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Request NumberRequest SummaryDate PostedDepartment
FIN/66/2016 Please provide a listing of all payments from the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador to Tourism Bell Island Inc. in the years 2010 - 2016 inclusive to include the following information fields: - Department which authorized the payment - Description of the Payment - Reference number of the payment - Amount of the payment.2016-11-21Finance
FIN/65/2016 All correspondence between Labrador MHAs (MHA Lisa Dempster, MHA Graham Letto, MHA Randy Edmunds) and Minister regarding Muskrat Falls, methyl mercury or protests. Please provide records from April 1st, 2016 - present.2016-11-07Finance
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/68/2016 I wish to have a understanding of the procedure and circumstances the province of NL faces if it should go bankrupt? What will we have to do to file, what will we lose as assets, what will we keep in assets, what would we be expected to pay creditors and when would we be able to resume complete operations of our province again.2016-11-22Finance
FIN/69/2016 Please provide the program expenses for the 2015-2016 fiscal year as broken down by months. I.e. what was the total in programming expenses spent in each month of the 2015-2016 fiscal year.2016-11-21Finance
FIN/29/2016 Correspondence with companies, people or agencies external to the department about casino gambling in Newfoundland and Labrador, both traditional (land-based) and virtual (web-based). Request includes records in any and all formats, including paper and electronic. Date range of request is Nov. 1, 2015 to the present.2016-11-01Finance
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/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/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/52/2016 Government Renewal Abstract Proposal for the department of Finance. Please include all corresponding documents that outline the proposed 30% budget reductions, analysis, public interest, role of government, and partnerships.2016-09-16Finance
FIN/49/2016 Request detailed breakdown of all consultants used by department between December 1, 2015 to August 11, 2016. Please include agreements/contracts, amount paid to date as well as scope of work and associated timeframes.2016-09-13Finance
FIN/41/2016 Please provide a list of the Bonds and Treasury Bills (short and long term) issued by the Government and Nalcor Energy Inc., since December 14, 2015. The information shall comprise the date issued, principal amount, Coupon, and due date of such Bonds/Treasury Bills.2016-07-25Finance
FIN/48/2016[1] Information relating to policies and procedures regarding the processing of payments to one time vendors/suppliers.2016-09-06Finance
FIN/42/2016 Please provide me with all reports, analysis, memos, and briefing notes related to the Finance Minister's agreement in principle to a proposed expansion to the Canada Pension Plan, including but not limited to the effects on the economy, employment, wages, as well as the impact on government tax revenue and added payroll costs for the government. The time-frame is December 1, 2015 to present.2016-08-23Finance
FIN/45/2016[1] All correspondence, in all formats that relate to Ms. Cathy Dornan from April 30th to July 21st, 2016.2016-08-22Finance
FIN/47/2016[1] Could you please tell me how many times media access requests have been denied by Finance and the reason for each, over the last 2 years? By access requests, I would include requests for access to the Press Gallery in the House, attendance at press conferences and telephone/written/electronic requests for information. Could I also obtain a copy of the policy manual or other documents that govern when media requests will be accepted and/or rejected?2016-09-02Finance
FIN/46/2016 Any and all correspondence (in all formats, e-mail, text, BBM, Pins, etc.) between the Minister and Liberal MHAs from April 12th to July 21st, 2016.2016-08-22Finance
FIN/44/2016 I hereby request details of all research work, research projects, reports, or analysis which may have been performed for or on behalf of the Department of Finance by Dr. Wade Locke of Memorial University Wade Locke Economic Consulting, or Strategic Concepts Inc., since November 6, 2003 to the current date, giving, in particular, (i) the date on which the party was hired, contracted, or engaged to perform any such work; (ii) the nature or subject matter of the work undertaken; (iii) the identifying details of any report, analysis, or other documentation submitted by that party, including the title, date, and any file, reference, or catalogue numbers associated with that report, analysis, etc.; and (iv) the amount for which the party was paid for carrying out the work.2016-08-09Finance
