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Reader Poll: What Should the Montana State Government do With Any Potential Budget Surplus?

January 3, 2009 /

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Schweitzer budget: Existing programs imperiled

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON of the Missoulian State Bureau

HELENA – The Legislative Fiscal Division has questioned whether Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s revised budget cuts funding to a point where it jeopardizes the continuation of some current government services.

Schweitzer proposed a two-year budget on Nov. 15, as required by law, but was forced to go back to the drawing board because of plummeting revenue projections during the economic downturn. In mid-December, his revised budget cut state general fund spending by $144 million.

He has proposed $9.6 billion in total state spending for the next two years from all sources of funds. The Legislative Fiscal Division said this amounts to a $666.8 million, or 7.5 percent, increase in ongoing spending over the current two-year period.

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2009/01/03/news/local/news02.txt