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Protecting Core Services

April 12th, 2011 | Published in:

With next year's certified revenues over $500 million less than current year appropriations, deeper budget cuts that could seriously impact the well-being of Oklahoma businesses, families and communities are looming. An OK Policy issue brief makes the case that in order to protect core services, a number of revenue options should be examined by the legislature, including budgeting measures, income tax measures and sales tax measures. 

Read the full 7-page brief, Protecting Core Services: Revenue Options for a Balanced Budget

Read the 1-page summary

Read the press release: "New report lays out options for protecting core services"

AP article covering the brief (April 13 2012)

CapitolBeat OK coverage (April 12, 2012)

 

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Issue Brief.pdf351.06 KB
Press Release.doc500 KB
Summary.pdf89.66 KB