June 27, 2011

Senate, House Republicans Release Proposed FY 2011-12 General Fund Spending Plan


The details of the FY 2011-12 General Fund spending plan were released by Senate and House Republicans this afternoon, with no major surprises.
            The overall General Fund spending level is $27.1 billion, representing a 4.1 percent reduction in spending from the FY 2010-11 funding levels and there are not tax increases.
            Funding for both the departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources were slight below the proposal made in March by Gov. Corbett:  DEP- $4.5 million less and DCNR- $3.1 million less
            House Republicans released a budget spreadsheet showing current and planned General Fund spending by major line items.  More details will be available later.