Governor Perdue’s General Government Budget Highlights

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Brian Balfour in Budget & Taxes

Summary
General Government received an $11.7 million “truth in budgeting” decrease, along with a $9.65 million “flexibility reduction.”  One notable spending increase is $250,000 to pave the way for reparations to eugenics patients.

Significant Changes

  • Overall 2% reduction in budget from actual 2008-09 expenditures of $448 million to $438 million
  • Reduction for the Volunteer Safety Workers’ Compensation Fund ($3 mm, NR)
  • Elimination of the Investigation Unit and Criminal Justice Planning Program for the State Capitol Police ($0.1 mm)
  • Elimination of Grants Training Unit in the Office of the State Auditor ($0.3 mm)
  • Reduction of 86 positions
  • No reductions for Governor’s office or the General Assembly
  • Appropriates $250,000 to lay the groundwork for reparations to eugenics patients

This article was posted in Budget & Taxes by Brian Balfour on March 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM.

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