June 22, 2015
Contact: Greg R.
Lawson
(614) 224-4422
Buckeye's Guideposts for the Final Budget
Newest report
marks the best path to prosperity for Ohioans
COLUMBUS, OHIO--The
Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions announced on June 22 the release
of "Keep, Change, Cut: Guideposts
for the Budget Conference Committee." Lead
author Greg R. Lawson stated, "The budgets all have strengths and
weaknesses. This report sets guideposts--especially on Project Labor
Agreements, energy costs, tax shifts, and overall spending growth--that will
put Ohio on the right path to prosperity."
The report
highlights some of the best and worst policies among state budget proposals
offered by Governor Kasich, the Ohio House of Representatives, and the Ohio
Senate. By June 30th, the conference committee--a group of six
legislators tasked with finalizing the budget--will decide which proposals will
remain in the final state budget.
In advance of the
conference committee, The Buckeye Institute contends that keeping the House's
bold Project Labor Agreement reform, blocking proposals that would increase
energy costs, rejecting the Governor's shift from income taxes to Commercial
Activity, tobacco, and severance taxes, and cutting more government spending to
pay for income tax cuts are four "can't-miss" guideposts for economic
growth and prosperity. As Lawson noted, "Bacon should be on burgers, not
in this budget. The special interest pork should be removed."
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BACKGROUND: The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions was
founded in 1989 as an independent research and educational institution--a think
tank--to formulate and promote free-market solutions for Ohio's most pressing
public policy problems.
The Buckeye Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit, and tax-exempt organization, as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code. As such, it relies on support from individuals, corporations, and foundations who share a commitment to free enterprise, individual liberty, personal responsibility, and limited government. The Buckeye Institute does not seek or accept government funding.
The Buckeye Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit, and tax-exempt organization, as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code. As such, it relies on support from individuals, corporations, and foundations who share a commitment to free enterprise, individual liberty, personal responsibility, and limited government. The Buckeye Institute does not seek or accept government funding.
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