Update: Actual budget recommendation, all 52 pages, is posted below.
Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves issued the following press release:
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET RECOMMENDATION REDUCES SPENDING
Proposal for FY 2017 reflects modest growth
Proposal for FY 2017 reflects modest growth
JACKSON
– The proposed spending in the state’s Fiscal Year 2017 general fund
budget would drop by almost $38 million compared to the current year,
under
a recommendation adopted by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee
today. The plan considers modest revenue growth for the next budget
year.
The
Legislative Budget Recommendation provides more than $5.7 billion and
projects revenue growth of 1.9 percent over the current year. The school
funding
formula, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, is funded at
current levels while other major agencies could see slight cuts of 3
percent or less. The next fiscal year begins July 1, 2016.
“Once
again, your elected leaders have recommended a balanced budget that
does not spend one-time money on recurring expenses,” said Lt. Gov. Tate
Reeves,
chairman of the budget committee. “Today’s proposal is a starting
point. As we see revenues come in over the next few months, we will be
better able to see how the final budget will shape up.”
The
Joint Legislative Budget Committee is comprised of six senators and six
representatives. The committee’s recommendation is considered the basis
for
budget talks in the 2016 session.
The
2017 budget proposal includes raises for troopers at the Department of
Public Safety as approved by the Legislature this year. It also includes
funds
for new judicial positions, which were created to reflect population
growth across Mississippi.
4 comments:
I thought major agencies would only see cuts if MAEP was fully funded.... I'm confused.
Agree, you are confused.
The Mississippi Development Authority is really getting clipped. I guess performance based budgeting is for real. I guess the question is will they eliminate employees or sweet deal contracts. Maybe they can just use their "creative economy" to cover the spread.
I hear these guys say that they want the State to be more accountable. I own a business and would never let my equipment, buildings,etc fall into disrepair as the state does with our infrasture which is how businesses who may locate here ship their products and tourist travel but these guys do not put money into it. All these guys want to do is get away from home for a few months, eat at Ticos and think they accomplished something when they leave.
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