Why a Buzzer instead of a Piezo sounder which is cheaper, draws near no current of consequence and can be driven directly from a PIC via something as small as a 100nF decoupling Capacitor? Another consideration is some buzzers have a serious back-emf problem which will blow your PIC's I/O (or even an external transistor) in no time flat unless you add suppression (more PCB real-estate eaten away).
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