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Ag Department and Conservation Commission Take Relatively Mild Cuts Under Oklahoma GOP Budget Plan
Thu, 12 May 2011 6:34:57 CDT
Governor Mary Fallin, House Speaker Kris Steele and Senate Pro Tempore Brian Bingman have announced a budget agreement that they content lays out a fiscally responsible plan to balance the state budget without raising taxes. Addressing a $500 million shortfall, this budget deal relies primarily on targeted budget cuts.
Governor Fallin offered this statement with the release of the state budget proposal. "At the beginning of this legislative session, I asked lawmakers to send me a plan that accomplishes three things: balance the budget without raising taxes; prioritize spending to protect core government agencies like education, public safety, transportation, and health and human services; and pass legislation that makes our state government smaller, smarter and more efficient.
"This budget accomplishes all of those goals. It makes tough, but realistic spending cuts while shielding government priorities from the highest reductions. Furthermore, I have received a commitment from our legislative leaders that important government modernization efforts will be passed and sent to my desk, so that we can keep our promise to voters to make government operate more effectively."
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture is hit with a 2.6% budget reduction, while the Oklahoma Conservation Commission sees its budget reduced by 2.9% nder the Republican plan.
Click on the PDF file link below to review the full plan as developed by the GOP Leadership in the State Legislature and Governor Mary Fallin.
00156_FY_2012_budget_agreement.pdf
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