Word: dukakises
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Dukakis last month proposed a $1.8 billion spending plan for the state Department of Education, which oversees primary and secondary schooling. The proposed spending increase of 2.3 percent for fiscal year 1990 comes in the midst of the state's ongoing fiscal crisis.
Dukakis' overall spending plan of $13.4 billion has been criticized by legislative leaders, who have asked the governor to submit a smaller budget in light of the state's current $636 million deficit. million deficit.
The Dukakis FY '90 budget is contingent upon legislative approval of a two-year $735 million tax increase requested by the administration. Many legislators have called for further spending cuts rather than a tax hike.
Although Dukakis insists his spending proposals are appropriate, according to Ed Melikian, spokesperson for the DOE, "It's useless to talk about the numbers of the budget right now because everything is up in the air. Everything will be changed. It serves no purpose to talk about actual figures and...
Dukakis last month proposed an increase of $120 million in aid to local cities and towns, but tied it to approval of his controversial tax package. House Speaker George Keverian (D-Everett) said yesterday the aid package will most likely not pass the legislature.