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Ottawa, January 24, 1995
1995-006
Finance Department Announces New Distribution Plans for 1995 Budget
The Department of Finance today announced that the production and distribution of the 1995 Budget documents will provide broader and more timely access to budgetary information for Canadians and will result in partial cost-recovery.
As in previous years, the Budget in Brief (an expanded summary of budget measures), explanatory fact sheets and the Finance Minister's budget speech will be widely available free of charge. The budget's technical document with its detailed economic, fiscal and other information will be sold. A printed copy will cost $25 plus GST and PST.
For the first time, all budget information, including the free documents, will be available across Canada through on-line access on Internet. However, the budget's technical document on Internet will be available only on a pre-arranged, pre-paid basis. The material will be downloaded at the same time Finance Minister Paul Martin presents the budget in the House of Commons later this year. (The date has not yet been determined.)
By taking advantage of the new technology, Canadians from coast to coast will have faster and easier access to budget information. Electronic dissemination is the most efficient and cost-effective method of making the budget widely and quickly available. The changes will also make the dissemination of the budget more environmentally sensitive.
Printed copies of the technical document will be made available free of charge to libraries across Canada.
The technical document will be available in print or electronic versions -- pre-arranged on-line access with text retrieval capacity on Internet, diskette or CD-ROM -- with varying purchase prices. Electronic or printed versions may be ordered in advance from the Department of Finance. Details and prices can be found on the attached order form.
On budget day, printed and diskette versions of the technical document will be available in Ottawa. The next day, starting at 8 a.m., printed and diskette versions will be available for pick-up at Revenue Canada offices in major cities for pre-paid orders only. The documents will also be sold at selected bookstores at over 60 locations across Canada. The list of bookstores will be provided before budget day. The free budget documents will also be available at these sites.
Documents may be obtained by completing and sending the attached order form to the Department of Finance before February 10. Copies may also be purchased in Ottawa at 300 Laurier Avenue West at budget release time.
Order forms may be obtained by calling (613) 996-1091 or by faxing your request to (613) 996-0518.
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For further information:
Information Services and Media
Relations Division
(613) 992-1574
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