State
Senator Bill Beagle...
Senate passes its
version of the State Budget
COLUMBUS— State Senator Bill Beagle (R-Tipp City) issued the following
statement today regarding the Ohio Senate’s passage of House Bill 153,
the state’s operating budget.
“I knew when taking my oath in January that the months ahead would
prove important for Ohio’s future. With that said, I applaud the effort
displayed by my colleagues over the past month in successfully closing
a multi-billion budget shortfall without resorting to a single tax
increase that would further saddle Ohioans with the burden of growing
government.”
“A $5.4 billion reduction in spending over the next two years aims at
returning Ohio to a place of fiscal responsibility, while the
elimination of the state estate tax should help in keeping more small
businesses in Ohio. In addition, citizens throughout our state will be
able to control more of what they earn due to the restoration of the
final phase-in of the 21-percent income tax cut originally passed in
2005.”
“My colleagues and I also demonstrated our continued to commitment to
education in that we’ve expanded school choice, created new
accountability standards for our schools, and added new funding
incentives to districts rated ‘excellent’ or ‘excellent with
distinction.’”
“Again, I commend the work that has been done by my colleagues here in
Columbus to restore accountability and sound governing to the budget
process.”
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