House Appropriations Chairman Ben Harbin said this morning that his committee will be looking for hundreds of millions in new cuts in the state budget.
Gov. Sonny Perdue's proposed hospital tax is a particular target, as Speaker of the House David Ralston said Monday.
"We're going to make the cuts," Harbin said. "I really just don't see a tax increase of any kind passing this floor. ... Every department, I think, is going to have to take cuts."
Also unpopular: Gov. Perdue's plan to balance the budget by selling outstanding GEFA debt and spending the cash in fiscal 2011.
"We're not saying no, but we're going to ask some tough questions," Harbin said.
I've got math to do, but getting rid of these proposals would mean finding hundreds of millions in new cuts. Said Harbin: "Every program is in play. There are no sacred cows this year."
Harbin on the House floor Wednesday, with state Rep. Joe Wilkinson.
4 comments:
Just cut the stupid idea of a horse farm in Gov. Perdue's back yard in houston county and give that money to the teachers!!!
r - The horse park money you speak of would be paid for with $9.1 million in bonds.
The state would pay those bonds back a little each year, to the tune of $793,520 in fiscal 2011.
So you've cut about $800,000 from the 2011 budget. Only $700 million or so more to go.
Ok Lucid, how much would we save not starting on the College Sports Hall of Fame?
Is the Gov and his staff taking furlough days or pay cuts?
The governor's office says it's folks, including the governor, have taken and will continue to take furlough days like other state employees.
The CF hall of fame's annual debt service would be $872,0000.
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