIN/16/2021 The transition briefing binder and all briefing materials - in any and all formats, including paper and electronic - prepared for, and/or provided to, the incoming/new minister.2021-06-01Finance
FIN/72/2021 Any briefing materials or other records related to lobby efforts or meetings with representatives from, or on behalf of, the Canadian Beverage Association between June 17, 2021 and Oct. 19, 2021.2021-11-22Finance
FIN/62/2020 Information relating to Royal Greenland.2020-11-13Finance
FIN/36/2020 All Key Messages and information prepared for the minister, deputy minister and ADM's for the June 2020 session of the House of Assembly.2020-07-21Finance
FIN/70/2021 Provide records on when politicians( members of the house of assembly, ministers, and the premier) received a pay cut. Please include the year(s) the politicians took the pay reduction(s) and the corresponding pay reduction (preferably percentage, but dollar amount if percentage not available).2021-11-01Finance
FIN/24/2021 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of April 2021.2021-05-31Finance
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/5/2023 How much has the provincial government collected from the sugar tax to date?2023-02-22Finance
FIN/70/2022[1] Agreement between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation whereby a quota of tax-exempt tobacco is allocated All communications between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation and/or their agent, and/or their legal counsel in relation to the above referenced quota.2023-01-10Finance
FIN/14/2021 Briefing notes and emails regarding the carbon tax over the past 24 months. Information on where the revenues from the carbon tax are being directed.2021-06-07Finance
FIN/86/2021 Name of Company/Firm/Contractor/Provider conducting the review and cost benefit analysis of public assets for "monetization". The amount of money spent to date for said analysis/review broken down by month from 2020 to present.2021-12-29Finance
FIN/84/2021 Provide the detailed expenses/ revenue for the fall fiscal update - Nov 2021.2021-12-29Finance
FIN/75/2021 Any/all records including any/all correspondence in relation to "Tim Hortons" or "Burger King" or "Restaurant Brands International" or "RBI" since January 1, 2020.2021-11-30Finance
FIN/3/2021 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of December 2020.2021-02-22Finance
FIN/1/2021 All records related to Mary Shortall's concerns with, and departure from, the Economic Recovery Team. Date range: December 1, 2020 to January 6, 2020 inclusive.2021-02-05Finance
FIN/69/2022 Salaries and employee benefits 3,531,110 3,425,376 Grants and subsidies 2,568,882 2,181,310 Operating costs 1,430,099 1,581,092 re 1/Grants and subsidies 2,568,882 2,181,310 provide a detailed breakdown vii.2023-01-04Finance
FIN/82/2022 A list of briefing materials prepared for the deputy minister or the minister for the month of November 2022.2022-12-28Finance
FIN/77/2022[1] Records relating to tracking software.2022-12-12Finance
FIN/2/2023 Records relating to Marystown Shipyard.2023-04-14Finance

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