Governor Sonny Perdue is calling on state agencies to continue tightening their belts into the next fiscal year.
State revenue numbers are not expected to show much—if any—improvement into July. Because of that, Perdue spokesman Bert Brantley says a letter sent to agencies today is asking for voluntary cutbacks in budgets next month:
He says additional state budget cuts through 2010 are likely.
State revenue numbers are not expected to show much—if any—improvement into July. Because of that, Perdue spokesman Bert Brantley says a letter sent to agencies today is asking for voluntary cutbacks in budgets next month:
"The check they receive so to speak from the state for their July operations will be the full amount. We’re just asking them to continue doing the things they’ve been doing...hold back spending where possible. The hope is we will achieve a 3-percent reduction in July."Brantley says in order to balance the end of this fiscal year, officials may have to tap up to $400-million of the state’s rainy day funds. That would leave little into going into fiscal 2010.
He says additional state budget cuts through 2010 are likely.
