Budget Bounty Walker Earmarks Funds; Lawmakers Talking Tax Cuts
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › December 11, 2004
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After four tough years, it's finally time for state officials to start singing "We're in the Money."
Lawmakers, however, might have a different tune in mind -- tax cuts.See the full content of this document
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Budget Bounty Walker Earmarks Funds; Lawmakers Talking Tax Cuts
Friday afternoon, outgoing Gov. Olene Walker unveiled her recommended $8.6 billion spending plan for 2005-06 based on an encouraging 10.1 percent growth in tax revenue.
That's $370 million in new cash -- without any tax increases.It's enough money to pay for healthy increases in many budget areas, including a 5 percent boost in education spending and fully funding student growth. Plus there's more than $100 million that Walker wants to...See the full content of this document
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