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4.20 Mr Speaker, Sir, the tax changes in response
to ERC measures, taken together with the rebates
and other tax and fee changes, will cost the Government
$324 million in FY 2003. This will increase the
deficit from the $900 million projected in the
FY 2003 Budget to $1.2 billion. The Government
is able to finance this deficit from funds accumulated
in its current term and will not need to draw
on past reserves.
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