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Originally Posted by Tired of Waiting
...This could get real interesting!!...just one more thing for MP to police. Or would F&G have to police?...ToW
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Remember, the new legislative body has not even met yet to build committees and alliances, never mind proposing any new legislation for the upcoming year.
What the F&G Director did was float a trial balloon out on the waters to guage response. What do I think the Department's real intent is? To get the legislature to fund a significant portion of its budget via the general fund, not by imposing a vast scheme of unwieldy and unliked users fees.
So far the game is playing out in F&G's favor. Most people are usually against additional fees & tariffs. The implementation & enforcement of some of these suggested fees would eat considerably into any revenue they may produce, and the heavy handed enforcement could have a negative effect on an already soft tourism industry.
The easiest way (politically & logistically) to refresh F&G's coffers is to have the legislature infuse it with cash from the general fund.
While the F&G Director was the first quasi-politician out of the gate attempting to influence the upcoming budget process by invoking public opinion, rest assured he will not be the last!
