Statement by F. Scott McCown on the HB 1 2008-09 Budget Conference Committee Report with County Impact Data
Author:
Scott McCown /(512) 320-0222 x 109
May 25, 2007
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Statement by Scott McCown >>
"While the budget will spend almost 95% of General Revenue on education, health care, and corrections, too much has been set aside for tax cuts that mostly benefit upper-income families. As a result, many important needs will go unmet, while our tax system grows more unfair. The budget will keep Texas at the bottom in what we invest in our children and how we care for our most vulnerable." Here CPPP has prepared county-level information to illustrate the current and potential impact of state government spending in local communities. More detailed analyses of program-level impacts will be made available as soon as possible.