The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

has the honour to table its

NINTH REPORT

Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, October 6, 2011 to examine and report on the potential reasons for price discrepancies in respect of certain goods between Canada and the United States, given the value of the Canadian dollar and the effect of cross border shopping on the Canadian economy, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2013.

Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that committee are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH A. DAY
Chair

APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

THURSDAY, March 29, 2012

T he Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 for the purpose of its special study on the potential reasons for price discrepancies in respect of certain goods between Canada and the United States, given the value of the Canadian dollar and the effect of cross border shopping on the Canadian economy, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, October 6, 2011. The said budget is as follows:

(includes funds for fact-finding mission)

Respectfully submitted,

DAVID TKACHUK
Chair