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Penny sales
( AIM ? Opponents of a penns sales tax ]
stale Senate yesterday to prove its cominiti
Kilex's educational improvement package
out ol existinu state revenues, rather than
Hui the proposal b\ Sen. Alex Maeaulay
t'oi education improvements before examii
budget to determine the need toi a tax iiu
quickly to the Senate Finance Committee.
I he budget bill was passed more than
House of Representatives, which provided
Rile\'s education package. The education |
million tor teacher pay increases, $59 milli
sirucnon anu million 101 a oim
program.
THE SINAIi: I inance Committee st
consider specifics on the S2.7 billion I
budget.
rhc finance commit tee plans to eonside
budget bill lot the next lour \neks, but the I
b over funding for Riley'sambitious edik
I he Mouse agreed to a penny sales tax hi
5 cents on the dollar, to pa\ the laruesi
provements aliei intensive debate and lob
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tax opponents
[like challenged the Mucaulay's proposal tippe<
inent to Cio\. Dick ponensi of the sales tax ? tt
b\ funding it Inst education plan.
raising taxes.
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;reasc was slum led set education apart like a "liti
tie tin cup."
;i week ago by the Macaulay suggested that tli
S192.2 million for the education program it the
plan includes $59.4
on for remedial in- Sen. Rembcrt Dennis, chai
cling improvement told the full Senate he felt the
mmoment naekace could
revenues.
arted yesterday to "We cannot spend approx
louse-passed state education in 1984-85 unless ac
said. "It takes about $200 mil
i the 800-plus page the built-in increases in the o
lardest tight is like:ation
package. DUN'NIS SAID he thought
ike, from 4 cents to imprn\mcnts at the expense <.
[ share ol the im- ill and nced\ of the state,
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.1 a principal strategy of the op vent opponnents
> oppose the tax but support the education tag in
But Sen. John
to withhold final
K our commitment to education "I.ct's don't l<
tici/ed sales tax supporters who said he will suppc
lie inonkex out tiiere with his lit- lind money lor e
state.
e money is available already lor DKUMMONll
state sets priorities. the budget bill d<
tax hike inevitabl
Itnnn nt the finuin'p committee. rli<? hill :mrl i-nt i
rc was no way the education im- The finance cc
be funded without additional noon going sectic
ing more familia
imately $210 million more for Dennis asked 1
Iditional money is provided," he raise the subsistc
lion additional revenues to fund day. Sen. Jeff Ri
perations of state government.' ing near the State
normally intendc
it was 1111 lair to fund education live awav from I"
>1 I muling lor the sick, mentally Richardson sai
thai would disall
:l Ion "a oite liule tl ick ' 10 pre- inu w ithin a cor
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)hi and the Phi !
rnities for their i
t and would like
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e Senate
ol the sales (a\ Irom wearing an antian
election year.
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imunmonu, i^-vnecnwouu. mgcu mc ^(. nuie
judgment on the sales tax.
;ick our minds now," said Drummond. He
>rt the sales tax hike if the Senate is unable to
dueation within the existing revenues of the
i SI (;<;i:STi:i) that the House had "loaded
jwn" with expenses to make the penny sales
e. Now the Senate will have to weed through
>ut the exeess put in by the House.
mimittee spent yesterday morning and alter.
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>n oy section mrougn me ouugci oiu, necomr
with the specific sections.
members of the committee if they wanted to
nee pay for lawmakers from $50 to $69 per
ichardson questioned whether lawmakers liv
House should collect the subsistence money,
d for those having to rent motel rooms and
ionic during the week.
id he plans to introduce a budget amendment
o\\ payment of subsistence to lawmakers 1 i\ tain
radius of the State House.
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