Gov. Rendell's Budget Address
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell outlined a $29 billion budget Wednesday that would expand spending on education, prisons and health coverage while drawing from federal aid and state surpluses, increasing some taxes and cutting other programs.
The plan is a 2.5 percent increase from what was originally approved for the 2008-09 budget, and would also would withdraw hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's "rainy day" contingency fund without draining it completely.
It does not call for increasing any broad-based tax.
To read the goveror's budget address go HERE (PDF)
To read about the budget in brief, go HERE (PDF)
The plan is a 2.5 percent increase from what was originally approved for the 2008-09 budget, and would also would withdraw hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's "rainy day" contingency fund without draining it completely.
It does not call for increasing any broad-based tax.
To read the goveror's budget address go HERE (PDF)
To read about the budget in brief, go HERE (PDF)
.jpg)
Comments