^[PDF] Keynote Speech to the Independent Cities Association's Twenty-Third Annual Seminar

Still, the Legislature has much more maneuveri ng room than it might appear from s imply reading the Governor's Budget 4. Of course, what the Legislatu re adds to the Governor' s Budget , the Governor can delete, using his blue pencil 5.
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^[PDF] The Governor's Budget for 1984-85

UNFORTUNATELY, FOR WHATEVER REASON , THE DEPARTMENT OF FI NANCE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO PROVIDE DATA ON TAX EXPEND ITURES IN 1984-85, SO I CA~NOT TELL YOU WHETHER THIS DI SPARITY STILL · EXISTS . I CAN TELL YOU, HOWEVER, THAT BETWEEN 1981-82 AND 1983-84, TAX EXPENDITURES INCREASED BY 22.3 PERCENT, WHILE DIRECT GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES INCREASED BY 4.4 PERCENT.
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