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Start Building a Better Budget: Seven steps to saner state spending

by Joseph Coletti
posted on in Economic Growth & Development, Spending & Taxes
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Proposed spending for FY 2010 is $20.4 billion, $775 million more than actual spending FY 2009. Gov. Bev Perdue cut $1.7 billion in spending during fiscal year (FY) 2009 without causing further hardships in the state.

Start Building a Better Budget: Seven steps to saner state spending

As Senior Fellow, Joe examines fiscal and tax policy. He previously headed the North Carolina Government Efficiency and Reform initiative within the Office of State Budget and Management, which led to changes in automotive fleet management, natural and… ...

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