2015 Pre-Budget Consultations: What We Heard

The Provincial Government values hearing directly from Newfoundlanders and Labradorians on policies, programs, and other related initiatives. The input of residents and businesses is of particular importance during the budget planning process and a variety of activities are used to help inform direction for Budget 2015.

Included on this page are links to various forms of feedback collected by the Department of Finance as part of the pre-budget process.

Budget Consultations Survey 2015

A survey was administered between February 17 and March 3, 2015 to seek the views of the people of this province regarding the current fiscal situation.

The survey was carried out by the Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency (NLSA) of the Economics and Statistics Branch of the Department of Finance under the authority of the Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency Act which provides the legal authority to collect the data and guarantees privacy regarding individual responses.

A random, probability based sample was used and the results from 404 respondents are accurate within ±4.9%, 19 times out of 20 (95% confidence level).

 

Written Submissions to the Minister of Finance

During each consultation session, participants were encouraged to provide written submissions. Submissions are collected by the Department of Finance during the consultation sessions held throughout Newfoundland and Labrador as part of the pre-budget process.

Consultation Session Polling Results

During each consultation session, participants were invited to voluntarily provide responses to a series of questions using interactive polling technology. The polling results are provided.

Dialogue App Submissions

People have been encouraged to contribute their deficit-reducing ideas for Budget 2015 using the Dialogue App website. Each idea is viewable by the public, and is available for comments or voting.

 

Speech Bubbles with the Title 'What We Heard'

Budget Consultations Survey 2015

Written Submissions

Telephone Survey Results at a Glance

Survey Results Data and Report

Written Submissions by Organization or Individuals

Polling Results

Dialogue App

Consultation Polling Results by Session View Dialogue App Submissions