Representatives Propose Putting State Government on a Diet
State Representatives Mike Turzai and Tom Quigley unveiled a plan to cut about $170 million wasteful spending from the Pennsylvania state budget ($130 million relative to Gov. Rendell's proposed budget) by cutting a number of corporate welfare programs. All of these cuts, along with many others, were identified in our report, Government on a Diet: Spending Tips 2009.
| Turzai-Quigley Cuts (Thousands of Dollars) | |||
| Program | 2008-09 Enacted | 2009-10 Proposed | |
| Opportunity Grant Program | $28,000 | $18,268 | |
| Infrastructure Development | $22,500 | $20,500 | |
| Community Conservation and Employment | $44,610 | $24,913 | |
| Infrastructure and Facilities Improvements Grant | $27,000 | $35,500 | |
| Economic Advancement | $17,800 | $9,910 | |
| Community and Regional Development | $15,900 | $12,570 | |
| World Trade PA | $14,075 | $8,986 | |
| Total | $169,885 | $130,647 | |
Turzai and Quigley also propose reducing the state Personal Income Tax from 3.07% to 2.99%.
1 comment:
Why not suspend paying prevailing (union)wage rates that exceed the Occupational Wages for that county on all state and local construction projects for 3 years. This would stimulate construction during the 3 year cost savings window. It would also save PA almost one billion dollars each year. It would also save the local governments across the state over one billion dollars every year. Wouldn't the taxpayers of PA like to save 2 billion dollars a year without sacrificing any services
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