In response to repeated requests from Senate Republicans that Governor Jon Corzine reveal to the public what steps he will take to account for falling revenues and $200 million in new spending, Governor Corzine’s administration finally committed to releasing the specific budget accounts that are being frozen or cut…on Christmas Eve.
Governor Corzine announced last month that the budgeted $600 million surplus for the current year was impacted by a $1.2 billion drop in revenue. Since that time, he embraced more than $200 million in additional spending bills without detailing any specific appropriations in the current year budget that would be trimmed.
“The people of New Jersey want to know what Governor Corzine is doing to make sure our government lives within its means and avoid further tax increases that would only make our state more unaffordable,” said Kean. “In the face of a substantial revenue drop and new spending bills that have turned a surplus into a deficit, Governor Corzine owes the public a detailed explanation of what budget restraints are being put in place.”
The Senate Republican Office will share the information with the public as soon as it is received from the Corzine Administration.
“While the Corzine Administration has promised the release of this information on Christmas Eve, we may have better chance of running into Santa Claus than getting hold of these documents,” added Kean. “For an Administration that is infamous for its lack of transparency on fiscal matters, the release of these documents would be nothing less than a Christmas miracle.”
Click here to view the original OPRA request and the Administration’s response.
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