FIN/43/2016 Outgoing correspondence from the department to Iris Kirby House. Request includes the Office of the Comptroller General. Request includes records in any and all formats, including paper and electronic. Date range of request is Feb. 1, 2016 to the present.2016-07-26Finance
FIN/39/2016 All correspondence (and related information) between the Department of Finance and the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture on the topic of GDP and Labour Income contributions to the Province associated with the "inshore" and "offshore" northern shrimp landings in NL. Any other communications associated with LIFO policy including any submission to the review panel.2016-07-12Finance
FIN/31/2016 List of all consultants employed by the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, including their name, company name (if applicable) and the amounts they have been paid for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and so far in 2016. Please include generic consulting contracts that may have been awarded to companies.2016-06-13Finance
FIN/27/2016 Please provide a list of any outside contractors, individuals, agencies, or services used in providing economic or commodity forecasts in the preparation of Budget 2016 by the Department of Finance. Please provide details of the service provided as well as any costs associated.2016-05-24Finance
FIN/34/2016 All analysis prepared on the possibility of creating a junk food tax, including but not limited to anticipated revenue from a tax and cost to administer.2016-05-30Finance
FIN/37/2016 The amount of savings (per year) to the Provincial Government by closing the dialysis Unit in Harbour Breton and how this number was calculated/determined.2016-06-06Finance
FIN/38/2016[1] Please provide information regarding the Cabinet Retreat in February 2016. I am looking for a list of people who attended from the Department, including the Minister and Executive Assistant (if applicable). Please also provide expense claims for any individuals who attended.2016-06-06Finance
FIN/30/2016 On May 3, 2016, Finance Minister Bennett explained to CBC that the provincial government "analyzed the administrative costs associated with [a fast-food tax]". She also mentioned the provincial government would have to take on new administrative roles similar to those of the CRA. As per section 29 (2) (k) of the Act, where a proposed change has been rejected by the head of the public body, I request any and all documents related to a fast-food tax; and also, any and all documents related to a junk-food tax.2016-06-13Finance
FIN/28/2016 Briefing materials, information notes and decision notes - in any and all formats, including paper and electronic - related to casino gambling in Newfoundland and Labrador. Date range of request is Nov. 1, 2015, to the present. Request includes traditional and online casinos.2016-05-24Finance
FIN/18/2016 For the total amount of tax revenues refunded or never issued due to tax exemptions on reserves, with dollar figures for each tax for the most recent fiscal year, including sales taxes, business income taxes, personal income taxes, tobacco taxes and fuel taxes, and any other for which you may have records. If estimates exist where a record does not, provide estimates.2016-04-19Finance
FIN/19/2016 All documents related to the newfoundland government pondering options to minimize tax losses due to First Nations Tax Exemptions.2016-04-19Finance
FIN/25/2016 I am seeking further detail on information provided in briefing materials provided to the new Minister of Finance. In those briefing materials (released publicly: http://atipp-search.gov.nl.ca/public/atipp/requestdownload?id=1108), there is a table with the total cost of tax and fee changes from 2004 and 2015 (on page 142 and replicated below). There is also an itemization of tax changes provided on the pages following. I would like to receive the dollar amount for each tax change itemized in each budget year (on pages 143-148 and provided below). If for some reason these dollar amounts do not add up to the amounts provided in the table, please provide the reason for that.2016-05-17Finance
FIN/21/2016 Please provide information on the number of outstanding accounts within your department (including any which have been forwarded to Tax Administration for collections and those which have not yet been forwarded) which are the result of over payments by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Please provide the outstanding balance on each account and through which program the over payment occurred. The time frame would be over payments which have occurred between December 1, 2015 and April 4, 2016.2016-04-26Finance
