In his budget last february , the financial secretary put forward tax concessions which will cost over $ 13 billion in lost tax revenue in 1998 - 1999 . he also undertook to earmark $ 235 billion in government expenditure on infrastructure projects within five years . in june , the government set up the task force on employment which has so far helped over 17 000 people find jobs 在二月的预算案中，财政司司长提出了多项税务宽减，使政府在一九九八至一九九九年度减收税款超过一百三十亿元；同时承诺在五年内投资二千三百五十亿元进行基建。
Considering the herdsmen may lack the experience , the canadian experts visited the households and personally taught them how to earmark and how to keep herding record . at the same time , the experts also helped the local herdsmen in basic management , which the herdsmen needed urgently , such as collecting dejection samples and testing water and grass 加拿大专家怕牧民没有打耳标的经验就亲自到牧民家手把手的教他们怎么给牲畜打耳标，怎么进行放牧记录等，除此之外还帮他们进行粪便采样及水草测验等牧民急需的基础管理工作。
