Despite pandemic's toll, GOP lawmakers want more tax cuts in governor's budget
PHOENIX — Senate Republicans have a message to Gov. Doug Ducey about his plan for tax cuts.
We’ll see your $200 million in proposed cuts for this coming budget year and raise you another $250 million.
Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, told Capitol Media Services that revenues are running far ahead of anticipated expenses. In fact, legislative budget staffers anticipate what they believe will be a $2 billion surplus for the new fiscal year that begins July 1, even on top of Ducey’s $12.6 billion spending plan.
So the GOP caucus figures the state can provide even more tax relief than the governor believes is appropriate.
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