From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org):
Proposal points in the right direction, but is limited by lack of revenue.
Watch a webinar with report co-authors walking through their analysis here.
View the PowerPoint slides from their presentation.
HARRISBURG—The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center today publicly released its full analysis of Governor Wolf’s 2019-20 budget proposal. The analysis reviews the details of Governor Wolf ’s proposal, pointing to the important initiatives he has put forward as well as some of the ways in which the 2019-20 budget will fall short of what Pennsylvanians need. Given the makeup of the General Assembly, it is understandable why it is difficult to ask for new taxes or expect them to be adopted. Towards the end of this report, the authors summarize the ways in which the budget leaves us with a severe public investment deficit.
The analysis ends on a positive note, however, by showing how the governor’s proposal to raise the minimum wage is a critical step forward toward creating a Pennsylvania that works for everyone. The authors conclude: “While Governor Wolf ’s budget is not as ambitious and forward looking as we would like, it does point the way to a better future for the state, and it is critical that the important initiatives he puts forward be adopted by the General Assembly this year. And of all the proposals in his budget, raising the minimum wage is the most important.”
Other budget-related resources can be found on the PBPC website here.
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center will continue to offer analysis of budget-related proposals as negotiations continue.
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