FIN/14/2016 All correspondence and reports in any format, both written and electronic, related to the issuing of long term debt covering the period from December 1, 2015 to present.2016-04-26Finance
FIN/20/2016 Copy of Survey being conducted by the Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency (NLSA) on behalf of the municipalities of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Paradise, St. John's, Conception Bay South, and Torbay.2016-04-11Finance
FIN/3/2016 Minister Cathy Bennett publicly stated during the Fall Fiscal Update that her department consulted with 11 commodity experts/oil forecasters to help inform government's forecasted price for oil in the Fall Fiscal Update. Could you please (i) advise. who the 11 experts/forecasters are, (ii)the cost associated for receiving such advice and (iii) a copy of all information and correspondence between the Minister, the department of Finance staff and any of the 11 experts/forecasters between the dates of Dec 1 - 22?2016-03-07Finance
FIN/46/2015 Briefing materials -- in any and all formats, including paper and electronic -- prepared for, and/or provided to, the minister related to the province's current and future status in the federal equalization program. Date range of request is Nov. 1, 20152016-01-18Finance
FIN/10/2016 Any and all expense claims and subsequent correspondence (travels, agendas, meals, itinerary, etc.) incurred by the Minister's office (and staff) for the month of January 2016.2016-02-22Finance
FIN/8/2016 Correspondence sent to the Federal Government that outlined the list of infrastructure projects that would be considered for the Build Canada Fund and all of the correspondence concerning this.2016-02-02Finance
FIN/13/2016 Please provide data on how many accounts are in collections (Tax Administration) with the Department of Finance. Please provide: 1) A breakdown of which departments these accounts have been referred to finance from (i.e., How many accounts are now in collections from each Department?) 2) How many of these accounts (by department) are the result of a Government of NL overpayment. The time frame should be all current/active accounts with the Department.2016-03-28Finance
FIN/12/2016 All correspondence and materials exchanged between the Minister, Deputy Minister, Director of Communications, Assistant Deputy Ministers, and the Director of Debt Management regarding the t-bill program, short term borrowing, and long term borrowing.2016-03-28Finance
FIN/2/2016 Briefing notes prepared for the new finance minister.2016-01-18Finance
FIN/16/2016 I would like the 5 year revenue forecast included in the midyear fiscal update broken down into component parts: personal income tax, HST, transfers, royalties, dividends, etc. I am particularly interested to know how much dividends from Nalcor are expected in the projection.2016-04-04Finance
FIN/6/2016 All communications (emails, notes, records) and Briefing notes that relate to bond rand credit rating agencies.2016-02-23Finance
FIN/9/2016 Detailed expenditures for 2015 fiscal year for: - Health Care Sector (38% @ $3,071 Million) - General Government Sector and Legislative Branch (12% @ $968 Million) - Other Social Sector (10% @ $790 Million).2016-02-19Finance
FIN/1/2016 All briefing material prepared for the new minister in any and all formats, including but not limited to electronic and written form.2016-01-18Finance
FIN/44/2015 All briefing materials prepared for and/or provided to Minister Cathy Bennett upon assuming the role of minister of finance. 2016-01-18Finance
FIN/45/2015 All Briefing books, emails, notes, and correspondence prepared for incoming Minister.2016-01-18Finance
FIN/31/2015 Further details in reference to Nalcor Energy Equity Investments and Payback as presented on page 33, Budget 2015 - Annual data for Investments and Payback, separately, by year for the years 2009/10 to 2041/42.2015-08-31Finance
FIN/43/2015 Please provide an update to the following information request found at http://atipp-search.gov.nl.ca/public/atipp/requestdownload?id=889& in your file FIN-14-2015 The current projection of expected offshore royalties on a monthly or annual basis until at least 2025. I would like these both broken down by project and as a total. I would also like the oil price forecast used to derive these estimates. Please update tables 1, 2 and 3 show Hibernia South production separately from main Hibernia if possible.2016-01-12Finance
FIN/42/2015 All briefing material prepared for Budget 2015 or after on the economic impact of the increase of the HST by 2 points.2016-01-12Finance
FIN/41/2015 Information relating to debt servicing costs over the past two fiscal years (2013-14 and 2014-15).2015-12-22Finance

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