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For Immediate
Release
10/9/09
PA Enacts Budget That Cuts Spending
Plan restores critical funding without broad-based tax
increases
The Senate approved a state budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 that reduces state
spending and maintains state services and programs without a broad-based tax
increase.
The enacted budget sets general fund spending at $27.8 billion – more than $1
billion less than the Governor’s initial budget request and nearly $500 million
less than the approved 2008-09 budget total of $28.267 billion.
In order to balance revenues and expenditures, the budget eliminates or reduces
spending across the board, including the Legislature. The Senate received a $9.7
million reduction and the House received a $7.3 million cut in funding.
The spending plan
uses approximately $25.17 billion in state funds augmented by $2.6 billion in
federal stimulus funds. More than $650 million of federal stimulus funds is
allocated for basic education to bolster state support for Pennsylvania’s school
districts. Overall basic education funding is increased by $300 million to $5.53
billion.
Contact:
Senate Republican Communications
(717) 787-6725
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